Wes Unseld
Hall of Fame Speech
Wes Unseld: 75 Stories
Vintage NBA: Wes Unseld
The Shortest NBA Center of All-Time
Legends Profile: Wes Unseld
As a player, Wes Unseld seemed to have been chiseled from a block of granite, with a stoic demeanor and an iron resolve to win. A 6-foot-7 bull of a center, he forged his reputation on relentless rebounding, bone-jarring picks, and laser-beam outlet passes. He did all the…
Wes Unseld: U of L Legend Remarkably Strong, Singularly Unselfish in Basketball and Life
Wes Unseld’s strength was the stuff of legends. He could go up for a rebound, twist his body in midair, and fling a two-handed pass the length of a basketball court before his feet returned to the floor…
How Wes Unseld 'Paved the Way' For Louisville Men's Basketball
Wes Unseld was not the first Black player to suit up for Louisville men’s basketball. But the Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer, who died at the age of 74 back in June, was the one who changed the Cardinal program…
Wes Unseld is the Ultimate HOF Standard Bearer For Your Hard Working Baller
Should Ben Wallace be in the Basketball Hall of Fame? Maybe Wes Unseld’s career provides the answer. Many mourned the death of NBA legend, Unseld this week. And the excellence he displayed on the NBA hardwood as a baller presents an awesome standard…
Basketball Has Changed, So They Don’t Make Players Like Wes Unseld Anymore – But Maybe They Should
In one of the lifeguard jobs of my youth in Cincinnati, we had a manager named George. This particular city swimming pool could be a pretty wild place compared with some I worked at. Every pool has its troublemakers…
