[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Slam Dunk"

[Shapiro, Fred]

slam dunk (OED 1969)

1968 Daily Breeze (Torrance, Cal.) 18 Dec. 69/4 (Newspapers.com)  Wilt [Chamberlain] scored on the first series of the game, making a slam dunk shot with just 21 seconds gone.

NOTE FOR SPORTS FANS:  The game being reported on here was a truly remarkable game for Chamberlain.  The slam dunk was his only scoring of the game, but he was so dominant defensively that some called this the greatest game of his career.

Fred Shapiro







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