Who was the very first NBA player to destroy a backboard in a game?
I'm not going to give you the answer right away, instead I'm going to tell you a little about him and see if you can guess from the clues. MOST of you will know him, many of you will know him well.
First of all, it's NOT Daryl Dawkins. Everybody who is a sports' fan remembers that dunk. It was so cool that backboards and rims, from that point on, have been made to prevent similar incidents.
No, the first recorded incident of a backboard being destroyed in an NBA game happened back in 1946. The player was playing for the Boston Celtics.
This man was the first (and only) Monday Night Baseball commentator to use the F-Word.
He also played major league baseball for the Chicago Cubs.
When cut by the Cubs, he tried out for the Dodgers. He was "discovered" there and later went to Hollywood where he became a famous television actor.
He was best known as the star of a television western.
He toted a rifle in the show.
That's right. Chuck Connors, the Rifleman.
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