In today’s episode we talk about Darryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins and his incredible influence on pop culture because of two famous dunks that he had back in 1979. His influence was so great that his name was used as part of a punchline on Saturday Night Live in 1999. His fame stemmed from his time with the Philadelphia 76ers, but he also played for the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, and Detroit Pistons. Hailing from the planet Lovetron, he was one of the first to perform what we now call a poster dunk.
Video of Dawkins shattering backboards: https://youtu.be/O1J86HLTyiM (https://youtu.be/O1J86HLTyiM)
Darryl Dawkins Top 20 Dunks: https://youtu.be/2V7z1UY1WbE (https://youtu.be/2V7z1UY1WbE)
Darryl Dawkins Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Dawkins (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Dawkins)
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Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
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"Disco Funk" by Jam Morgan
"Horizons" by Roa
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