Webhaywood, hero of the 1968 olympic basketball team and pro basketball’s first hardship case, has been recovering from his cocaine addiction since 1984.
Webcocaine use became spencer’s no.
Webin a time of chaos, a breakout year for black athletes.
Webthe owner of the nba’s seattle supersonics found out about haywood and wanted him.
Webspencer haywood (born april 22, 1949) is an american former professional basketball player and olympic gold medalist.
Webteamed with jo jo white at the summer olympics in mexico city, haywood shot a usa basketball record 71. 9 percent from the field in helping the team win gold.
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