Muggsy the legend: How one man defied the odds
Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues, a Baltimore native, was born in 1965 and lived most of his life in the Lafayette public housing projects. Bogues immediately fell in love with basketball, using an open-bottomed milk crate hanging off a fence to practice slam dunks. Bogues dreamed of being a star, but one of his biggest hurdles showed up early in his life as his height capped at 5 foot, three inches. This didn’t deter Bogus from his dreams, as he spent most of his time at the local recreation center honing his skills during his childhood and teenage years. […]