The headline’s not referring to his playing career. But man, what if Darryl Dawkins had been around during the blog era? Can you imagine a more perfect match for the current media? For instance, the unabridged name of his most famous dunk:
Darryl Dawkins: What Might Have Been
↵↵“The Chocolate-Thunder-Flying, Robinzine-Crying, Teeth-Shaking, Glass-Breaking, Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam, Glass-Breaker-I-Am-Jam.”
↵↵The guys at The 700 Level spoke with the Philly legend yesterday, and true to form, Chocolate Thunder produced some delicious quotes. An audio clip is below, and while some may enjoy the “Shaq in diapers” portion of the quick interview, my favorite part was that Darryl had a friend nicknamed “Scald Cat” back then. Once again: the 1970s sound totally awesome.
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