Some ballplayers demand attention. A good many become able to command that attention.
But only a select few talents make you go “Wow!” at your first glimpse – and continue to do so for as long as they play.
I’d never heard the name Nate Archibald until this blur kept going across the screen of my little. Portable, black-and-white TV one Saturday afternoon in 1970. Tiny tore ‘em up that day before moving on to the NBA where he’d lead the league in both scoring and assists in 1972-73, overcome a career-threatening Achilles injury, and help facilitate the Celtics’ return to the top of the mountain.