Prior to his pro career, Willis Reed led Grambling College with 2,280 career points while averaging 21.3 rebounds per game to three NAIA Tournaments, including the 1961 national championship, but it was his tenacity as an undersized center that carried him throughout his career in the NBA. A physical inside player who battled heroically against the era's bigger and stronger players, Reed neutralized them with a surefire outside jump shot. It was a classic moment in basketball history when a cour
