Gus Johnson : The Original Backboard Breaker
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- This is a look back on Gus Johnson's Hall of Fame career. Gus Johnson was a must watch player producing highlights at ease. Standing at 6 feet 6 inches and full of muscle combined with speed. Becoming a frequent highflyer throwing down dunks hard on the break. Even breaking three back boards over his career. Being the first player to do so from dunking. Yet Johnson's gravity defying dunks were not the only thing that made him fun to watch. As Gus Johnson threw flashy passes on the regular to teammates and could hit the mid-range jump shot with the best of them. However, Johnson was not all flash as he did the dirty work as well. Rebounding at a high rate and playing elite defense guarding every position. All of these elements combined saw Gus Johnson become a 5-time all-star, 4-time all-NBA, and 2-time all-defensive team player. While playing for the Baltimore Bullets helping them to their first postseason in franchise history and later on the NBA finals. Before consistent knee injuries caught up to him as injuries were the only thing to slow down Gus Johnson. Then ending his career in the ABA with the Pacers being an instrumental part of the team winning an ABA championship. Coaching the pacers to a win in the finals as a player coach after slick Leonard got ejected and managed to slow down Artis Gilmore game 7. Winning the series for the pacers and retiring a champion.
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I'm so old that to this day If I see a bent basketball hoop, I say to myself, "Someone Gus Johnsoned it."
I am going to start using that phrase!
You know you're right!!
Him and DeBusschere had epic battles. A vicious rebounder
I attended many of those games at Madison Square Garden. It is a shame that Johnson is not given the credit he deserves.
One of my favorite players all time!!!
Gus and Earl on the same team, holy cow!
My two childhood idols. Man, they were exciting!
That was a great video! It should have been mentioned that Gus passed away at the young age of 48 due to brain cancer. Before his death the Bullets not only retired his number, but awarded him a ring to make him an honorary member of the 1978 Bullets championship team!!
Thanks for that info....that's a class act by Baltimore
Gus Johnson, and Nate Thurmond , both went and played at Akron- Central high school in Akron, Ohio. Lebron James game is like Gus game. We produce a lot of talent in Akron, and all over the state of Ohio. He passed away from a brain cancer in April,29 1987. He came back to Akron at our play ground, and watch us play ball at west Akron park area, Rip my big brother Gus.
Akron!!!!!
60 years after I first saw "Honeycomb", he's still my favorite player!!!
He was excellent player baltimore bullets last season 1973 bullets should stay forever in Baltimore
A TRIBUTE WELL OVER DUE , WATCHED GUS HIS WHOLE CAREER ..PURE HELL IN THE PAINT...WAS NICE TO SEE HIM GET RING WITH PACERS....NICE POST
I love that you’re making these videos on underrated players that usually don’t get videos made about them keep it up. You should make one for Birdman Chris Andersen he is one of the most underrated Per 36 minutes shot blockers
NY Knick fan here: Mr. Johnson, playing for the Baltimore Bullets, ate my team up every time he played us! He was too quick for Dave Debusschere, and too strong for Bill Bradley-usually! What a player!
Great video!
Nicely Done.
Debusschere played him to the hilt! One of the few who could!
You know you're right!! I'm 67 this year Kevin and remember those games, those teams, My Knicks, those match-ups with joy!@@kevinclarke1222
Great video my man
he’s was the original LeBron James….Wilt Chamberlain blocked his shot with such force that Johnson’s shoulder got injured
GUS JOHNSON WAS GREAT PLAYER FOR THE BALTIMORE BULLETS I WAS A CELTICS FAN FIRST PLAYER TO BREAK A BACK BORAD. RIP KENNETH O
And to think, it was Wilt Chamberlain who separated his shoulder blocking a dunk from him.
Make the Willis Reed video next
Heck Yeah!!!! Great suggestion!
Gus Johnson vs. Dave Debusscher? Can't remember Dave's spelling. JHC, those two guys....I wonder if the Earth trembled when those two went after rebounds.
I watched the game at Milwaukee when Gus Johnson shattered the backboard. I yelled to my dad, "Gus Johnson broke the backboard"! He didn't understand what "broke" meant until he saw it. He said, "Wow"!
Alot of people don't know who honeycomb is and he came to the nba at 25 or 26
Stellar
The year was 1971, preseason game Baltimore Bullets vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Gus Johnson came down on a fast break went up on a dunk attempt over the 76ers' center, Gus Johnson banged his elbow on the back of the rim, the capacity crowd😮went silent for 60 seconds totally disbelieving what we just saw 👀.
Agree with comments, especially v. Knicks. Best power forward not recognised in top 15
I’m young (22) but I find learning about past players so interesting.
What a team name The Washington Bullets. Bullets.
he put the power in power forward
Gus and Nate Thurmond on the same team. Intimidation inc.
Sometimes during Hillman was compared to Julius Irving
Gus Johnson vs Gus Williams 🔥
Gus is a guard
The “original” Sir Charles…
You should look into Maurice Lucas… he would make all the forwards nowadays cry…he was a bad man…
A great player.
...Or as the little kids today say "a plumber".
HONEYCOMBE is what they called HIM!!!! #JAKFAK Nate Thurmond #JAKFAK
Akron Ohio!! Produced Honeycomb, Nate Thurmon, and Lebron!!
Some plumber 😂 today's generation doesn't know all the talented players from the 1960s. RIP Gus🙏🏽
Let us know something about Don Earl Hillman’s career
Hillman had the best afro in all of pro basketball. Dr J was 2nd. Darnell Hillman was an athlete. Can really jump!! He was on those great Indiana Pacers teams with George McGinnis. Mel Daniels and Roger Brown
@@mongoslade277Hillman was also the First NBA slam dunk champion. Well deserved. He did a lot of one-handed arm swinging, buggywhip style slams much like the Dr.
@@Amick44 I remember Darnell Hillman won a dunk contest they showed at halftime of one of the NBA Finals games between the Blazers & 76ers. Wasn't sure if that was official or not
@@mongoslade277 yeah, he beat Larry McNeil in the finals. McNeil frankly, didn't have a whole lot of variety. Nothing like Darnell.
Was that him looking like Jordan? He was a bad man, on the reverse lay up. 😮 I know it was a lot of white dudes back when but man.
Ok I see who Michael Jordan got his game from look at that fade away
What, no mention of Wilt Chamberlain, who was, The Man", on that 76rs team that put them out? He also separated Johnson's shoulder on a blocked shot, one of those injuries.
Most un-basketball music ever. Gus Johnson is a legend in DC- Baltimore.
Did you listen to your video?
Glus Jensen.
Could be he is from Akron Ohio someone else is from there you might have heard of him, No Not Nate Thurmond. LBJ
Jack Sikma?
...he had some game...going with that, just for fun: Bobby Jones and Dan Majerle too?
Who knew white guys used to play in the NBA 😂
I mean…Luka and Jokic today? Unless you don’t consider Europeans white guys, which I understand
What happened? I thought Gus Johnson was a white guy who announces basketball games?