Tales of Mr. Unseld’s toughness and selflessness are legion. “People ask me how tough Russell and Chamberlain were,” Reed said at Mr. Unseld’s Hall of Fame induction in 1988. “They don’t understand how much this man [Unseld] abused your body.”ADADAsked once about his modest stats, Mr. Unseld replied: “It’s not my job to look good. Before the decisive Game 7, Mr. Unseld, 32 at the time, gathered his teammates in the Bullets’ locker room. After retiring from the Wizards, Mr. Unseld often mowed the grass, mopped the floors and shot baskets in the gym with students at the school.

Source: Washington Post June 02, 2020 14:02 UTC