Billy Cunningham makes ESPN Page 2's all-leap year team

Posted Feb 25, 2012
All these guys are leapers, but don't pull a hamstring as you peruse Page 2's All-Leap Year Team. Billy Cunningham: Back when everybody had a nickname, the North Carolina Tar Heel had one of the best: The Kangaroo Kid. His exceptional jumping ability led to 40 straight double-doubles in his college days and to a long and distinguished NBA career in the 1960s and 1970s that was honored with Hall of Fame induction in 1996. (ESPN.com)

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