1 overall in the 1983 NBA draft, relief was on the way. Luckily, by the time Sampson was taken No.
In addition to getting taller by the day, the hotshot hoopster’s foot size grew with each passing year and, by the time he was 17, so was his shoe size.Ī standout player for four years at The University of Virginia, Sampson was able to find success on the basketball court despite struggling to find a shoe that would fit him, often resorting to combinations of different socks to find something that was somewhat comfortable for his long yet narrow feet. Born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in 1960, Ralph Sampson started growing like a weed while he was practicing his jump shot.
