Joe Axelson – From Way Downtown

Richard Washington and Andre McCarter: Kansas City’s Mr. Cool and Mr. Hustle, 1976

So there they are, Rich and Andre, two rookies from UCLA who are about as different as two guys could possibly be.

Remembering the Cincinnati Royals, 1979

Now, there are rumors floating around that the city again is being considered for an NBA franchise, what with the shiny new Riverfront Coliseum sitting almost idle downtown. Could the NBA make it in a different age, in a different building?

Has Success Spoiled Tiny Archibald, 1975

But what about shy Tiny Archibald? By being thrust into instant celebrity, had Tiny become the egomaniacal monster that coach Bob Cousy, in his fears, had envisioned?

Tiny, 1975

Archibald is called Tiny or sometimes Little Tiny, a double diminutive that aptly describes him, but it has nothing to do with his height—which has been estimated to be closer to 5-foot-10.