Ralph Sampson – From Way Downtown

In Search of . . . Ralph Sampson, 1988

Sampson said soon after the trade, the best piece of advice he received upon entering the NBA was never to unpack your bags.

Dawning of the Age of Ralph Sampson, 1984

Now, like Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and, to a lesser extent, Bill Walton, Sampson is expected to usher in an era of his own—“The Age of Sampson.”

Akeem Olajuwon: The 7-Foot Nigerian Who Jumped to the Pros, 1985

Olajuwon will now team up with 7-foot-4 Ralph Sampson to give the Rockets one of the most potentially awesome frontlines in the history of the game.