Earvin "Magic" Johnson

Few athletes are truly unique,changingthe way their sport is playedwith their singular skills. Earvin "Magic" Johnson was one of them. Just how great a basketball player was Johnson? So great, perhaps,that future generations of hoop fans may wish they hadentered the world years earlier-just so they could have seen Magic play inperson instead of watching him only on highlight reels.He was what Bob Cousy was to the 1950s, what Oscar Robertsonwas to the 1960s, what Julius Erving was to the 1970s. Still, Earvin Johnson was even more than a revolutionary player who, at 6-9,was the tallest point guard in league history. more...