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Bernie’s Time Machine: Muggsy Mania

Short on height; tall on heart.

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Bernard Goldberg
Feb 12, 2026
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“Every now and then you meet someone who’s really inspiring.”

In late 1994, for CBS News’s Eye to Eye with Connie Chung, I did on a story on basketball star, Muggsy Bogues.

At 5’3”, Muggsy was the shortest man to ever play in the NBA. He defied enormous odds to achieve success in a sport dominated by giants, and his height was just part of that story.

But as you’ll see at the end of the clip, he did eventually meet his match.

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