But more than anything, we will remember the dunks themselves. As we look back on the life and career of Darryl Dawkins, who passed away Thursday at the age of 58, we bring you 20 of his best dunks.

You were the originator of the dunk." Dawkins ... a career-best 16.8 points that year, with only foul trouble — 386 that season, still a league record — holding him back. "Darryl Dawkins ...

Longtime NBA center Darryl Dawkins, perhaps best known for his emphatic slam dunks, died Thursday at the age of 58. Dawkins was affectionately referred to as "Chocolate Thunder," a nickname given ...

but the best dunks are a more visceral experience. #5: DeMar DeRozan, “The Show Stopper” Almost everything about this dunk was clean. Good toss, high degree of difficulty, excellent power, completed ...

Darryl Dawkins ... and was a pioneer of the slam dunk, regularly shattering backboards in the early 1980’s. Here’s what you need to know about Dawkins and his larger-than-life personality ...

The name stuck, and the rim-wrecking, glass-shattering dunks remain ... is seventh best in NBA history. "The NBA family is heartbroken by the sudden and tragic passing of Darryl Dawkins," NBA ...

Longtime 76ers center Darryl Dawkins died Thursday at the age ... If-You-Ain’t-Grooving-You-Best-Get-Moving Dunk.” He had piles of names for his dunks, such as, "The Rim Wrecker," "The Go ...

It wasn't the dunk but who he tried to do it against. Few players struck fear into opponents like Darryl Dawkins, a bruising ...

Darryl Dawkins, one of the most colorful characters ... signed Moses Malone from the Rockets. Dawkins was best known for his powerful dunks. He shattered a backboard in a November 1979 game ...