Players

Just a few of the top players. View a Black Fives Era basketball player’s individual profile by clicking on a portrait or player link below:

Mike Briscoe Mike Briscoe,
Vandal Athletic Club
Clarence 'Fats' Jenkins Clarence 'Fats' Jenkins,
New York Rens
George Crowe George Crowe,
New York Rens
William 'Dolly' King William 'Dolly' King,
New York Rens
Hank DeZonie Hank DeZonie,
New York Rens
Hudson Oliver Hudson Oliver,
Howard University
Chris Dorsey Chris Dorsey,
Scholastic Athletic Association
Cumberland Posey Cumberland Posey,
Monticello Athletic Association
Nelson Frye Nelson Frye,
Independent P.C.
Archie Thomas Archie Thomas,
Alpha Physical
Culture Club
Edwin Henderson Edwin Henderson,
Washington
12 Streeters
Paul Robeson Paul Robeson,
St. Christopher Club
Edwin Horne Edwin Horne,
Smart Set Athletic Club
Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson,
Los Angeles Red Devils
John Isaacs John Isaacs,
New York Rens
   

Coming Soon:

  • Ferdinand Accooe, Smart Set Athletic Club
  • Charles Bradford, New York All Stars
  • Zach Clayton, New York Rens
  • Tarzan Cooper, New York Rens
  • Jim Dorsey, Monticello Athletic Association
  • William “Pop” Gates, New York Rens
  • Charlie Isles, New York Rens
  • Bill Jones, Ciralsky
  • Lula Porter, Germantown Hornets
  • James “Stretch” Sessoms, Loendi Big Five
  • Ora Washington, Philadelphia Tribunes
  • William “Pimp” Young, Loendi Big Five
  • … and many more!

Please stay tuned to The Black Fives Blog where we’ll post a new article each time we add a new player to this table.

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Quote of the Month

“We were helping our race by fortifying the bodies of our people in this, the struggle for existence, where only the fittest survive.”
-- Conrad Norman, Co-Founder, Alpha Physical Culture Club, 1910

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