Posts Tagged “George Crowe”
Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Business, Community, Culture, Gear, Goodwill, History, N.B.A., Race, tags: 100th anniversary, 12 Streeters, African American, basketball league, basketball teams, Chris Huiswoud, David Aldridge, George Crowe, Los Angeles Red Devils, N.B.A., Negro Leagues, New York Rens, professional basketball
Did you see what “NBA-Insider” David Aldridge wrote about me and BlackFives.com in his column on NBA.com this week?
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Being, Community, Culture, Goodwill, History, N.B.A., Race, Relationships, tags: Cincinnati Red, George Crowe, Harlem, Indiana, Los Angeles Red Devils, Major Leagues, Negro Leagues, New York Rens, St. Louis Cardinals
Today I heard from a friend of his, that George Crowe called to say he “feels he is dying.” Crowe is the last living former New York (Harlem) Rens player.
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Posted by Black Fives in Being, Community, Culture, Family, Goodwill, Health, History, Motivation, Premium, Relationships, tags: 1920s, Basketball, Black, Black Fives, California, George Crowe, Harlem, Indiana, New York, New York Renaissance, New York Rens, Teams
Crowe, a handsome former pro basketball and pro baseball star who looks much younger than his 88 years of age, still strikes a chord though a man of few words.
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Posted by Black Fives in Culture, Family, History, International, Premium, Race, tags: 1939, 1943, African American, Basketball, Black, Black Fives, Camp Lee, Fort Hood, Franklin High School, George Crowe, Greyhounds, Harry Good, ICC, Indiana Central College, Indianapolis, New York Renaissance, Players, Teams, Washington Bears
Part 3 of a multi-part series on George Crowe, the last living New York (Harlem) Rens player, covers his stellar collegiate career and military experiences.
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Posted by Black Fives in Culture, History, Politics, Premium, Race, Relationships, tags: 1939, Barack Obama, Basketball, Black, Black Fives, Butler Fieldhouse, Dr. Martin Luther, George Crowe, Gimbel Prize, History, Indiana, Indianapolis, John Whitaker, Martin Luther King, Racism, The Hammond Times
In 1939, Indiana high school basketball star George Crowe was involved in a race-related controversy — not his own doing — that received widespread newspaper coverage at the time but has been lost in history since, buried so deeply that even Crowe himself, today, can’t recall there was ever any fuss. But there was. And it revealed the ahead-of-its-time greatness of Indiana.
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Posted by Black Fives in Culture, Family, History, Premium, Race, Relationships, tags: African American, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Black, Black Fives, Butler Fieldhouse, Frankfort Hot Dogs, Franklin Indiana, Fuzzy Vandivier, George Crowe, Grizzly Cubs, History, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Star, Major League Baseball, Mr. Basketball, N.B.A., New York Rens, Players, Teams, Vintage, Wonder Five
Part I of a multi-part series on George Crowe, the last living Harlem Rens player, covers his Indiana schoolboy basketball career.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Culture, History, N.B.A., Race, tags: 1940s, 1948, African American, Basketball, Black, Black Fives, Dayton, Dayton Rens, George Crowe, Indiana, National Basketball League, New York Rens, Renaissance, Teams
Please join me in wishing a Happy Birthday to George Crowe, the last surviving member of the New York Renaissance professional basketball team. Crowe turns 88 years old this weekend.
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Posted by Black Fives in Culture, History, Humor, Premium, Race, tags: 1940s, Basketball, Black, Clowning, George Crowe, History, Iowa Colored Ghosts, Jackie Robinson, Los Angeles Red Devils, Players, Teams, Vintage, Ziggy Marcell
This was part of the evolutionary process of basketball and it’s how many players made a decent living — it wasn’t much, and it wasn’t the big time, but at least they were playing the game they loved to play.
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Posted by Black Fives in General, tags: 1933, Babe Ruth, Basketball Hall of Fame, Bob Douglas, Davy Banks, George Crowe, Hudson Oliver, Loendi Big Five, New York Rens, Renaissance, St. Christopher Club
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“The colored race looks upon him as their Babe Ruth. He is a great baseball player as well as the colored race’s standout cager. Like such men as Nat Holman, Rody Cooney and Davy Banks, Jenkins gets away from a standing start at bullet-like speed.” — The Hammond (Indiana) Times, 1938
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Culture, History, tags: 1915, 1939, Basketball, Black, Dayton Rens, George Crowe, Hank DeZonie, John Isaacs, Madison Square Boys And Girls Club, New York Knicks, Players, Renaissance
Isaacs was born Sept. 15, 1915. After retiring from serious competition, he coached Tiny Archibald, Chris Mullin and a thousand others. Later, he became a counselor at the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club in The Bronx. He died Monday after a stroke. He was 93.
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