As with any long-lived icon of sports, culture, and history, it is nearly impossible to encapsulate all of the thoughts and remembrances of people into one service, one article, one story, one comment. So, I will continue to share topics relating to John Isaacs from time to time, starting with these.
When Kevin Garnett was traded to the Celtics, this became my favorite jersey: (Click above for larger image.) (Click above for larger image.) (Click above for larger image.)
One of the best articles ever written about Wilmeth Sidat-Singh appears this morning in the Washington City Paper, as a cover story by sports journalist Dave McKenna titled “The Syracuse Walking Dream: The Most Famous D.C. Athlete You’ve Never Heard Of.” Here’s an excerpt: In October 1937, Syracuse University’s undefeated football team traveled to Baltimore [...]
Superstar hip hop artist Ludacris has had nothin’ but love for Black Fives.
This is something about how I got my Black Fives retro gear placed in a classic episode of Pimp My Ride, along with clips of Xzibit wearing it.
If only for the ’70s music, the retro sneakers, and the American Basketball Association nostalgia, the new movie Semi-Pro, which premiered on Tuesday, is worth seeing. The basketball comedy “Semi-Pro” premiered at the Mann Theater in L.A.’s Westwood Village on Tuesday. On the comedy aspect, that depends on whether you like Will Ferrell’s trademark
Lately, it seems like every week another African American pro athlete in the prime of their career self-destructs, or (sadly) worse. Why is that?
There were dozens of African American female basketball teams that played during the Black Fives Era. One of the very first independently organized teams was the New York Girls, formed in 1907 in Manhattan as a sister club to the pioneering Alpha Physical Culture Club men’s basketball team. Their rivals, the Spartan Girls of Brooklyn, [...]
In honor of UniWatchBlog.com, a blog devoted to the obsessive study of athletic aesthetics (in other words, sports uniforms), I am sharing a series of posts I call “Logo C.S.I.,” which stands for Logo Creative Scene Investigation. The Independent Pleasure Club of New Jersey. These posts will be about logo forensics — how me and [...]
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