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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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“But scoring is the least of the dusky marvel’s accomplishments. A lightning dribbler and glue-fingered ball handler, his terrific speed makes it impossible for one man to hold him in check.”
– Chicago Defender, 1946
“Robinson, who was outstanding in four spots at UCLA, has this year made the transition from baseball to basketball without the slightest hitch; and with more than a dozen pro games under his belt, is destined to be one of the game’s outstanding forwards.”
– Cleveland Call & Post, 1946
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 Jackie Robinson
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Team: Los Angeles Red Devils
Born: 1919, in Cairo, Georgia
Died: 1972, in Stamford, Connecticut
Jackie Robinson was much better at basketball than he was at baseball and may have been the finest player in the game, of his time.
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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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Henry “Hank” DeZonie, who was a star basketball player with the Harlem Yankees, New York Renaissance, Dayton Rens of the National Basketball League, and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball Association, died January 2, 2009, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Harlem. He would have been 87 years old yesterday.
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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.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, History, tags: 1915, 1916, 1926, 1941, 1950, African American, Basketball, Bernie Price, Black, Black Fives, Celtics, Chicago, Harlem, Harlem Globetrotters, Jackie Robinson, John Isaacs, Los Angeles Red Devils, New Orleans, New York, Pittsburgh, Studebakers, Tarzan Cooper, Teams, Washington Bears, Ziggy Marcell
Here are some September birthdays.
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 John Isaacs.
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Did you know that Jackie Robinson was much better at basketball than he was at baseball? In fact he may have been the finest basketball player of his time. Robinson was so good on the court that in 1946 he played for a little known racially integrated professional basketball team called the Los Angeles Red Devils.
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