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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 americans, basketball league, basketball teams, Chris Huiswoud, David Aldridge, George Crowe, Los Angeles Red Devils, N.B.A., 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 Basic, Film, History, N.B.A., Race, Relationships, tags: 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1920, 1948, African American, Basic, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Black, Black Fives, Black Fives Era, Breaking Through, Columbia University, Commonwealth Big Five, Don Barksdale, Dr. James Naismith, History, Joe Lapchick, John McLendon, N.B.A., N.C.A.A., National Invitational Tournament, Negro Leagues, New York All Stars, New York Knicks, New York Rens, Paul Robeson, Philadelphia Panthers, Players, Rutgers, Smart Set Athletic Club, St. Christopher, St. Christopher Club, Teams, U.C.L.A.
I want to mention several recent and upcoming birthdays, related to the Black Fives Era of basketball.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Culture, History, N.B.A., Race, tags: 1939, Basic, Basketball, Black, Black Fives, Chicago Coliseum, Homestead Grays, Martin Johnson, N.B.A., Negro Leagues, Negro Leagues of Baseball, New York Renaissance, Oshkosh All Stars, Players, Teams, The Root, TheRoot.com
True, there are plenty of basketball stories right now amid the March Madness and the ever-tightening races for playoff position in the NBA. But there’s an important addition that should not be overlooked. This weekend marks the 70th anniversary of a landmark event in basketball.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Children, Culture, Family, History, Motivation, Music, N.B.A., Race, Relationships, tags: Arthur Ashe, Basic, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Black, Black Fives, Celtics, Claude Johnson, Colored YMCA, Hard Road To Glory, Harlem, Harlem Globetrotters, History, James Weldon Johnson, Joe Lapchick, John Isaacs, John Wooden, Lakers, Madison Square Boys And Girls Club, Marcus Garvey, National Basketball League, Negro Leagues, New York Renaissance, Nike, Oshkosh, Philadelphia Panthers, Players, Sweetwater Clifton, Tarzan Cooper, Teams, Wabash Outlaws, Washington Bears
Isaacs’ biggest contributions came well after his playing days ended. For decades, he mentored youth in the South Bronx at the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club, the kids not aware at all (usually, until they saw him on TV) that the still-fit elderly man was a trailblazer and a vocal critic of the conditions he and his teammates had to endure, on and off the court. Future NBA legends like Tiny Archibald came through the Madison Square Club as kids, shaped by Isaacs’ big voice and reservoir of stories.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, History, Race, tags: 1941, 1947, African American, American Basketball League, Basic, Basketball, Black, Camden South Carolina, Cleveland Indians, Hall of Fame Member, Larry Doby, Long Island University, Negro Leagues, New Jersey Nets, New York Rens, Teams, Virginia Union
Baseball Hall of Fame member Lawrence Eugene “Larry” Doby celebrates his birthday this week.
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 Statue honoring Larry Doby at Eastside Park in Paterson, New Jersey.
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He was born on December 13, 1924 in Camden, South Carolina and grew up in Paterson, New Jersey. Read the rest of this entry »
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