Did you see what “NBA-Insider” David Aldridge wrote about me and BlackFives.com in his column on NBA.com?
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.
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.
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.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Lawrence Eugene “Larry” Doby celebrates his birthday this week. Statue honoring Larry Doby at Eastside Park in Paterson, New Jersey. He was born on December 13, 1924 in Camden, South Carolina and grew up in Paterson, New Jersey.
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