Here are some September birthdays of Black Fives Era stars.
September Birthdays, Black Fives Era Basketball Pioneers
In 1916 the price for a room at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City was $2.00 to $3.00 per night. How did that compare to the average wages of Negroes back then?
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William “Dolly” King, the 6-foot 4-inch, 220-lb. star center and captain of the undefeated LIU Blackbirds, left his team mid-season to join the all-black New York Rens.
On February 22, 1922, the St. Christopher Club defeated visiting Morehouse College, 31-25, snapping the Southern Conference champions’ 42-game winning streak.
The New York All Stars were the first African American basketball team to play the sport for financial gain.
The long awaited Converse Black Fives “Century Pack” is here!
December 18 is the anniversary (1908) of the first inter-city game between two African American basketball teams.
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There’s only one professional basketball team in the New York area that was always great, every year.