The brothers Ulysses S. “Lyss” Young and William “Pimp” Young, unsung African American basketball pioneers who took their games far beyond the courts.
‘Pimp’ and ‘Lyss’: The Immortal Young Brothers
During the 1910s, a Lower East Side basketball coach brought Jewish Americans and African Americans together in the sport for the first time. Who was he? What did he do? Was he Jewish?
Monticello Athletic Association’s black national basketball championship in 1912 paved the way for other African American teams, by showing that determined teams from any city could win.
We are reminded. Successful athletes, as well as successful people, know that this prayer gets to the essence of success. Why? Because to be successful requires having a definite major purpose, otherwise we would stop cold every time we lose, wouldn’t we? But we keep going. And here’s why. Remembering to “smile, and be a… Read more »