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George Crowe

Just Sayin’

On January 28, 2011 By Black Fives Foundation
Two baseball writers speculate on why more baseball writers didn’t know about George Crowe’s death.
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Man broke barriers in life, sports

On January 23, 2011 By Black Fives Foundation
Sacramento Bee: George Crowe, an elite athlete who broke racial barriers in basketball and baseball, died quietly in Rancho Cordova last week after living a remarkable life as a mid-20th century pioneer.
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Crowe, 1st Indiana Mr. Basketball, dies at age 89

On January 21, 2011 By Black Fives Foundation
Indy Star: George Crowe's place in history was cemented when he won the first Indianapolis Star Indiana Mr. Basketball honor while playing for Franklin High School in 1939.
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UIndy legend and former MLB All-Star George Crowe passes away

On January 21, 2011 By Black Fives Foundation
Crowe, a 1943 graduate of Indiana Central, was a three-sport star for the Greyhounds in basketball, baseball and track. Known as a great scorer and rebounder on the hardwood, Crowe was an all-state player in 1941 when the cagers finished ninth in the country.
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R.I.P. George Crowe, The Last Of The Harlem Rens

On January 19, 2011 By Claude Johnson
George Crowe had been the last living member of the New York Renaissance (a.k.a. “Rens”) professional all-black basketball team. He was 89 years old.
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Full Disclosure: ATF Hero And Black Fives Era Pioneer Major A. Hart

On September 9, 2010 By Black Fives Foundation
For the first time, the full article on Major Hart, from "Inside ATF," the monthly magazine of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
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Michael Jordan at World Basketball Festival at Rucker Playground, Harlem

The 2010 World Basketball Orgy

On August 20, 2010 By Black Fives Foundation
For fans like me, the amazing basketball events of last week -- beautifully staged by Nike and the Basketball Hall of Fame, from Harlem to Springfield and back -- might as well have been called the "World Basketball Orgy."
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New Info On Black Fives Era Pioneer Major A. Hart: ATF Hero

On June 16, 2010 By Claude Johnson
Recently, I got this correspondence from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (A.T.F.).
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R.I.P Lena Horne, She Was Connected To Black Fives Era Of Basketball

On May 10, 2010 By Black Fives Foundation
Did you know that Lena Horne was the daughter of Edwin “Teddy” Horne, who played basketball for the Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn?
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Legacy of courage: George Crowe accomplished great things

On April 22, 2010 By Black Fives Foundation
Perhaps the finest athlete in Johnson County history, George Crowe led Franklin High to the cusp of a state basketball championship, and was selected Indiana's first-ever Mr. Basketball.
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