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Toilet Style Basketball Hoops; The Original Flush?

By Black Fives Foundation On August 14, 2008 · Add Comment · In Gear, History, Humor

Ever wonder where the basketball term “flush” came from? What if it came from these early bottomless basketball baskets? Antique urinal. After each made field goal, a referee had to stop play in order [...]

How To Play Basketball, 1904 (Lessons For 2008 Olympians)

By Black Fives Foundation On August 4, 2008 · 4 Comments · In Gear, Health, History, Humor, NBA

Here's the a portion of the front cover of the 1904 publication "How To Play Basket Ball," distributed by Spalding Sporting Goods.

Basket Ball Shoes, 1904 (Gum Bottom, E’rrybody Got ‘Em)

By Black Fives Foundation On July 31, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Business, Gear, Humor

A close look at the last line of copy in this 1904 advertisement for gum bottom "basket ball" shoes may explain why Spalding lost its grip on the athletic footwear business a century ago.

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By Black Fives Foundation On June 26, 2008 · Add Comment · In Gear, History, Humor, NBA

Speaking of Schoolhouse Rock, from the other day, remember this ad? The original version: The past and the present and the future …

Auctioning Limited Edition "Black Fives" #5 Jersey In Celtics Green On eBay (Proceeds To Kevin Garnett's Charity)

By Black Fives Foundation On June 12, 2008 · 3 Comments · In Gear, History, NBA

When Kevin Garnett was traded to the Celtics, this became my favorite jersey: (Click above for larger image.) (Click above for larger image.) (Click above for larger image.) (Click above for larger image.) (Click [...]

A Century Pack Free Throw

By Black Fives Foundation On April 24, 2008 · 6 Comments · In Gear, History

My niece in D.C. gave me this idea for displaying the Converse Black Fives Century Pack: That’s an actual antique wooden Converse shoe crate at the bottom, and a vintage laced leather basketball nestled [...]

My Favorite Black Fives Retros For Spring, All $100 Or Less

By Black Fives Foundation On April 22, 2008 · Add Comment · In Gear, History

In the headlines of the Sports Business Journal (SBJ) yesterday was this piece about how sluggish the U.S. athletic footwear industry is right now: Nike bucks trend of ‘uninspired’ U.S. market Here’s a quote [...]

Converse (And Black Fives) On FOX Business News

By Black Fives Foundation On April 18, 2008 · Add Comment · In Gear

Black Fives gets some burn on FOX Business News, as part of a clip about Converse’s 100th anniversary that aired yesterday. The Rens 1933 All Star, part of the Converse Century Pack. Check this [...]

The New Black Fives "Cage Burn" Pieced-Leather All Stars

By Black Fives Foundation On April 16, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Gear

So you think you want more burn? In the early days of basketball, that meant literally more burn! Games were played in cages. Mostly to protect the players from the spectators. But not from [...]

Black Fives News Continues To Spread

By Black Fives Foundation On April 15, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Community, Gear

News of the Black Fives Collection by Converse continues to spread, partly through the help of a syndicated story that first ran in the Washington Post. Kudos to the Converse media relations team. Here [...]

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