Vintage Basketball Photos and Postcards

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

Any vintage basketball guys in the forum? Care to share a cool pic?

Here’s one taken at a neutral site game in Madison Square Garden on February 23, 1960. Bill Russell vs. Wilt Chamberlain (or Celtics vs. Warriors). Wilt had 53 points that night and Russ had 22 with 32 rebounds! Wow those guys were beasts!

Note Hall of Famers Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, and Bill Sharman in the background.

[Copa7]

Here is one of my recent estate purchases. I found 3 Hall of Fame players signed photos. Just look at the penmanship !

[Schlesinj]

I own a few, but this is my favorite. This is a type 1 of the 1963 Picture Pack.

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[Exhibitman]

Here's Rick Barry's bar mitzvah photo:



Looks 13 years old to me...

An ABA Barry:



1967 NBA 1st Team All Stars:



I'd say that five could play against any other era's best five and give them hell.

This is a 1967 George Kalinsky photo of Rudy LaRusso and Cazzie Russell:




That other Russell guy, playing against someone I can't ID



The Doctor is in! 1971 Squires team issue:



Exhibition against the Bullets in preseason. Dr. J lit up Unseld for 30.

Collegiate team issues:





and last but not least, a 1984 Bulls team issue:



i haven't seen one of these offered for sale in a while.

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

Chuck, Jamie, and Adam, those were amazing photo's!!

Thanks for sharing

[D. Bergin]

Michael Jordan / North Carolina

The only thick plastic slabbed photo I own.

[Exhibitman]

I think we gotta break up this insanely great Olympics run. Here's Justin Bieber, er, Pete Maravich back in the day for ATL:

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I think we gotta break up this insanely great Olympics run. Here's Justin Bieber, er, Pete Maravich back in the day for ATL:

Do you think Doug Collins and Pete got together and decided to get the same hair cut?

[Michael B]

Let's keep going with the insanity.

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Wally "Wah Wah" Jones circa 1948. Fellow Olympian and 1948 gold medalist Kenny Rollins #26 in the background.

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Michael Jordan 1984 Olympics. August 8 vs. Canada. Jay Troiana is #9. This was in a lot of pool photographer photos I purchased at well less than $100.

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1956 Olympic team members - Gib Ford #12, K.C. Jones #5, Bill Evans #8, Ron Tomsic #10 and Jim Walsh #7. Gib Ford would become the president and chairman of the board of Converse.

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Carl Knowles late 1930's. Gold medal 1936.

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Janus Krumins Soviet Center and Bill Russell in 1956 at the Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Krumins would win 3 silver medals. He was Latvian. His name as a member of the Soviet team was Yanish Kruminsh.

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Mitch Kupchak against Puerto Rico in the 1976 Olympics. This was the closest the U.S. came to losing a game not interfered with by officials. Quinn Buckner is #8. 1976 gold medal.

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Hungarian center scoring over Bob Kurland 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. Ron Bontemps is #15. Howie Willams in #14.

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Bob Kurland with the Phillips 66'ers in 1951. 1948 and 1952 gold medalist. Member of the inaugural class of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Quite possibly the greatest player of the first half of the 20th century.

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Jerry Lucas at the 1960 Olympics. 1960 Gold medal.

[bigfanNY]

Bob Kurland with the Phillips 66'ers in 1951. 1948 and 1952 gold medalist. Member of the inaugural class of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Quite possibly the greatest player of the first half of the 20th century.

Gonna call BS to that statment. Being a top player in the AAU is not being a top Basketball player. Even in the first half of the 20th century. Miken vs Kurland Miken 3-2 with one of Kurland's wins coming in a game Miken fouled out in the 1st half. Kurklands Ncaa titles Going forward Miken played against top talent in the ABL BAA and NBA. So not even the best big man. Fulks Lapchick Hickey Gates Cooper. All of them great Professional Basketball players. And remember when Kurkland was winning the NCAA The NIT was the top tournament.

[jad22]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

Bob Kurland with the Phillips 66'ers in 1951. 1948 and 1952 gold medalist. Member of the inaugural class of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Quite possibly the greatest player of the first half of the 20th century.

Gonna call BS to that statment. Being a top player in the AAU is not being a top Basketball player. Even in the first half of the 20th century. Miken vs Kurland Miken 3-2 with one of Kurland's wins coming in a game Miken fouled out in the 1st half. Kurklands Ncaa titles Going forward Miken played against top talent in the ABL BAA and NBA. So not even the best big man. Fulks Lapchick Hickey Gates Cooper. All of them great Professional Basketball players. And remember when Kurkland was winning the NCAA The NIT was the top tournament.

Excellent points.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

Bob Kurland with the Phillips 66'ers in 1951. 1948 and 1952 gold medalist. Member of the inaugural class of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Quite possibly the greatest player of the first half of the 20th century.

Gonna call BS to that statment. Being a top player in the AAU is not being a top Basketball player. Even in the first half of the 20th century. Miken vs Kurland Miken 3-2 with one of Kurland's wins coming in a game Miken fouled out in the 1st half. Kurklands Ncaa titles Going forward Miken played against top talent in the ABL BAA and NBA. So not even the best big man. Fulks Lapchick Hickey Gates Cooper. All of them great Professional Basketball players. And remember when Kurkland was winning the NCAA The NIT was the top tournament.

Check your math. First half of the 20th century ended in 1950. By then Kurland had won back to back NCAA's (1945-46), 3 AAU Championships (1947, 1948, 1950) Olympic gold medal (1948), 2 time NCAA Final Four most outstanding player, Helms Foundation and Sporting News Player of the Year (1946) and retired in 1952. You know squat about the AAU. It was just as important back then and drew a lot of talent. Read up on the National Industrial League. Guaranteed players a career with a corporation and allowed them to play basketball. Mikan and Kurland were probably equal. Don't make excuses for Mikan fouling out of a game vs Kurland. Perhaps he was outplayed. Chuck Cooper did not graduate from college until 1950. Fulks was an above average player. Horrible shooter who bricked a lot in a short career.

[Exhibitman]

[ramram]

Pro game in the 1930's between the Jersey Reds and Celtics.

Rob M

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[Exhibitman]

I think Willie Scrill is a Sponge Bob character...

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I think Willie Scrill is a Sponge Bob character...

Willie Scrill (1907-1977)

Willie Scrill signed to play professional basketball right out of high school with his hometown Brooklyn Visitation at age 18. Depleted by the defections of veterans Rody Cooney and Red Conaty to the newly-formed American Basketball League, the Visitation thrust the youngster into the starting lineup. In his very first pro season, the youthful Scrill very quickly established two things that would remain constants throughout his career. First, he was a very talented, at times brilliant player. Second, he had a very short fuse that could be ignited in an instant. Scrill once got into a fight with an opponent while the teams were warming up before a game. During the 1930-31 ABL finals, Scrill attacked referee Chuck Solodare after a double overtime loss, but went unpunished. Season after season, Scrill ranked as the most aggressive, combative players in pro basketball. Scrill spent his first eleven seasons in pro basketball with the Visitation and was a member of three championship teams. In 1934-35, Scrill lost his job to 20-year-old phenom, Bobby McDermott, and signed with the rival Jersey Reds. In 1936-37, Scrill enjoyed the best season of career. He led Jersey to first place in the first-half of the split ABL season with a 14-4 record. Scrill continued his outstanding play through the playoffs, but the Reds lost to the Philadelphia SPHAS in a seven-game thriller decided in overtime by a single point. For his stellar play, he was named the MVP of the 1936-37 ABL season. Scrill, at the very pinnacle of his career, retired in the off- season to become a New York City fireman.

[Jewish-collector]

Michael - If I go to the National, where are we meeting up ? beer chug.gif