There's a program from the March 2, 1962 exhibition basketball game between the Eagles and Colts in Hershey, Pa. up on ebay now, for just $19,999 you can be the proud owner.
Oh, I should mention there was another game played that night that's also featured in the program, apparently some really tall guy scored 100 points by himself.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/WILT-CHAMBERLA ... 1438.l2649
Anybody know if any of the Colts or Eagles stuck around after their game to see Wilt's 100-point night? Irv Cross was in the lineup for the Eagles, and given all the interviews he's given over the years, I wonder if he ever mentioned it.
History of the NFL's exhibition basketball teams
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JeffreyMiller
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Sonny Jurgensen did. Gino Marchetti said he departed at halftime.Evan wrote:There's a program from the March 2, 1962 exhibition basketball game between the Eagles and Colts in Hershey, Pa. up on ebay now, for just $19,999 you can be the proud owner.
Oh, I should mention there was another game played that night that's also featured in the program, apparently some really tall guy scored 100 points by himself.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/WILT-CHAMBERLA ... 1438.l2649
Anybody know if any of the Colts or Eagles stuck around after their game to see Wilt's 100-point night? Irv Cross was in the lineup for the Eagles, and given all the interviews he's given over the years, I wonder if he ever mentioned it.
https://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sp ... games.html
https://www.si.com/vault/2016/06/28/gino-marchetti
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Re: History of the NFL's exhibition basketball teams
The coach and manager of the team in the late 1960s was a fellow named Leo Kazukiewicz, who was usually referred to as "Leo Kaz". He later ran one of the western NY minor teams, the Lackawanna Lancers.JeffreyMiller wrote:[attachment=0]
The ones I know for sure are Ron McDole, Al Bemiller (front) and Joe O'Donnell, Butch Byrd, (unknown dude), Paul Costa, Charley Ferguson, Bret Baier (not really!) ...