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Re: History of the NFL's exhibition basketball teams
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:17 am
by Evan
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.
Re: History of the NFL's exhibition basketball teams
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:45 am
by JeffreyMiller
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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!) ...
Re: History of the NFL's exhibition basketball teams
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:52 am
by nicefellow31
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.
Sonny Jurgensen did. Gino Marchetti said he departed at halftime.
https://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sp ... games.html
https://www.si.com/vault/2016/06/28/gino-marchetti
Re: History of the NFL's exhibition basketball teams
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:24 pm
by Mark L. Ford
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!) ...
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.