Only The Ball Was Brown ®️
@steveholroyd.bsky.social
Musician. Misanthrope. Lawyer. Font of useless information. 🇨🇦/🇺🇸 #HoopsHistory
Host of Only The Ball Was Brown: https://youtube.com/@inthelowpost?si=Vorpxmh_TaguuCm6
Host of Only The Ball Was Brown: https://youtube.com/@inthelowpost?si=Vorpxmh_TaguuCm6
Happy heavenly birthday to Earl Lloyd, overlooked @sixers legend and the first African American to play in an #NBA game
A 9th round pick by the Washington Capitols
The “Big Cat” was an exemplar of class
#HoopsHistory
A 9th round pick by the Washington Capitols
The “Big Cat” was an exemplar of class
#HoopsHistory
April 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Happy heavenly birthday to Earl Lloyd, overlooked @sixers legend and the first African American to play in an #NBA game
A 9th round pick by the Washington Capitols
The “Big Cat” was an exemplar of class
#HoopsHistory
A 9th round pick by the Washington Capitols
The “Big Cat” was an exemplar of class
#HoopsHistory
This Sacramento Kings legend learned today that his AAFC stats now count in NFL records
He’d like to see his NBL stats (and the stats of ABA players) count in the NBA
#HoopsHistory
He’d like to see his NBL stats (and the stats of ABA players) count in the NBA
#HoopsHistory
April 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This Sacramento Kings legend learned today that his AAFC stats now count in NFL records
He’d like to see his NBL stats (and the stats of ABA players) count in the NBA
#HoopsHistory
He’d like to see his NBL stats (and the stats of ABA players) count in the NBA
#HoopsHistory
Second half of the 1929-30 American Basketball League season finds everyone gunning for the champs
#HoopsHistory
#HoopsHistory
April 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Second half of the 1929-30 American Basketball League season finds everyone gunning for the champs
#HoopsHistory
#HoopsHistory
March 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
March 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
March 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Trunks and socks: blue and white
Jersey: white with a red rose
Player: Joe Lapchick
Team: Cleveland Rosenblums
Year: 1929-30
#HoopsHistory
Jersey: white with a red rose
Player: Joe Lapchick
Team: Cleveland Rosenblums
Year: 1929-30
#HoopsHistory
March 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Trunks and socks: blue and white
Jersey: white with a red rose
Player: Joe Lapchick
Team: Cleveland Rosenblums
Year: 1929-30
#HoopsHistory
Jersey: white with a red rose
Player: Joe Lapchick
Team: Cleveland Rosenblums
Year: 1929-30
#HoopsHistory
The 1926 Chicago Bruins
Jimmy Campbell was from Camden, NJ
You get one guess what his nickname was
#HoopsHistory
Jimmy Campbell was from Camden, NJ
You get one guess what his nickname was
#HoopsHistory
March 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The 1926 Chicago Bruins
Jimmy Campbell was from Camden, NJ
You get one guess what his nickname was
#HoopsHistory
Jimmy Campbell was from Camden, NJ
You get one guess what his nickname was
#HoopsHistory
Me in the National Security Team group chat
March 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Me in the National Security Team group chat
As per Ernie D, he only wore this game in two exhibitions before Buffalo switched to their iconic powder blues
#NBA #HoopsHistory
#NBA #HoopsHistory
March 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
As per Ernie D, he only wore this game in two exhibitions before Buffalo switched to their iconic powder blues
#NBA #HoopsHistory
#NBA #HoopsHistory
This is, in fact, a pretty accurate depiction of Davey Banks, who was built like a fire hydrant but was still able to finish at the top of the American Basketball League scoring board every year
(from November 1929)
#HoopsHistory
(from November 1929)
#HoopsHistory
March 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is, in fact, a pretty accurate depiction of Davey Banks, who was built like a fire hydrant but was still able to finish at the top of the American Basketball League scoring board every year
(from November 1929)
#HoopsHistory
(from November 1929)
#HoopsHistory
Having won the 1929 ABL title, the Cleveland Rosenblums adopted new uniforms that employed a rose (“in bloom”) instead of the owner’s name
Blue and white trunks and socks and the red rose made for an attractive combo
#HoopsHistory
Blue and white trunks and socks and the red rose made for an attractive combo
#HoopsHistory
March 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Having won the 1929 ABL title, the Cleveland Rosenblums adopted new uniforms that employed a rose (“in bloom”) instead of the owner’s name
Blue and white trunks and socks and the red rose made for an attractive combo
#HoopsHistory
Blue and white trunks and socks and the red rose made for an attractive combo
#HoopsHistory
Tired of #NBA players making shot after shot?
Take a look at the shooting percentages during the 1929 American Basketball League finals
#HoopsHistory
Take a look at the shooting percentages during the 1929 American Basketball League finals
#HoopsHistory
March 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Tired of #NBA players making shot after shot?
Take a look at the shooting percentages during the 1929 American Basketball League finals
#HoopsHistory
Take a look at the shooting percentages during the 1929 American Basketball League finals
#HoopsHistory
Kelly McBride was bounced from the team the year it debuted in the American Basketball League, but his photo provides a good colorization of the Cleveland Rosenblums uniform
#HoopsHistory
#HoopsHistory
March 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Kelly McBride was bounced from the team the year it debuted in the American Basketball League, but his photo provides a good colorization of the Cleveland Rosenblums uniform
#HoopsHistory
#HoopsHistory
The American Basketball League’s greatest defender
Played with Cleveland Rosenblums, Chicago Bruins, Rochester Centrals, and Paterson Crescents
Who ya got?
#HoopsHistory
Played with Cleveland Rosenblums, Chicago Bruins, Rochester Centrals, and Paterson Crescents
Who ya got?
#HoopsHistory
March 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The American Basketball League’s greatest defender
Played with Cleveland Rosenblums, Chicago Bruins, Rochester Centrals, and Paterson Crescents
Who ya got?
#HoopsHistory
Played with Cleveland Rosenblums, Chicago Bruins, Rochester Centrals, and Paterson Crescents
Who ya got?
#HoopsHistory
This wonderful colorization by @bsmile.bsky.social features Original Celtics great Johnny Beckman in 1921, standing with some baseball player with a barnstorming team 😉
Beckman would star in the ABL with the Celtics, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Rochester, Cleveland, and Ft. Wayne
#HoopsHistory
Beckman would star in the ABL with the Celtics, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Rochester, Cleveland, and Ft. Wayne
#HoopsHistory
March 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This wonderful colorization by @bsmile.bsky.social features Original Celtics great Johnny Beckman in 1921, standing with some baseball player with a barnstorming team 😉
Beckman would star in the ABL with the Celtics, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Rochester, Cleveland, and Ft. Wayne
#HoopsHistory
Beckman would star in the ABL with the Celtics, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Rochester, Cleveland, and Ft. Wayne
#HoopsHistory
In the ABL of the 1920s, basketball experts appreciated the science of the "freeze," while the casual fan was just bored
#HoopsHistory
#HoopsHistory
March 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In the ABL of the 1920s, basketball experts appreciated the science of the "freeze," while the casual fan was just bored
#HoopsHistory
#HoopsHistory
In the 1920s, the ball had to clear the basket before the final whistle to count
You can imagine the hilarity that ensued when a bucket was waived off
#HoopsHistory
You can imagine the hilarity that ensued when a bucket was waived off
#HoopsHistory
March 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In the 1920s, the ball had to clear the basket before the final whistle to count
You can imagine the hilarity that ensued when a bucket was waived off
#HoopsHistory
You can imagine the hilarity that ensued when a bucket was waived off
#HoopsHistory
Pre-season NBA/ABA hoops in Artis’ rookie year but before the Colonels unveiled their new uniforms
#NBA #HoopsHistory
#NBA #HoopsHistory
March 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Pre-season NBA/ABA hoops in Artis’ rookie year but before the Colonels unveiled their new uniforms
#NBA #HoopsHistory
#NBA #HoopsHistory
In 1928, Nat Holman and Davey Banks put together an all-Jewish team for the American Basketball League—the New York Hakoahs
#HoopsHistory
#HoopsHistory
March 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In 1928, Nat Holman and Davey Banks put together an all-Jewish team for the American Basketball League—the New York Hakoahs
#HoopsHistory
#HoopsHistory
It’s not often you see a Chicago Zephyrs jersey. Even Tommy Heinsohn seems impressed.
The Zephyrs are still in the #NBA today
Who knows as what team?
#HoopsHistory
The Zephyrs are still in the #NBA today
Who knows as what team?
#HoopsHistory
March 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It’s not often you see a Chicago Zephyrs jersey. Even Tommy Heinsohn seems impressed.
The Zephyrs are still in the #NBA today
Who knows as what team?
#HoopsHistory
The Zephyrs are still in the #NBA today
Who knows as what team?
#HoopsHistory
When giants walked the earth
March 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
When giants walked the earth
March 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The “NY Rens applied to be in ABL” is a hoax
But, in Dec 1928, another Black Five was thinking of applying…but it never happened
Who knows why?
#HoopsHistory
But, in Dec 1928, another Black Five was thinking of applying…but it never happened
Who knows why?
#HoopsHistory
March 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The “NY Rens applied to be in ABL” is a hoax
But, in Dec 1928, another Black Five was thinking of applying…but it never happened
Who knows why?
#HoopsHistory
But, in Dec 1928, another Black Five was thinking of applying…but it never happened
Who knows why?
#HoopsHistory