Join host Steve Holroyd and his sidekick Sydney the Wonder Chug as they revisit the early days of pro basketball—played below the rim, with set shots galore and traveling not allowed—in convenient, chug-sized bites
Only The Ball Was Brown
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Join host Steve Holroyd and his sidekick Sydney the Wonder Chug as they revisit the early days of pro basketball—played below the rim, with set shots galore and traveling not allowed—in convenient, chug-sized bites
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10/9/2021
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December 2, 2021
Ep. 05—Wilt Chamberlain and the Hawaii Volcanos
This week, Steve and Sydney talk about Wilt Chamberlain and pro basketball’s continued obsession with him even after his retirement in 1973…which was at its most farcical in 1979 with his alleged involvement with the Hawaii Volcanos [sic] of the Continental Basketball Association <br /><br />Be sure to like and subscribe whenever you get your podcasts. Follow us on:<br /><br />Twitter: @inthelowpost<br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OnlyTheBallWasBrown" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com/OnlyTheBallWasBrown</a><br /><br />YouTube: <a href="http://youtube.com/channel/UCWaSIz6CIm1qaaYonrALBNw" rel="noopener">http://youtube.com/channel/UCWaSIz6CIm1qaaYonrALBNw</a><br /><br />Instagram: @OnlyTheBallWasBrown<br /><br />Snapchat: @inthelowpost<br /><br />Questions? Comments? Suggestion? Write to us at <a href="mailto:soccermavn@yahoo.com">soccermavn@yahoo.com</a>
November 17, 2021
Ep. 04—The NBA’s First Network TV Broadcasts
This week, Steve and Sydney discuss the NBA’s not-always-successful history with network television, focusing on its very first TV deal with the long-forgotten DuMont Network in 1953-54<br /><br />More important—the team announces its release of the only known complete footage from an NBA syndication package from that season…now fully restored and COLORIZED <br /><br />The video can be seen here: <a href="https://youtu.be/0CjHx_-DtiE" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/0CjHx_-DtiE</a><br /><br />Be sure to like and subscribe. Follow us on:<br /><br />Twitter: @inthelowpost<br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OnlyTheBallWasBrown" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com/OnlyTheBallWasBrown</a><br /><br />YouTube: <a href="http://youtube.com/channel/UCWaSIz6CIm1qaaYonrALBNw" rel="noopener">http://youtube.com/channel/UCWaSIz6CIm1qaaYonrALBNw</a><br /><br />Instagram: @OnlyTheBallWasBrown<br /><br />Snapchat: @inthelowpost<br /><br />Questions? Comments? Suggestion? Write to us at <a href="mailto:soccermavn@yahoo.com">soccermavn@yahoo.com</a>
November 9, 2021
Ep. 03–The World Professional Basketball Tournament
This week, Steve and Sydney revisit the legendary World Professional Basketball Tournament, a Chicago-based even in the 1940s that had a resounding impact on both professional basketball and society at large, as it presented blacks and whites on equal footing like no other sporting event in the country <br /><br />The books referenced in the podcast:<br /><br />Chicago’s Showcase of Basketball: The World Tournament of Professional Basketball by John Schleppi: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1878282492/ref" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1878282492/ref</a>=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_ZDF17T4HDBFH69NWRS0J<br /><br />The National Basketball League by Murry Nelson: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003C1QSIM/ref" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003C1QSIM/ref</a>=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_KPH6J8G1HM06TBDCFCHG<br /><br />Be sure to like and subscribe. Follow us on:<br /><br />Twitter: @inthelowpost<br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OnlyTheBallWasBrown" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com/OnlyTheBallWasBrown</a><br /><br />YouTube: <a href="http://youtube.com/channel/UCWaSIz6CIm1qaaYonrALBNw" rel="noopener">http://youtube.com/channel/UCWaSIz6CIm1qaaYonrALBNw</a><br /><br />Instagram: @OnlyTheBallWasBrown<br /><br />Snapchat: @inthelowpost<br /><br />Questions? Comments? Suggestion? Write to us at <a href="mailto:soccermavn@yahoo.com">soccermavn@yahoo.com</a>
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