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Showing posts with label free-throw shooting contest. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 5, 2019

Hoopla!


When I was a boy, there was
one thing in particular

I was crazy about 
about which I was crazy

Awwww... screw it!


As a kid I loved basketball!


In 1961... on a lark...
(and the lark wasn't
very happy about it)...
I went to a free-throw
shooting ("foul-shooting")
contest held at my school,
York Township Elementary.
To my surprise, I won the
tournament in my age
bracket by sinking 10 out
of 15. Don't believe the
last sentence of the article.
That's what you call fake
news. I know for a fact that
375,000 boys competed.
I counted them! :)















My mom
saved these two
newspaper clippings
as proof of my
feet feat.














My dad had his 8mm movie camera along and captured the whole thing
on film! If you don't mind me showing you my home movies, click
the video below and take a look at this rare old footage
taken the day I won that basketball tourney!


"Usor, Usor" ("Easy, Easy")
Aza feat. Adrian Sina (May 2016)

FINE PRINT: Aza is a pop singer discovered and developed by Romanian
singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ Adrian Sina.

That same year I dropped out of school and became a "Sixers starter" -
a member of the dream team that led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA
championship. My proud dad came along to the Spectrum and tape recorded
the announcer as he introduced the players. Click to start playing the
video at the 40 sec. mark and listen for my name to be called!

START PLAYING VIDEO
AT 40 SEC. MARK!


"Keep It On" - Galaxy Five (1983 single)

FINE PRINT: At the time I went by the name "Moses Malone."

Have a Shady day!