Only The Ball Was Brown - Invidious

Only The Ball Was Brown

A channel chronicling the "Golden Age" of basketball--an exciting era of fundamentals and set shots...when traveling and palming were fouls (but offensive goaltending was not)...and there was no shot clock! Thrills galore!

Nevertheless, an era worth documenting, as it is a key link between Dr. Naismith's peach baskets and the exciting game of today

Our page name is a reference to Robert W. Peterson's great book on Negro League baseball ("Only The Ball Was White"), reflecting that fact that early professional basketball leagues were mostly caucasian...rest assured, however, that we honor ALL early basketball here, regardless of who is playing it

Finally...while we focus on the Golden Age, anything up until about 1980 is welcome here

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1:23

College All-Stars v. Washington Bears 3 December 1943 IN COLOR

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NJTV Report On The State Of The Women’s Basketball League December 13, 1979

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Philadelphia Charles Baker Basketball League Highlights ft. Earl Monroe

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1968 ABA Finals Highlights Film 1st Season Pittsburgh Pipers defeat New Orleans Buccaneers

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Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics October 20, 1965 NBA IN COLOR

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1948 All-Ireland Football Final Highlights IN COLOUR

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Floridians @ Dallas Chaparrals December 1, 1971 ABA WFAA-TV highlights

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Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks December 18, 1956 NBA IN COLOR (last game before Russell joins BOS)

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1977 New York Yankees Video Yearbook (This Week In Baseball)

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1953 All-Ireland Football Final Highlights IN COLOUR

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Kerry v Dublin Gaelic football highlights Polo Grounds June 3, 1956 IN COLOUR

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1947 All-Ireland Football Final Highlights Cavan v Kerry at Polo Grounds in New York IN COLOUR

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BUMP AND SPIKE 30 For 30 International Volleyball Association documentary trailer

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Kentucky Colonels @ Carolina Cougars 24 April 1973 Game 7 ABA Eastern Division Finals IN COLOR

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Game 7 1962 NBA Finals Highlights LA Lakers @ Boston Celtics Elgin Baylor 41 Point Game IN COLOR

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Cavan @ New York Select 15 May 1938 Polo Grounds NY Gaelic football IN COLOUR

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ABA Western Division Semifinals Highlights Oakland Oaks vs. Denver Rockets April 1969

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1:39

RIP Jerry West 1938-2024

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RIP Bill Walton 1952-2024

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1953 All-Ireland Football Final Kerry v. Armagh IN COLOUR

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Denver Rockets @ Dallas Chaparrals 22 March 1972 ABA Highlights

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San Francisco Warriors @ New York Knicks 15 December 1964 NBA IN COLOR

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Baltimore Bullets @ Los Angeles Lakers Game 5 NBA Western Division Finals 11 April 1965 IN COLOR

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1950s Girls Basketball Instructional Film IN COLOR

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Ft. Wayne Pistons @ Philadelphia Warriors 3 April 1956 Game 3 NBA Finals IN COLOR

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Atlanta Hawks @ Los Angeles Lakers 20 April 1969 Game 5 NBA Western Division Finals

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Memphis Tams @ Dallas Chaparrals 5 January 1973 ABA Highlights

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Toronto @ Vancouver 11 April 1951 Gm 3 Canadian Basketball Championship IN COLOUR

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1970’s Baltimore Bullets NBA Highlights WMAR-TV

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USA v. USSR 1960 Olympic Basketball Semifinal Pool IN COLOR (2d HALF)

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1950 NCAA Basketball Final CCNY v. Bradley 28 March 1950 IN COLOR

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1950 NCAA Eastern Finals North Carolina State vs. Holy Cross 24 March 1950 IN COLOR

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St. Louis Hawks v. Philadelphia 76ers 2 February 1965 NBA IN COLOR

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Artis Gilmore signs with ABA 16 March 1971

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Cincinnati Royals vs. New York Knicks NBA 28 November 1969

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1971 Utah Stars Highlights Film ABA Champions IN COLOR

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Phillips 66ers vs. University of Kentucky 31 March 1948 IN COLOR

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St. Louis Hawks @ Philadelphia Warriors 6 January 1960 NBA IN COLOR

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2:23

New Jersey Americans ABA Theme Song

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Bill Russell Signs With Celtics 19 December 1956 Mini-Feature

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1950 World Series Film IN COLOR

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Chicago Stags @ Philadelphia Warriors 27 March 1947 BAA NBA IN COLOR

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Syracuse Nationals @ New York Knicks 1 December 1961 NBA IN COLOR

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Ft. Wayne Pistons @ New York Knicks 7 January 1950 NBA IN COLOR

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“Basketball Aces” 1932 British Pathé feature IN COLOR

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Minneapolis Lakers @ Ft. Wayne Pistons 20 November 1952 NBA IN COLOR

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SQUIRE MAGIC 1971-72 Virginia Squires Highlights Film ABA

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1963-64 NBA “Stars & Highlights” Film IN COLOR

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1976 ABA Finals Highlights Film New York Nets defeat Denver Nuggets

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Ed Sullivan Introduces 1957 Look Magazine All-American Basketball Team 24 March 1957 IN COLOR

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Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears 5 November 1939 NFL IN COLOR

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1926 Detroit Cougars NHL Training Camp Video

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Boston Celtics @ Portland Trail Blazers 4 January 1977 NBA

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1972 ABA Finals Highlights Film Indiana Pacers defeat New York Nets

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NBA Behind the Glass Class: Bill Henry (1950) vs. Julius Erving (1980)

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1973 ABA Finals Highlights Film Indiana Pacers defeat Kentucky Colonels

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1943 World Professional Basketball Tournament Final Highlights 17 March 1943 IN COLOR

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1970 ABA Finals Highlights Film Indiana Pacers defeat Los Angeles Stars

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1972 Green Bay Packers Video Yearbook

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