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A comic book ad for Spalding from 1977.
A comic book ad for Spalding from 1977.

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Who is that white dude, err, I mean that nearly unstoppable offensive juggernaut?

Rick Barry’s free throws were underhanded, granny-style, or granny shots, which some of you may remember from a certain Will Ferrell basketball movie.

Behold, the great and wondrous Julius Erving / Dr. J.

During World War II, Spalding helped manufacture M1918 Browning Automatic Rifles.

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This entry was posted in comic books, vintage ads and tagged advertising, basketball, branding, brands, comic book ads, comic books, comics, dr. j, history, julius erving, marketing, retro, rick barry, spalding, sports, vintage on September 28, 2020 by Clayton Hove.

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