The game was intense and personal, connecting people from all walks of. In the case of the pro basketball world, that is a pity because the story of the minneapolis lakers is as rich and fresh today as it was in 1952. A free, curated, authoritative resource about minnesota. The minneapolis lakers of the national basketball league ended the 194748 season with a record of 43 wins and 17 losses, finishing first in the nbls west division.
Organized crime in minneapolis first attracted national attention in 1903 when mobster mayor doc ames 18421911 was exposed by lincoln steffens in the book, the shame of the cities. Mikan would play with the lakers from 1947 until he retired in 1956. Really, you arent a true laker fan until you own this. Youll get to meet the stars from the 1950s and the stars of lakers championships with karem abdul jabbar, kobe bryant, magic johnson, shaq oneal and.
Minneapolis lakers alternate logo the lakers only alternate logo is a simple initial of the city of minneapolis. The colors have a nice look with powder blue and yellow. Its also available for football, hockey and baseball. The expansion lakers who already had a solid roster with forward jim pollard and playmaker herm schaefer added center george mikan, who quickly became the most dominant. History of minneapolis lakers youth basketball a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization established to provide traveling basketball programs for boys and girls who live in andor attend school within the city of minneapolis. What a tonic jeff pearlmans new book is for forlorn lakers fans suffering through the teams disastrous current season. Contact your local library to find even more great ebooks. Free access is available through the 201920 school year. Nickname lakers the lakers nickname came from the state of minnesota being the land of 10,000 lakes. The lakers became nba champions by winning in the finals against the syracuse nationals in six games in the nba finals.
A virtual museum of sports logos, uniforms and historical items. Each radial bracket is handcrafted with love in brooklyn by hyperakt and beautifully printed on 100% cotton rag. Won championship 194748 statistics 194748 gamebygame results. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Ames later fled the state, spending a short period as a. Minnesota timberwolves, american professional basketball team based in minneapolis, minnesota, that plays in the western conference of the national basketball association. In the national basketball league, a fledgling professional league based in the midwest the first year minneapolis lakers benefit when another rival league known as the professional basketball league of america folds. The lakers had acquired big man george mikan the year they moved from detroit from the chicago american gears who were leaving the nbl to play in other leagues.
Gifford told stew thornley, author of basketballs original dynasty. The tournament was a big expense for the lakers, who sent a delegation of 21 to the far west for nine days. The expansion lakers who already had a solid roster with forward jim pollard and playmaker herm schaefer added center george mikan, who quickly became the most dominant player in the sport. Amy klobuchar, in full amy jean klobuchar, born may 25, 1960, plymouth, minnesota, u. That makes michael schumachers book on mikans career, mr. Nba finals 1987 the 1987 nba finals was the championship round of the 1986 1987 nba season. In five seasons in minneapolis, hauser connected for 202 home runs, an. It takes you through all the history and tradition of our program from the 1800s right up to the stars of today. This print captures every nba championship won by the minneapolisla lakers. As professional basketball stumbled to find its feet, the lakers were the envy of the league.
A marvelous and dishy history of the showtime lakers, full of bareknuckled assessments. April 12 set the stage for game 7 of the 1954 nba finals. Minneapolis lakers logos national basketball association. It looks like we dont have any biography for the minneapolis lakers yet be the first to contribute. Home of mpls lakers youth traveling basketball program inc the minneapolis lakers is a nonprofit 501 c 3, that was established to provide traveling basketball programs for boys and girls 4th8th grade, who live in andor attend school in minneapolis. Minneapolis lakers alternate logo sports logo history. The lakers ended with a 1953 record, to record one of the worst seasons in their history. Warroad lakers 19461997 lakers 50th anniversary jersey patch there is a bit of hockey history not much known outside of northern minnesota and western canada, but one which needs to be told. The 1972 nba world championship series was played at the conclusion of the 1971 1972 nba season. The lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the nba, and have won 16 nba championships, their last being in 2010. Vetted by content experts, historians and teachers. What you need to know about multiprotocol label switchinig multiprotocol label switching is a way to insure reliable connections for realtime applications, but its expensive.
The lakers would become the nbas first three time champion when they won titles in 1952, 1953, and 1954. Inadvertently, the tail wheel had hooked on the top strand of a barbed wire fence, helping. After mikan retired the lakers struggled some on the court, but a lot at the ticket gate. Professional basketball first came to minnesota in 1947 when ben berger and morris chalfen purchased and relocated a nearextinct national basketball league nbl franchise, the detroit gems. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. Minneapolisla lakers the champions ring touch of modern. There was no way the globetrotters, an allblack basketball comedy team of sorts, could beat the lakers, the reigning champions of the allwhite national basketball league, a precursor to todays nba. Recent game results height of bar is margin of victory mouseover bar for details click for box score grouped by month. Congratulations to sophomore jay mackbee for winning 1st place in the minnesota poetry out loud competition.
Minnesota basketball scores, news, schedule, players, stats, photos, rumors, depth charts on. Of the early basketball card promotions, the card series produced by scotts potato chips in 1950 easily ranks in the top three on the rarest list. View complete minneapolis lakers 19491950 season records and regular season and playoffs stats. A love of baseballand, of course, the desire to whomp the neighboring towns teamspurred on players and fans alike. Compiled by stew thornley author of basketballs original dynasty. The 194950 minneapolis lakers season was the second season for the franchise in the national basketball association nba. The stats below are based on regular season statistics only, and only for the years the player spent with the lakers. The lakers were not only the nbas first dynasty, they would be a tantalizing hint of what the game would become almost 50 years later. W hen the harlem globetrotters and the minneapolis lakers decided to play an exhibition game in chicago in 1948, the contest was dismissed as a publicity stunt. Some statistics may not be available for all players, as some statistical categories were not tracked during those years. After this failure, mikan then concentrated on his law career, raising his family of six children, successfully specializing in corporate and real estate law, and buying and renovating buildings in minneapolis. The blackversuswhite basketball game that integrated the.
List of the last five seasons completed by the lakers. It is the only team franchise to win the championship in each of its first two nba seasons. The lakers have 14 championships, 29 conference titles and 28 division titles. Learn more about the history and accomplishments of the franchise in this article. The minneapolis lakers were basketballs original dynasty, winning six championships in seven years in a time long before multimillion dollar player contracts and tv deals.
Lonzo ball drops dimes against the pelicans new, 36 comments not quite super saiyan levels this time around, but lonzo showed tremendous pickandroll control. Senate in 2006 and began representing minnesota the following year. Records of every lakers playoff appearance list of the lakers owners, gms, and head coaches. Thats a total of 16 brackets, starting with their first championship in 1949, on a beautiful art print. Paul pierce and the celtics rally in the second half to overcome a 24point deficit vs. Ebooks minnesota is a joint project of minitex and the minnesota department of education, state library services. Currently over 10,000 on display for your viewing pleasure. On this day in lakers history, minneapolis selected elgin baylor with the first overall pick in the 1958 nba draft. The collection was made possible in part by funding from the minnesota department of education through a grant from the institute of museum and library services.
This book is a must for anyone who loves gopher football. The defending champions were anchored by the consistent play of mikan, both as a reliable option on offense and. The lakers held a 3832 lead at halftime, putting them 24 minutes away from history. And they were named lakers because the region was know. Posting articles, especially those behind pay walls. Search mnhs press books publisher of outstanding books on the history, art, and culture of the upper midwest. On this day in lakers history, george mikan and minneapolis became the first team in nba history to win three consecutive championships. Steffens account and subsequent trials revealed a police department recruited from exfelons shaking down the minneapolis underworld on the mayors behalf. A bimonthly, inseason publication that provides indepth lakers articles. Charles lindbergh carved out his hallowed highland in aviation history by becoming the first to fly solo across the atlantic ocean. Mikan would be the lakers first and biggest star during the later 1940s and 1950s.
Lakers officially unveil baby blue mpls throwback uniform. Meets all sixth grade minnesota studies social studies standards. Mikan was an early superstar of the league, and he showed everyone how it should be done in a lot of areas. Gophers illustrated is the ultimate book on university of minnesota football.
The minneapolis lakers and the dawn of professional. Championship nba championships 5 2010, 2009, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1988, 1987, 1985, 1982, 1980, 1972, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1950, 1949. Login using username history and password historyhistory and password history. In it, the full lakers history is covered in glorious detail from the early black and white era of the teams first superstar george mikan, to all the glory years once the team moved from its minnesota roots in 1961 hence the name lakers to the halloffame years associated. These appearances include eight nba finals appearances in the 1980s. Fondly remembered and celebrated throughout minnesota, oldfashioned town team baseball was the glue that held a community together and generated a great sense of pride and passion among its residents. With some of the best players ever to play the game suiting up in purple and. Way back in the 1940s, big people who played the game of basketball were generally considered freaks and uncoordinated. Minneapolis lakers logo on chris creamers sports logos page sportslogos. Minneapolis lakers team history sports team history. The most exciting are chaptors concerned showtime era magic, riles, kareem, coop, scott and others.