Join the movement! #ColonelsComeBack #ItsOurTurn #NBA2LOU RT to spread the word!

RT @GlobeBobRyan: Happy 93d for Hubie Brown, a truly, truly, truly GREAT basketball man with a tremendous sense of humor. He was a mentor a…

The Kentucky Colonels were a great team. But Hubie Brown made them World Champions. And he made the rest of us dream bigger and believe bigger, too. Happy Birthday, Hubie. And thank you!

Happy 93rd Birthday to Hall of Famer Hubie Brown! Player, Coach, Analyst, and important now: Teacher of the Game. As a basketball mind, a total game-changer worldwide. There ya go! #HappyHubieDay

Happy 93rd birthday to Hubie Brown. 🙏🙌 Reshare this if you agree Coach Brown is a living legend!

93 years young today! Happy Birthday, Legendary Coach Hubie Brown! 🏆 🏀 1975 ABA Champion

Happy 93rd birthday, Coach Hubie Brown! 🎉🏀🎂

This is Louie Dampier, ABA legend In 1968-69 he shot 36.1% on 7.1 3PA/G and averaged 24.8 PPG In 1969-70 he shot 36.1% on 6.7 3PA/G and averaged 26.0 PPG He made 397/1100 from deep over a two-season span more than a decade before the NBA adopted the three-point line (the ABA had it since its inception in 1967-68) Talk about ahead of his time!

He's an all time great player but even better human being! I never saw him refuse an autograph to Colonels fans after the games at Freedom Hall. He's a winner!

Happy 77th birthday to Artis Gilmore. On May 25, 1972, basketball gave us a true young giant vs. old giant showdown. The rival NBA and ABA staged an unofficial interleague Supergame at Nassau Coliseum, bringing 35-year-old Wilt Chamberlain face to face with 22-year-old Artis Gilmore. Wilt had just led the 69-win Lakers to an NBA championship and earned Finals MVP. Gilmore had just finished one of the greatest rookie seasons ever, winning both ABA Rookie of the Year and league MVP. And they actually guarded each other. Gilmore finished with 14 points while Wilt scored 6, with Artis making seven field goals to Wilt’s two. The NBA won the game 106-104, but the young A-Train showed that he belonged on the same floor as the most imposing center basketball had ever seen. Surviving footage also shows Wilt having his moments against Gilmore, using the strength and experience that made him such a nightmare to deal with. That connection between the two giants went beyond one game. Bob Love recalled Gilmore being regarded as the second-strongest man in basketball behind Chamberlain. Hubie Brown also spoke of Wilt and Artis as two men with extraordinary strength, while emphasizing that neither used that power with the intention of hurting opponents. Years later, Shaquille O’Neal added to the legend. Shaq said that of all the old-school greats whose hands he had shaken, Artis Gilmore had the strongest handshake. Bill Russell had a strong one. Wilt did too. But according to Shaq, Artis was the strongest.

Artis Gilmore’s career resume: ⭐️ 11x All-Star ⭐️ 5x All-NBA ⭐️ 5x All-Defensive ⭐️ 1x ABA Champion ⭐️ 1x MVP ⭐️ 1971-72 ROTY ⭐️ 24,941 Points (32nd All-Time) ⭐️ 16,330 Rebounds (5th All-Time) ⭐️ 3050 Assists ⭐️ 3178 Blocks (4th All-Time) Happy 77th Birthday to the A-Train 🙏

One of my favorite players growing up in KY. Our Kentucky Colonels were the best, man. Artis,Issel,Louie,Walt Simon, Goose Ligon. #ABA

OTD in 2022, Dr. J and George Karl, two of the Executive Producers of Soul Power, connected to help film for the ABA docuseries. They are watching footage about the Kentucky Colonel’s and former Owner, Ellie Brown in this image.

Kudos to Artis for choosing the ABA and helping to make the league so great. I wish he could’ve gone into the NBA with the Colonels.

Happy 77th Birthday to Artis Gilmore 🏀 Points = 24,941 🏀 Rebounds = 16,330 🏀 Blocks = 3,178 🏆 ABA Champion (1975) ⭐ ABA Playoffs MVP (1975) 🏆 ABA MVP (1972) 🏆 ABA ROY (1972) ⭐ 4× ABA rebounding champ ⭐ 6× NBA All-Star 💯 Member-Pro Basketball Hall of Fame #NBA #HOF

Happy Birthday, Artis!! 🚆 🏀 🎂 🎉

Love this! Three legendary ABA figures whose remarkable stories are better known now than in 2022 thanks to the Soul Power team and their brilliant docuseries on the American Basketball Association

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Happy Heavenly Birthday Frank ‘The Kentucky Colonel’ Ramsey @celtics @COLCOMEBACK ✅

I couldn’t agree more! Happy 4th!! Happy 250th!! And thank you ABA for embodying the American spirit so well !! The ABA taught us to dream big, take chances, let our reach exceed our grasp, be undaunted by obstacles , and to do it all with great style, innovation, and goodwill — and never apologize for being defined by a red, white , and blue ball. Happy Birthday to the American Dream from the league who personified its ideals daily!

I can’t think of one!! Happy 4th! Happy 250th! And thank you ABA!!