Julius "Dr. J." Erving, basketball legend, was born in Roosevelt, NY, on this date in 1950. During Erving's illustrious career in the ABA and NBA, he revolutionized the game with his high-flying antics, the "finger-roll," and the "slam-dunk."
Colonel Fredrick Drew Gregory, the nephew of Dr. Charles Drew, became the first Black astronaut to command the Space Shuttle (Discovery) on this date in 1989.
Colonel Fredrick Drew Gregory, the nephew of Dr. Charles Drew, became the first Black astronaut to command the Space Shuttle (Discovery) on this date in 1989.
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I and many others had a small crush on John, but he was serious with someone in the class behind ours.
Dr J went on to glory, and brought along some of his team. John became a PR guy for the Sixers, and later morphed into the LA music biz, where Roberta told me he did "alot" of coke, and divorced that same high school cutie.
When Dr J lost his son a coupla years ago, I read that John was there, but other than that, I lost touch entirely...and, I don't care.
So there.