Posts Tagged “basketball”

Bucky Lew and the Illustrious Lews of Lowell

January 4, 2014 by Marie Posted in History, Lowell Leave a Comment

From the archive… the Lews were an important Lowell family. Today MassMoments reminds us that Harry “Bucky” Lew – the first African American to play professional basketball – was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on January 4, 1884. January 4, 2013 Marie Leave a comment Edit Mass Moments reminds us that on…

March Madness Poem: ‘Nine-Foot Hoop’ by Eric Linder

March 16, 2011 by PaulM Posted in Culture, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell, Poetry Leave a Comment

Here’s a poem by my old friend Eric Linder, a poet and bookstore owner. He had the Chelmsford Bookstore in Chelmsford Center for a long time and now runs Yellow Umbrella Books in Chatham, Mass., right on the main street.—PM . Nine-Foot Hoop . I put up a basketball hoop…