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From its small towns and even smaller gymnasiums, the ABA was minor league through and through. #GoodRiddance

2:58:28 Holy cow, how was that not a penalty? That was worth 15 yards even back then.

Dec 23 1991

Exhibition games were played at high school gyms. The idea was to expose folks in rural areas to entertainment options they had never seen. Regular season games were played on regulation floors in arenas owned by colleges and local and state governments. In the inaugural season, Anaheim and Pittsburgh played in arenas that were nearly new. New Jersey's got a face-lift and the Minnesota club played in a huge, modern facility. Of course, the "story" sounds more interesting with the over-the-top anecdotes.

Costas ruins it

Check out remembering the ABA. ABA led NBA in all time exhibition games. ABA all stars vs NBA all stars did happen twice.

The NBA really missed a chance at greatness when they decided to "win" the merger. An American Conference with ABA rules and ball, and a National Conference staying "traditional" would have fanned passionate flames of rivalry for decades. Throw the newer NBA teams (Cleveland, Seattle, Atlanta, etc) in with the 6 remaining ABA teams, and you've got a spectacle! Could have kept the intense ABA rivalry (Indiana & Kentucky) alive, too. The Finals really would have been fun with "home court rules". It's really sad the opportunity they missed.

I was there! It still gives me the chills.

RIP Mike Walden the announcer

Sports fans have a lot to be thankful for from these "rebel" leagues. The players especially. The ABA, WHA, USFL brought concepts like free agency and big money to the athletes and wide open games for the fans. Sadly in my area we had zero exposure to the ABA as the closest team was the Nets. But I knew what it was as I read the sports pages as a kid. And everybody had a red, white, and blue ball.

The incredible memories. I got to see Dr J dunking over Artis Gilmore. Such fun.

M,J who.? Ill never put Jordan b4 my ABA peeps.DT MBarnes M.M.G.mc guinnes While NBA,,,Boreinfans to Not watch.i turned down tics to garden to Go NASSAU,COL.😂😂

In certain ways, the ABA was so ahead it's time.

If the ABA could've just got a TV contract much would've been different. I feel that the Kentucky Colonels would still be around to this very day for one..

Those were some of my teammates.

Loved The ABA!!!! Wow 🤩 All The Best Players!!! Julius Erving Roger Brown Artis Gilmore!!!! Dan Issel David Thompson!!! The Ice 🧊 Man!!!!

Personally, I believe Red Aurbach kept the ABA from securing a national broadcast contract, keeping them from most of the nation's attention. The ABA teams where mostly in small market citiies and only shown locally. It killed them. Fun Fact: the ABA had a better record against the NBA in exhibition games !

The ABA had a lot of good players I remember some of the exhibition games nba-aba and ABA was winning some of those games I also remember the NBA Aba all-Star games I get sad when I think about what could have been

The NBA needs arrival League I thought of talented basketball players in the United States and overseas and all the money that goes around it would be beautiful to have another League to play against the NBA at the end of the year I believe it was all about money the greed of the NBA wouldn't let it happen they wanted to keep the money all to themselves

montey Gilbreath, my guy from Taft high school

my teammate at Kennedy

I FOLLOWED GEORGE ICEMAN GERVIN SINCE ICE WAS PLAYING FOR THE VIRGINIA SQUIRES JANUARY 1973 AND I WAS AT THE HALL OF FAME WHEN ICE WAS INDUCTED MAY 1996 AND I LOOK LIKE JAMES JIMMY SI CAPTAIN LATE SILAS WOW WHAT A LIFE I'VE LIVED

Thanks for this upload. This game was a serious nostalgic trip for me as I just started the fourth grade when this game was played. That music commercial break music starting at 53:53, Terry Donahue, Sean LaChappelle, Cal-State Fullerton Titans football. The Titans football program would be no more two months after this game ended.

I went to Cal State Fullerton a few years ago for a baseball game and after the game I told the people I came with to let me go look at Titan Stadium for a few minutes. That stadium is still intact and well-manicured. Ain't no real football game been played in that stadium since 1992. That stadium is just used for soccer and the occasional filming of TV show or movie.

wow, i missed this one during my high school days

Chaminade upset Virginia to leave UNLV as the lone unbeaten.

Great end of game with interception to seal the deal

As a 12 year old actor who played Mr.Brownlow this year this is TERRIBLE acting. Let's not talk about the accents, I’m not trying to brag, but I was way better than that BROWNLOW actor.

54:45 crowd reaction to Kirk Gibson’s walkoff home run in GM1 of the 1988 WS.

I like local college announcers and conference announcers.

do you have more bruce bowen video

This brought me so much joy! Thank you for sharing it!

this is soooo 1970s but it’s cool

Poor, poor acting. Telegraphed, forced.

How the hell he didn't make it to the NFL this dude is underrated

2008 all #1 seeds made the final four

I loved the ABA. As a 9 and 10 year old Jersey kid in '75 and '76, who lived and breathed basketball, I was mesmerized by Dr. J, Super John, Billy Paultz, etc. At that time, Channel 9 televised some of the Nets games. I don't think I ever missed one. Even had a red white and blue basketball. Wish I still had it. Great memories. Thanks for the documentary!

Where was this played?

this is horrible acting… but i’m playing mr brownlow in my schools production of oliver, and it’s the exact same script XD

I was at this game. What a finish!

Cal State Fullerton needs to bring back their football team

Thank you for posting this. My late husband is in it and I can’t wait to share this with my son.

The one glaring thing that always stuck out to me was the lack of credit Fullerton got for winning this national championship! Mostly from the Longhorn point of view, the classlessness and arrogance they showed postgame, thinking that the championship was theirs! And forgetting the fact that u still hafta play the games! The Titans more than earned that national title and Texas should have been more commendable and congratulated where congratulations was due! It was an appalling lack of sportsmanship on Texas' part instead of accepting they simply got beat! They handled themselves horribly! Except for their coach and it's sad they couldn't take his cue in defeat!

I was there... 12 year old rebel fan 💔 place went bonkers!

COMMENTATORS: PAUL SUNDERLAND CHRIS MARLOWE TV NETWORK: PRIME TICKET (NOW BALLY SPORTS WEST) DATE: 30 DECEMBER 1992

COMMENTATORS: GREG GUMBEL JIM KAAT TV NETWORK: CBS DATE: 6 JUNE 1992

The most successful player for both teams is Bruce Bowen.

Dr. Grimwig wearing 20th Century glasses!! LOL!!

This was the start of pacific turning the program around under coach thomason

I was at this game. The Santa Ana bowl was a fun place on Saturdays during the late 80’s, when they moved to the on campus stadium, a little of that charm was lost (like the OC jail as a backdrop) and the beat up parking lot.