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Originally posted by IdahoRef
When I was a kid (I'm age 47), we couldn't even touch someone without a whistle. I remember them saying on TV in the Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain days that this sport was "Non-Contact". WE'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY!
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Bill Russell once said that basketball was a contact sport and football was a collision sport.
I remember that it was a throw-in violation if B caught the throw-in while standing OOB because A did not throw the ball "inbounds."
I remember seeing the old 6-ft key on elementary courts when I was that age. It looked like an old key-hole and thus, the "paint" was called the "key."
In Ohio back in the early 60's the 2nd OT was sudden death. (I think it was the 2nd OT, if not, then the 3rd.)
I remember dunking during warm-ups. THAT was many times more entertaining than the game, especially in college.
I remember the dunk being outlawed during the game for a few years (The Lew Alcindor rule).