Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Afro Cards

Starting with Dr. Dunk, who of course had the best fro of all time.  He had great pride in his fro and, according to teammates, spent many hours getting it just right. 
Doesn't seem to happy in this pic, maybe "the fro" was getting the best of him that day.
Darnell had many epic battles with Artis Gilmore, who himself had a respectable fro, but here, the power of the fro is too much for Artis who seems to be getting thrown back by it's magical force.
Yes, the shadowing of the fro with the background is almost overwhelming, can you feel it's power?
This is part of the Pacer's official program, it highlights both the front and side view of the fro, which barely fits in the circular cutout.
The orange and yellow background really accentuates the fro in this 1974-75 Topps card.  Together with the red, white and blue ABA basketball, the overall effect is extremely powerful.
It's obvious who's the man in this 72-73 team photo.
Enough said.

Now on to our next afrostar, Mr. James Silas:
Silas' fro is gangsta for sure, especially when you take into account the mutton chops.
 Although his smile almost makes him look too happy, but the fro speaks for itself.

Not sure what happened with this Topp's reprint card, but the effect is scary.