Feb 23, 2016
Born February 22, 1950 in East Meadow, NY Erving became one of Americas famous basketball players. Commonly known as Dr. J he had a lot of success off the court. However, Dr. J was one of the first basketball players to endorse many products and to have a shoe marketed under his name. It was at this time that he appeared in television commercials urging young fans asking for his autograph in an airport to refer to him henceforth as "Dr. Chapstick". He also starred in the 1979 basketball comedy film, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. #BlackHistoryMoments #BlackHistory #DrJ #JuliusErvivng