February 6 A2 book talk by Cornelius Johnson's dad
Basketball historian Claude Johnson (father of Cornelius) will be giving a book talk on February 6 at 6:30 pm at Literati on E. Washington Street. The book is The Black Fives: The Epic Story of Basketball's Forgotten Era.
https://www.literatibookstore.com/event/claude-johnson-black-fives-epic-story-basketballs-forgotten-era?ct=t%28Upcoming+Author+Events_COPY_01%29&goal=0_ef5845a422-00f3b0ddb0-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=00f3b0ddb0&mc_eid=gDTThp3M80
He also has talks scheduled in Baltimore (February 9), at NYU (February 15) and Pittsburgh (February 17).
February 2nd, 2023 at 5:04 PM ^
Awesome, didn't know that CJ's dad was a historian / author. A very Michigan kind of family!
February 2nd, 2023 at 5:32 PM ^
His mom is a Michigan alum doctor too
February 2nd, 2023 at 5:09 PM ^
Nice link OP!
February 2nd, 2023 at 5:24 PM ^
Hey, OP, to add a link, click the icon that looks like a link in a chain, at the top of the Comment box.
February 2nd, 2023 at 5:16 PM ^
It sounds like an interesting book. I don't think I will be able to attend but I may look into getting a copy of the book to read.
February 2nd, 2023 at 5:35 PM ^
Cool post OP, thanks!
February 2nd, 2023 at 5:45 PM ^
Claude Johnson wrote this excellent article about his story around the time Cornelius was being recruited:
February 2nd, 2023 at 9:45 PM ^
Cornelius has a younger brother . . .
February 3rd, 2023 at 9:11 AM ^
Younger brother is a Navy basketball commit.
February 3rd, 2023 at 9:42 AM ^
Wow. What a great story.
And this would all play a role in CJ having 160 yards receiving and two TDs on November 26th, 2022 in Columbus Ohio becoming a part of legendary lore.
February 3rd, 2023 at 11:00 AM ^
In addition to being a basketball historian, Claude has done a few other things in life:
Claude Johnson is a historian and founder of the Black Fives Foundation. He has a BS in civil engineering and economics from Carnegie Mellon and an MS in mechanical engineering from Stanford. During a 20-year career in corporate America, Johnson held management and executive positions at IBM, American Express, NBA Properties, Nike, Phat Farm, and Benetton Sportsystem. He left to become a stay-at-home dad to his three sons, two of whom are now Division I college football players (the third is a Division I high school basketball recruit). He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.
February 3rd, 2023 at 11:08 AM ^
The man is living my dream.