[SAEN] 乔治·格文(George Gervin)加盟圣安东尼奥马刺队 51 周年

By Melissa Renteria, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-02-02 04:00:15

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51 年前的今天,“冰人”时代在马刺队的历史上拉开了帷幕。

乔治·格文(George Gervin)因其在球场上的冷静沉着而赢得了“冰人”的绰号,在披上银黑战袍之前的日子里,他不得不依靠这种泰然自若的态度。

格文在大陆篮球协会 (CBA) 打了一年球后,于 1973 年加入了 ABA 联盟的弗吉尼亚绅士队。1974 年 1 月下旬,他被交易到马刺队,交易金额为 228,000 美元。在此之前的几周,一直有传言称这笔交易即将发生。

ABA 联盟想阻止这笔交易,声称绅士队通过交易他们最后的明星球员,实际上是在进行“跳楼大甩卖”。当时的新闻档案显示,经济拮据的绅士队已经将朱利叶斯·欧文(Julius Erving)和斯文·内特(Swen Nater)交易出去,换取现金和选秀权。

冰人的命运掌握在一位联邦法官手中,他将对这笔交易做出裁决。

根据档案记载,当时 21 岁的格文在市中心希尔顿帕拉西奥德尔里奥酒店的一个房间里等待着最终结果。

美国地区法官阿德里安·斯皮尔(Adrian Spear)做出了有利于马刺队的裁决。1974 年 2 月 6 日下午,身高 6 英尺 7 英寸(约 2.01 米),体重 180 磅(约 82 公斤)的格文在新闻发布会上被介绍为马刺队的一员。当时的新闻报道称,格文将身披 44 号球衣,他的第一场比赛将在第二天晚上在 HemisFair 竞技场对阵犹他明星队。

记录显示,格文在马刺队的首秀中 16 投 5 中,得到 12 分。当时马刺队的阵容中包括科比·迪特里克(Coby Dietrick)、乔治·卡尔(George Karl)和詹姆斯·塞拉斯(James Silas),最终以 83-86 输给了犹他队。

1976 年,马刺队加入 NBA,格文仍然是球队的核心。在马刺队效力期间,格文九次入选全明星阵容,七次入选最佳阵容,并四次获得得分王称号。

NBA 官方曾表示,他标志性的指尖挑篮使他成为“NBA 历史上最具风格和最高效的得分手之一”。

格文在马刺队效力至 1985 年,之后被交易到芝加哥公牛队。一年后,他在那里结束了自己的 NBA 生涯。

1997 年,马刺队退役了他的 44 号球衣。1996 年,他入选奈史密斯篮球名人堂。

格文在马刺队效力期间的亮点之一——至少对许多老球迷和流行文化爱好者来说——是他 1978 年为耐克拍摄的标志性海报。海报中,这位马刺队的传奇人物坐在一个真正的冰王座上,与他的绰号相得益彰。

去年,耐克以其“冰人”系列服装重新诠释了这一标志性形象,在帽子、卫衣、T 恤等产品上向格文的著名海报致敬。

同样在本周的圣安东尼奥历史中,传奇折扣零售商 Solo Serve 举行了最后的清仓甩卖,并在经营 80 年后关门歇业。

这家总部位于圣安东尼奥的公司以其反季节的名牌商品、不规则商品和停产商品而闻名,所有商品都以极低的价格出售。1999 年 2 月 4 日,该公司永远地关上了大门。

Solo Serve 的名字来源于其店内没有销售员,顾客可以自行购物。在其鼎盛时期的 20 世纪 80 年代,Solo Serve 在德克萨斯州、阿拉巴马州和路易斯安那州拥有 40 多家门店。

位于索莱达街的市中心旗舰店的建筑——紧邻着该市另一个已经消失的地标,墨西哥曼哈顿餐厅——历史悠久根据档案记载,它在 19 世纪被称为共济会大楼,并在 1872 年被用作贝克萨尔县法院,直到该县认为它“不便且不充分”,并将法院搬到了现在的位置。

在不再由其创始家族控制后,Solo Serve 经历了财务困境,最终在 1994 年和 1999 年申请破产。

Solo Serve 被视为几十年后效仿的折扣零售商的先锋商业模式,它自 1919 年开业以来,也在当地历史上留下了自己的印记。

该公司在拉丁裔和黑人可以在任何地方购物和用餐之前的几年就雇佣了这些群体。档案显示,Solo Serve 的米尔顿·布伦纳(Milton Brenner)——从他的父亲兼公司创始人伊西多尔·布伦纳(Isidor Brenner)手中接管了公司——在 20 世纪 50 年代中期倡导了该市最早的种族融合午餐柜台之一。

在被开发商收购后,市中心的旗舰店于2017 年被拆除

本周也是贾米尔·“吉米”·查格拉(Jamiel “Jimmy” Chagra)被宣告无罪 42 周年,他被指控与 1979 年美国地区法官小约翰·H·伍德(John H. Wood, Jr.)的暗杀案有关的两项谋杀罪名。

查格拉是一位 flamboyant 的毒贩和赌徒,他原本将在伍德法官面前接受大麻贩运指控的审判。伍德法官因在毒品贩运案件中判处重刑而赢得了“最高约翰”(Maximum John)的绰号。

由于担心自己会被判长期监禁,查格拉密谋杀害伍德。他向一名杀手——查尔斯·哈里森(Charles Harrelson)支付了 25 万美元,后者是未来演员伍迪·哈里森(Woody Harrelson)的父亲。

新闻档案显示,谋杀伍德的阴谋还包括查格拉的妻子伊丽莎白(Elizabeth)和他的兄弟、律师乔·查格拉(Joe Chagra)。两人都服刑,现在都已去世。

吉米·查格拉的审判被转移到佛罗里达州的杰克逊维尔。1983 年 2 月 7 日,新闻档案显示,他被判谋杀罪和共谋谋杀罪不成立,但被判妨碍司法公正和毒品指控等较轻罪名成立。他因最初的毒品贩运指控被判处 30 年监禁,外加 1983 年被判的较轻罪名 10 年监禁。

记录显示,查格拉服刑 20 年后因健康原因获释。他于 2008 年去世。

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Spurs legend George Gervin shown with his iconic Nike poster in this 2021 file photo.

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George Gervin lays up a finger roll in an undated photo of the San Antonio Spurs taking on the Golden State Warriors at Hemisfair Arena.

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The vacant Solo Serve store on Soledad Street as seen in this 2000 file photo. The discount retailer closed all its stores after filing bankruptcy and holding a liquidation sale in 1999.

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The partially demolished Solo Serve building on Soledad Street as seen in March 2017. A storied discount retailer that served customers of all backgrounds for 80 years, Solo Serve closed 26 years ago.

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The San Antonio-based Solo Serve was popular for its out-of-season designer finds and irregular and discontinued items sold at bargain-basement prices. In this undated file photo, Solo Serve shoppers are seen searching through clothes racks. Named for its lack of salesclerks on the floor, leaving customers to shop on their own, the discount retailer closed its doors for good on Feb. 4, 1999.

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Spurs legend George “The Iceman” Gervin pictured in an homage to his iconic 1978 Nike poster. Gervin and Spurs have teamed up for the Iceman Collection, a new clothing line based on the poster.

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San Antonio Spurs legend George Gervin poses with his iconic Nike poster at his educational academy on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021.

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The Spurs and Hall of Famer George Gervin announce the team’s Classic Edition uniform to commemorate their 50-year legacy on Monday, July 11, 2022. The jersey harkens back to the days when the “Iceman” Gervin and the Spurs played in the Hemisfair arena. Players will don the Classic Edition uniforms for select games this upcoming season. Fans can also get their hands on the jerseys starting in September.

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Portrait of George Gervin, guard for the San Antonio Spurs. Gervin, better known as “Iceman” lead the league in scoring four times and was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.

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George Gervin, the Iceman, holds the Larry Brown trophy Sunday June 27, 1999 at the Alamodome.

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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich sits with former player George “Iceman” Gervin during a scrimmage at the AT&T Center, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.

点击查看原文:George Gervin became a San Antonio Spur 51 years ago

George Gervin became a San Antonio Spur 51 years ago

The “Iceman” era in Spurs basketball started 51 years ago in San Antonio history.

George Gervin, who earned the “Iceman” nickname for his cool demeanor on the court, had to rely on that no-fret attitude in the days leading up to wearing the silver and black.

Gervin, who joined the ABA’s Virginia Squires in 1973 after playing in the Continental Basketball Association for a year, was traded to the Spurs for $228,000 in late January 1974. The trade followed weeks of rumors that the move was imminent.

The ABA wanted to block the trade, claiming the Squires were essentially holding a “fire sale” by trading their last star. The financially struggling Squires had already traded Julius Irving and Swen Nater for cash and draft picks, newspaper archives show.

The Iceman’s fate was in the hands of a federal judge, who would rule on the trade.

Gervin, who was 21 years old at the time, waited out the drama in a room at the Hilton Palacio del Rio downtown, according to archives.

U.S. District Judge Adrian Spear ruled in the Spurs’ favor, and the 6-7, 180-pound Gervin was introduced as a Spur in a late afternoon news conference on Feb. 6, 1974. Gervin would wear No. 44 on his Spurs jersey, the team announced, and his first game would be the following night versus the Utah Stars at Hemisfair Arena.

Gervin scored 12 points on 5-for-16 shooting from the field in his Spurs debut, records show. The Spurs, whose roster included Coby Dietrick, George Karl and James Silas, lost to Utah, 86-83.

Gervin remained the centerpiece of the Spurs franchise when the team transitioned to the NBA in 1976. During his time with the Spurs, Gervin captured four scoring titles as a nine-time All-Star and seven-time All-NBA selection.

His signature finger roll made him “one of the most stylish and prolific scorers in NBA history,” the NBA has said.

Gervin remained with the Spurs until 1985, when he was traded to the Chicago Bulls. He finished his NBA career there a year later.

The Spurs retired his No. 44 jersey in 1997, and he was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.

One of the highlights of Gervin’s time with the Spurs — at least for many longtime fans and pop culture enthusiasts — is his iconic 1978 Nike poster that featured the Spurs great seated on a real throne of ice to match his nickname.

Nike revisited the iconic image last year with its Iceman Collection clothing line that paid tribute to Gervin’s famous poster on caps, hoodies, T-shirts and more.

Also this week in San Antonio history, storied discount retailer Solo Serve held its final liquidation sale and closed after 80 years in business.

The San Antonio-based company, popular for its out-of-season designer finds and irregular and discontinued items sold at bargain-basement prices, closed its doors for good on Feb. 4, 1999.

Named for its lack of salesclerks on the floor, leaving customers to shop on their own, Solo Serve had over 40 stores in Texas, Alabama and Louisiana at its peak in the 1980s.

The building that housed the downtown flagship store on Soledad Street — located next door to another fixture in the city that is gone, Mexican Manhattan restaurant — was rich in history. It was known as the Masonic Building in the 1800s, and in 1872 was used as the Bexar County Courthouse until the county deemed it “inconvenient and inadequate” and moved the courthouse to its current spot, according to archives.

Solo Serve experienced financial woes after it was no longer under its founding family’s control, leading to bankruptcy filings in 1994 and 1999.

Seen as a pioneering business model for discount retailers that followed decades after its 1919 opening, Solo Serve also left its mark on local history.

The company hired Latino and Black workers years before such groups could shop and eat anywhere of their choosing. Solo Serve’s Milton Brenner, who took over running the company from his father and company founder Isidor, championed one of the city’s first integrated lunch counters in the mid-1950s, archives show.

The flagship downtown location was demolished in 2017, after the building was purchased by developers.

This week also marks 42 years since Jamiel “Jimmy” Chagra was acquitted of two murder charges related to the 1979 assassination of U.S. District Judge John H. Wood, Jr.

Chagra, a flamboyant drug trafficker and gambler, was slated for trial on marijuana-trafficking charges before Judge Wood, who earned the moniker “Maximum John” because he was known to dole out tough sentences in drug-trafficking cases.

Fearing he’d be sent to prison for a long time, Chagra conspired to have Wood killed. He paid $250,000 to a hitman — Charles Harrelson, father of future actor Woody Harrelson.

The plot to kill Wood included Chagra’s wife, Elizabeth, and his brother, Joe Chagra, who was a lawyer, newspaper archives show. Both served prison sentences, and both are now deceased.

Jimmy Chagra’s trial was moved to Jacksonville, Fla., and on Feb. 7, 1983, he was acquitted of murder and conspiracy to murder but convicted of lesser obstruction of justice and drug charges, newspaper archives show. He was sentenced to 30 years for his original drug-trafficking charges, plus 10 years for the lesser charges he was convicted of in 1983.

Chagra served 20 years and was released from prison for health reasons, records show. He died in 2008.

By Melissa Renteria, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News