LEGHORN v MILANO - 12th PART

LEGHORN v MILAN. As mentioned in prior periods, the final championship of 1989 between Leghorn and Milan, was the best of the rivalry that has tied, ties and bind the two cities. In this picture a different time of the final championship.

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LEGHORN v MILAN - 11th PART

LEGHORN v MILAN. Another image of the championship final between Leghorn and Milan in the 1989.

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THE BASKETBALL IN LEGHORN: A STORY FROM FAR

In the world the basketball was born back in 1891 when a gym teacher of Canadian origin, a "certain" that James Naismith was teaching at the school Sprignfield YMCA in Massachusetts, asked to find a sport which takes in training baseball players and football in winter. It occurred to him to take a basket of wood and a leather ball, inspired by an old sport in Canada called "Duck on a Rock" and invented basketball.

Leghorn was once part of it with the sport when he landed for the first time in Italy. Here the first line to participate in the first Serie A was that of Guf Livorno (the team of young fascists) who in the early '30s helped create the first Italian side. Leghorn's born was also that Professor Bruno Macchia who organized the very first championship final in Versilia - was the early '40s - and Leghorn were also those referees that legendary over the years allow to imprint true in basketball national movement. People like Folli, Sussi, Fabbri, Bianchi, who even represent Italy in the Olympics. Names rekindle the imagination of those who have white hair.

SERIE A: Even after the war remains Livorno in Serie A for a few years. The merger between Pro Leghorn and Red Star from life US Leghorn - same name of the soccer team - headed by Gaetano D'Alesio.

COUNT MALAGUZZI: It's called Cama (a brand of chocolate) the first team that bears the name of a sponsor. It was the mid-'50s, the property was the Count Orazio Malaguzzi, which is madness to buy the legendary addiruttura Stelio Posar, Trieste-born great achievements of race. In 1955 the promotion, complete with title of "Champion of Italy of the Serie B". Within 4-5 years after a demotion and another back among the "elect" (the old series A).

LIBERTAS: The amaranth (original colors of Libertas) President Dino Lugetti arrive in top division in 1959 to form the merger with Cama. From the rib of this merger will be born Portuale Leghorn from Alfred Damiani, forerunner of Pallacanestro Leghorn. The "libertassini" will be the first team of the city for years, making back and forth between the Series A and Series B for a long time.

THE PIELLE: In 1980, after an absence of nine years, Leghorn back to in Serie A thanks to Pallacanestro Leghorn, which exceeds the SIMOD Padova in the playoffs of the A2. But in the meantime has seen a great rivalry with his cousins town of Libertas. And lots more from around the league became the derby. In the seventies the challenges " THE STRACITTADINE" (the derby) are played in Serie B, but the maximum reach in the 80s when " THE STRACITTADINE" move to Serie A. From 1981 to 1989, Livorno have two teams in the premier league. For three years both in series A1.

THE FINALS: In 1989, the Libertas, sponsored Enichem, comes a step by businesses. Playing the best basketball of the league, winning the championship final, and after five games really under pressure with Philips Milan, loses one point adamant Game 5 and then seeing the first validation set aside a basket on the edge of the siren.

THE ERA QUERCI: Is the beginning of the end: in 1991, the Libertas Leghorn and Pallacanestro unite under the direction of the infamous Professor Francesco Alessandro Querci. After a surety creative 1994 is decreed the cancellation of Italian society from professional basketball.

THE RETURN: Leghorn able to return to Serie A in 1997 thanks to the family D'Alesio property of Don Bosco Basket Leghorn , then there remains for some years with the management of the Mabo. The last few years, until now, were all under the banner of creativity, on the edge of survival.

Finally, the thread has broken this summer with the "radazione", again, of a Leghorn's basketball club.

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THE BOOKS ON BASKETBALL IN LEGHORN - Part 1: "ONCE UPON A TIME THE DERBY ..."

Author: Andrea and BRUNO Ticci DAMAR - Publication Year: 1996

A book of great historical value. A journey through the story of a basketball move that has seen ups and downs but has given great satisfaction. The book starts from the first few games in the 30s and reaches up to 1996.Is told as the movement was born in Leghorn basketball derby on the very first public bathing facilities. The early successes of the teams labronica, the birth of historical societies, Pallacanestro and Libertas Leghorn, the memory of these two companies, the growth of one great passion town, the importance of women's basketball, the great champions and great champions, the absolute highlights of the 80s with the advent and growth of healthy rivalry town, the historic championship final, the merger between the two historical societies towns (Libertas Livorno and Pallacanestro precisely), the debacle of a whole movement and its struggle rebirth.A book that brings the real lovers of this sport at moments with the hope of seeing them again and relive it in the very near future.

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THE 1989 ITALIAN PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS: LEGHORN v BOLOGNA

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BUT LOOK WHO HAS PLAYED IN LEGHORN

(Dante Calabria with the jersey of Bini Viaggi Leghorn)

John Dante Calabria Calabria was born Pottstown (USA), November 8, 1973. Dante Calabria has attended for all 4 years the canonical prestigious university of North Carolina University, had the honor of becoming captain of the Tar Heels in his last season. At the Court of Dean Smith won a NCAA title in 1993 in New Orleans and in the 1994-95 season after being the best shot from three points of the entire NCAA with 49.6%, losing in the semifinals against Arkansas University.

After college he signed with Bini Viaggi Leghorn (European debut), in A-2 (second italin championship), where it makes a good season finishing with almost 16 points per game. Now back in America, first with the Chicago Bulls (where he plays only the McDonald's Open), then in the Continental Basketball Association (the mythical CBA) with the mesh of Fort Wayne. In 1998-1999 he decided to return to play in Europe and goes to play in the French top flight in Dijon where he scored 17.1 points per well (returning to the times of onset European Leghorn). He spent another half year in France, but change the team, it goes to play for Pau Orthez, where he also dispute the Euroleague. In 2000-01 he returned to Italy, signing for Trieste, where he remained for one season, coached by Bogdan Tanjević. Team changes again next year, this time he moved to Spangna, signing for Valencia, Acb, but in January you should stop for an ankle injury. Back in November to play next year, again in Italy, Benetton Treviso, where he remained until March, when he has to return to the U.S. for stay near to family, however Benetton Italy wins the Italian Cup, after which the Benetton also win the Championship. In the 2003-04 season, signing for the Oregon Cantù, which became one of the strengths. With the mesh Cantù scoring 14.1 points per game, the Italian Super Cup in his final against Benetton Treviso. The next season arrives all'Armani Jeans Milan. Here it remains for three seasons. In these three championships with the jersey Olimpia scored good numbers, scoring 13 points average in the first season (where the final league) and 13.8 in the second. Last season his contribution is limited to the physical problems that porseguitano and closes with 8.4 points average (the worst result of his career in Italy). In July 2007 he was made official his move to Fortitudo Bologna, with a contract option for next year and for the benefit of society. After one season with the eagle in Bologna in October 2008 switch to Vanoli Soresina in league Legadue (the second Italian league). On 5 April 2009, a few days before the start of the playoffs, is out of the company rose According Triboldi.

Dante Calabria has played the European Championships men's basketball in 2005 with the Italian national team, to be naturalized.

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THE PAUL MCPHERSON'S SLAM DUNK SHOW IN LEGHORN

Paul McPherson was one of the best foreigners players after the merger of Libertas and Pallacanestro Livorno. In this video the best 6 slam dunk with the Basket Livorno.

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LEGHORN v MILAN - 10th PART

LEGHORN v MILANO. Challenges between Leghorn and Milan in the final shield far back as 1989 was the peak. In this picture another moment of that historic event.

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OUR FORMER PRESIDENT OF ITALIAN REPUBLIC CARLO AZEGLIO CIAMPI

Who would have thought? Former Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who was born in Leghorn, besides being a big fan of italian soccer team "Livorno Calcio" as a young man was also a basketball player. In this photo (taken from the book by Alberto tonut) the young Ciampi (highlighted with circle) in the formation of the University of Pisa with the role of playmaker.

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