Takers sign 80-year-old player
March 16, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Houston Takers News Release
Houston, TX. The American Basketball Association (ABA) has always been known for its creativeness, out-of-the-box, unusual, innovative, ground-breaking initiatives. Larry D. Leonard II, the owner of the ABA Houston Takers has just added to the league's mystique with the announcement on Thursday that Mr. Howard Judah will take the floor as a Houston Taker for the 2007-2008 season.
According to Leonard, "Mr. Judah has an awesome basketball resume and has been a consistent winner." "And one other thing," added Leonard, "Mr. Judah is 80 years old and is probably the oldest professional basketball player in history. So, the ABA gets the tallest player ever - 7'9" Sun Ming Ming and the oldest player ever - Howard Judah. It doesn't get any better than this."
The Houston Takers are looking to turn things around for next season and it seems as if Howard Judah will be the spark they need to get them heading in the right direction. For more information, visit www.houstontakers.com or www.abalive.com.
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