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18 sie 1997 · high-rising Herman (the Helicopter) Knowings, a 6'4" ball of muscle who, lore has it, could hang in the air like a cloud of smoke. I saw the Helicopter once at City College in Harlem, sitting...
"One in particular, Herman "Helicopter" Knowings, was renowned for a shot he called "the double-scoop sundae with a cherry on top" - where, with basketball in hand and street shoes on his feet, he would become airborne between midcourt and the top of the key, make two complete revolutions representing both scoops of the sundae, then stuff the ...
"When I was in 9th grade, I saw the Helicopter, with my own two eyes, pick a quarter off the top of the backboard to win a bet, and I was in complete shock," said former NBA all-star Bernard King.
NYC's #RuckerPark streetball legend Herman The Helicopter Knowings may be the best basketball player ever to NEVER lace 'em up in the #NBA.
12 lut 1989 · “Boy named Helicopter (real name: Herman Knowings) had incredible wingspan. His jump was absolutely awesome. He had wide shoulders--he was built like Orlando (Woolridge), 6-7 or 6-8.
King wasn’t the only person shocked by the 6′4″ Helicopter during the 1960’s and mid-1970’s. In a Rucker League game, he went for a ball fake in the lane, and as the man waited for him to come down, witnesses swear he treaded air until the referee called three-seconds.
11 cze 2009 · Basketball junkies still speak with reverence of Herman "The Helicopter" Knowings, Earl "The Goat" Manigault and Arnold Dugger, all New York playground superstars with almost unnatural...
