Updated: February 28, 8:54 AM ET The Origin of the McDonalds All American Game |
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ORIGIN:
In 1978, McDonald's launched its own all-star high school game -- the McDonald's All American High School Basketball Game, featuring an East and a West team of the best high school boy players in the country. It was the first national high school basketball all-star Game. The Inaugural Game was played in 1978 before a crowd of more than 13,000 at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.
In 2003, McDonald's will host the second annual Girls Game, to be played just before the Boys Game -- both will take place at Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio in front of a 20,000+ audience.
The first McDonald's All American Boys Team in 1977 included future NBA greats Magic Johnson, Albert King, and Gene Banks. |
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