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Cartoons: Hoop Humor

It’s time to have a little fun with that sport on the court!

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Basketball coach on a step ladder demonstrating to his player where the ball goes.
“Then you take this little ball and drop it through this little basket. Now that isn’t hard, is it?”
Peter Wyma
October 29, 1955

 

A basketball team accidently schedules their game during a school dance.
“Let’s have another look at that schedule.”
Ed Sullivan
September 24, 1955

 

A tall basketball player stands under through the net.
“Hogan looks good on defense.”
Zeis
February 25, 1956

 

A very tall basketball player dribbles the ball on his coach's head.
“On that pivot play…are you listening?”
Gallagher
January 3, 1956

 

Basketball player calls his mom in a phone booth saying that he made the team. He is so tall, he takes up the entire booth
“Hello, Mom. I made the team!”
Zeis
November 10, 1956

 

Basketball team and their coach leave the locker room during halftime. The coach's head is stuck looking up because he had to speak to his very tall players.
“Looks like the coach gave them a good talking to.”
Gallagher
November 20, 1954

 

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Comments

  1. As a cartoonist I always enjoy looking at good old cartoons.

    Maybe you can show some of the more recent ones

  2. These are all pretty funny. Number one is definitely the most embarrassing (poor guy), followed by numbers 3, 4 and 5. On number 2, who knew there was a cartoonist named Ed Sullivan?! Yeah. “Let’s have another look at that schedule”, for sure!

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