The Legendary Tie-Dyed Slam-Dunking Skeleton Lives on with New Official 2024 Apparel Editions Released from Skullman.comNEW YORK, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After clinching the bronze medal 32 years ago in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, the Lithuanian Olympic Basketball Team showed up on the Olympics medal platform wearing the way-out Skullman tie-dyed basketball uniforms. They wowed the world wearing something unexpected, that was never before seen in the world of Olympic sports. It's difficult to understand the magnitude, significance, impact and power of what went down with those shirts -Bill WaltonThe uniforms were created by NYC apparel brand designer Greg Speirs for the team to have something fun to wear, energizing and inspiring the team. Reaction was overwhelming. The players wore the shirts everywhere. The public wanted to buy one. "It became major news impacting popular culture, taking its place in Olympics history, and changed sports fashion forever. The Tie Dyed Skullman became a household icon." said Mike Thompson of Skullman.com.It began when Lithuania broke from the Soviet Union and became free. Former Soviet player and NBA star Sarunas Marciulionis rallied donations for the new, financially strapped team, with hopes of the Lithuanians competing as a free nation in their first Olympics. Marciulionis received donations, including one separate $5,000 donation from the Grateful Dead, according to news reports, which was the part they played in this story.New York apparel Licensor Greg Speirs also heard about the team's plight & independently created the Skullman tie dyed uniforms, so the team could have something fun to wear during the Olympics. Listen to the true podcast facts hereThe 2012 documentary film "The Other Dream Team" highlights the Lithuanian Basketball Team's experiences behind the Iron Curtain, who shared a goal – to utilize their athletic gifts to help free their country. The film celebrates Speirs' iconic tie-dyed uniforms. Olympics' basketball history.Where the uniforms came from:"The Skullman Lithuanian tie dyed basketball shirts are an independent line created and owned by designer Full story available on Benzinga.com
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