Greg Speirs, original creator of the Legendary Lithuanian Basketball Tie Dye Skullman Olympic Uniforms.
Greg Speirs wearing his iconic Skullman Lithuanian tie dye skeleton basketball uniforms made famous at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics.
The Original Slammin’® Lithuania Tie Dye® Slam Dunking Skeleton® licensed property was born the moment New York artist Greg Speirs created it in 1992 and was showcased to the world at the Barcelona Summer Olympics and has been marketed and sold every day since.
Learn the Real Story of the Most Famous Uniforms in Olympics History and the Truth Behind the Slam-Dunking Skeleton Tees told by their Original Creator
— Mike Thompson
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, July 12, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — The iconic brand was born the moment it was created by a New York apparel designer and has been marketed every day since and has continued for over 30 years to this day. It was showcased to the world on the international stage of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona just so the Lithuanian Olympic Men’s basketball team could have something fun to wear during the Olympics. But they ended up being unveiled on the Olympic medal ceremonies platform for the media and world to see, at that moment becoming the most popular fashion statement of the 1992 Olympics.
See news documentation: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/id/100165621
Immediately the public wanted to know the source and where they could buy one. Initially this fact was incorrectly reported by the press. Initial stories incorrectly reported the Skullman® shirts as coming from a musical group or possibly being a team shirt. Neither are correct. These initial stories were proved to be untrue. The way-out warm-ups were actually created and owned by New York licensor & apparel designer Greg Speirs. The line is actually an independent line which came into this story, created and solely owned by the designer, not connected to any other entity. Speirs also owns the Official 1992 Federal Registrations of the shirts from which all licensing rights originate. When the T-shirts started selling and became a hot collectible Speirs saw it as great opportunity to help the team and chose to donate all of what would have been his profits to the team. As the property’s owner and Licensor, he chose to let 100% of his would be royalties go to the team, at that point becoming the major funder of the Lithuanian Men’s Olympic Basketball Team.
See news story: https://www.pr.com/press-release/448933
From the creator of the famous jerseys himself:
The Lithuanian Slam-Dunking® Skullman® on Tie-Dye T-Shirts represented the artist’s interpretation of a team rising from nothing, “Like a Phoenix from the ashes to slam-dunking a flaming basketball to bronze victory. It’s not a dead skeleton, but represents rebirth and a new life. It was not only a victory in Olympic sports, but it was as if it were a triumph over communism itself,” recalled Speirs, featured in the 2012 basketball documentary movie, “The Other Dream Team”, explained the artist.
See documented news story:
Listen to “The Other Dream Team” Interview:
http://www.gregspeirs.com/greg-speirs-audio-interview-by-the-other-dream-team-documentary-film/
The story was documented in the 2012 movie “The Other Dream Team” highlighting Lithuanians’ experiences behind the Iron Curtain. Aside from the Lithuanian Basketball Team’s hardships on the road to the Olympics, it celebrates the artist’s famous Skullman® Slammin’ Skeleton® tie-dyed uniforms.
See IMDB documentation: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3998173/
See full cast: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606829/
Skullman® was “enshrined” at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. on Dec.7th 1993, a day living in infamy becoming the first & only cartoon character and licensed property to be “enshrined” in any Hall of Fame:
http://www.lithuaniatshirt.com/basketball%20hall%20of%20fame.htm
Original 1992 Skullman Lithuania Tie Dye® T-Shirts are available here: www.Skullman.com
“The story was a major news event impacting popular culture, taking its place in sports and Olympics history. It had a major influence on the direction of future sports fashion, changing the way it was perceived and viewed. We’re grateful to Greg for that. The Tie Dyed Slammin® Skullman® became a legendary household icon and arguably the most well known t-shirt line in history with the greatest longevity still selling strong to this day.” said Mike Thompson of Slammin’ Sports®.
See news story: https://sgbonline.com/original-1992-skullman-basketball-uniforms-return-to-lithuania/
About the brand:
“The brand is an independent property created by the designer, not part of any another entity, stands alone as a unique brand owned by the designer from which all licensing rights originate. The property has been marketed and promoted consistently for 30 years and is the reason for the brand’s popularity and longevity. The reason for its present popularity is largely due to our constant marketing and advertising of the brand keeping it in the public’s mind for over 30 years. We don’t discount or run sales because we have turned it into an exclusive product through our marketing efforts.” exclaimed Mike Thompson of Skullman.com
The Official Lithuania Tie Dye® Slam Dunking Skeleton merchandise can be found here:
www.Skullman.com
The Officially Licensed Original 1992 Shirts are available here:
http://skullman.com/original%201992%20Lirhuania%20tie%20dye%20basketball%20jerseys.htm
1992 © Copyright & ® Trademark property of Greg Speirs. Lithuania Tie Dye®, Lithuanian Slam Dunking Skeleton® are official trademarked brands of Greg Speirs. Original Source/All rights reserved. www.skullman.com
All rights reserved. www.skullman.com 1992 © Copyright & Trademark® property of Greg Speirs. Lithuania Tie Dye® & the Lithuanian Slam Dunking Skeleton® and all related indicia and symbols are the Officially Licensed Brands and Licensed Properties owned by Greg Speirs/ Official Licensor/ Exclusive Source/ Original Source from which all Licensing Rights originate.
Mike Thompson
Skullman.com
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Greg Speirs the American artist who created the world famous Slam Dunking Skeleton Lithuania Tie Dye Basketball Olympic Uniforms appears in The Other Dream Team
Originally published at https://www.einpresswire.com/article/643613423/the-untold-story-of-the-legendary-1992-lithuania-basketball-tie-dye-olympic-uniforms
