THE UNTOLD STORY from "THE OTHER DREAM TEAM"
ARTIST BECAME MAJOR SPONSOR BY $450,000. DONATION TO THE TEAM
For release 11-12-13- New York, NY. - Probably the strangest and most way out part of The Other
Dream Team story was about the Slam Dunking Skeleton and where it came from.
The slam-dunking 'Skullman' skeleton became the infamous icon rallied around by the men's 1992 Lithuanian
Olympic basketball team during the Barcelona olympics. The image seemed to energize the team on their way
to a bronze victory.
Source of the Slam Dunking Skeleton: The design was actually created by New York sports
artist Greg Speirs, who is the Licensor and owner of the image of the 'Slam Dunking Skeleton' property seen
in the 1992 Olympics and in the movie: "The Other Dream Team". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3998173/
The second phase of the fundraising was taken to another level :
A lesser known and widely unreported fact of the story is the artist's contribution of over $450,000.00 of his royalties to
of his trademark property and the majority of the funding given to the team. (Speirs as the creator, source
and owner of the intellectual property rights to image donated 100% of his realized profits
from the sales of Skullman shirts which made up the huge second wave of funding for the 1992 team).
Apart from the initial donations and raising of money done by others initially for the team's trip, next came
the really "major funding" which actually came from the marketing of the artist's trademark Slam Dunking
'Skullman' image on t-shirts. The merchandise generated huge ongoing funds for the team and Lithuanian
children's charities. Specifically Speirs is credited as the major sponsor of the team because of this fact and
the size of his donation.
NOTE: Warning. The images depicted on the shirt are federally protected properties of the licensor Greg Speirs. Use to display is granted only by permission from the licensor and with proper credit attached. Copyright and trademark 1992 to 2012. We give notice to the public and media that the artist is owner of the copyright and trademark to the image, which includes any connections to, displays or links to it. The artwork image is a federally protected intellectual property. Our interest is in insuring that proper accreditation is always given in the media to the artist when his property is refered to or used. We ask that our intellectual property rights be respected or risk infringement legal action. Speirs is not a licensee but in fact is the Licensor and owner of the property.
Links:
Newspaper article: news article Audio Interview: Audio Interview
Check out the audio interview with the major charity sponsor of the 1992 Lithuanian Olympics Basketball Team: Audio Interview
IMDB Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3998173/
Who's Who in America Biography: http://biography.marquiswhoswho.com/sports-artist/greg-speirs/4298026
Skullman website: http://www.skullman.com
Speirs site: http://www.gregspeirs.com
Photos: http://www.skullman.com/greg_speirs%20Monaco%20bobsled%20photo%20gallery.htm
contact: mikethompson@skullman.com
Who’s Who link: Greg Speirs' Who's Who in America bio.
Website:
http://www.skullman.com
Cat Rescue: www.skullman.com/cat_rescue.htm
Monaco Bobsleigh & USA Olympic Bobsled art: http://www.skullman.com/Bobsleigh.htm
Contact: Company: Skullman.com
Email: mikethompson@skullman.com
Photos are available for editorial use only. (Editors may also link and use site photos).