Four McDonald's All-Americans in a single recruiting class stood as an unbroken record until the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game included six members of the entering class for the 2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats team. įour of the five participated in the 1991 McDonald's All-American Game. They are the subjects of The Fab Five, the highest-rated ESPN Films documentary ever produced, one of the featured teams in two of the highest-rated NCAA Men's Basketball Championship games ever played in terms of households (although not viewers), and a marketing juggernaut whose merchandise sales dwarfed even those of the national champion 1988–89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team.
Their trend-setting but controversial antics on the court garnered much media attention. The Fab Five were the first team in NCAA history to compete in the championship game with all-freshman starters. The class consisted of Detroit natives Chris Webber (#4) and Jalen Rose (#5), Chicago native Juwan Howard (#25), and two recruits from Texas: Plano's Jimmy King (#24) and Austin's Ray Jackson (#21). The Fab Five was the 1991 University of Michigan men's basketball team recruiting class that many consider one of the greatest recruiting classes of all time.
From left to right, Jimmy King, Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Ray Jackson, Juwan Howard. Gerben said he has seen his share of two parties battling back and forth for the rights to a trademark, but, he said, “I haven’t seen one going on for 18 years.The Fab Five during their sophomore year at Crisler Arena.
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“If Jalen’s not selling clothing, then it certainly can be challenged that he shouldn’t be able to hold the registration and Chris could file a petition to cancel what he has on grounds of abandonment,” said trademark attorney Josh Gerben. Instead, it’s in limbo although Rose isn’t selling anything around the Fab Five, at least nothing tied to the Michigan logo. Now, as this Michigan team hopes to win the title for the first time since 1989, the mark should be more valuable than ever. In sports, there already was a Fab Five that was referred to as such: The starting five of the Boston Celtics - Bird, McHale, Parish, Ainge and Johnson.īut with their amazing flair, their baggy shorts, and their success on the court, it wasn’t long before the kids from Michigan became THE “Fab Five.” There was Fab Five Freddy hosting Club MTV with Downtown Julie Brown and some referred to the New Kids on The Block as the Fab Five. What’s funny is that the “Fab Five” phrase wasn’t really unique when the five heralded freshman, four of whom were in the Top 12 in the nation, landed at Michigan. The store’s owner Scott Hirth says “given what happened, it hasn’t really come up.” Rose’s ties with the university paid off for him Monday as BetMGM hired him as a spokesman to help them in the battleground of Michigan.Īt the MDen in Ann Arbor, one of the biggest college retailers in the nation, there’s not one piece of gear that has that phrase. But because of the scandal, Michigan hasn’t been too eager to commemorate the “Fab Five.” In order for Rose to see the true value of his trademark, his phrase has to be linked with the Michigan marks. In 2018, at a football game, Michigan welcomed Webber back after a NCAA required 10-year disassociation from the school and put him back in their media guide, albeit with asterisks. Patent & Trademark Office denied Webber’s application, citing that Rose’s mark was too similar.īecause of Webber’s involvement with booster Ed Martin, Michigan removed the 19 banners from their arena and deleted anything Webber from their record books. Hoping to get it back, Webber, in September of last year, filed to trademark “Fab 5.” Last month, an examining attorney for the U.S. Rose, as is required to establish the mark, filed that he sold clothing with the phrase in 2012 and he filed to keep the mark after the six-year term expired in 2019. A couple months later, Rose was ready and filed to trademark “Fab Five.” Less than two years later, it was his. For eight years, Webber held on to the trademark until it was abandoned in July 2010. Rose filed the next year, but was denied because Webber filed first. The battle started in 2002 when Webber filed to trademark the phrase on clothing. However, Rose responded later on Twitter following the publishing of this story. But that apparently, behind the scenes, that hasn’t happened.Īttempts to reach Rose and Webber for this story were unsuccessful. Rose said in the press last year that his battle with Webber, which was solidified even more after the ESPN 30 for 30 on the group that Rose executive produced, was going to thaw with Howard at the helm. NCAA Tournament Promos: Bet $20, Win $300 on ANY Moneyline, More! Read now
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