Physical Culture Supply Co.
1939 Rens Warmup Jacket
1939 Rens Warmup Jacket
The 1939 Rens Warmup Jacket. Celebrate the 1939 World's Champion New York Rens, and 1939, the year when they made New York City the center of the basketball world.
In 1939, the New York Rens won the inaugural World's Championship of Professional Basketball, becoming not only New York City's first basketball world's champions, but basketball's first World's Champions, period. Celebrate the New York Rens, the sport's first Black-owned, fully professional African American team.
New York Rens team photo, ca. 1932-35. Left to right: Charles “Tarzan” Cooper, Eyre “Bruiser” Saitch, John Holt, Clarence “Fats” Jenkins, Bill “Yank” Yancey, James “Pappy” Ricks, William “Wee Willie” Smith. (Black Fives Archives)
More on the team here.
• Track jacket weight
• 100% polyester
• Fabric weight: 6.49 oz/yd² (220 g/m²), weight may vary by 5%
• Brushed fleece fabric inside
• Unisex fit
• Overlock seams
• Sturdy neck tape
• Silver YKK zipper
• 2 self-fabric pockets
• Blank product components sourced from the US and China
Disclaimer: In areas where the fabric is double-layered (like pockets), details from the inner fabric layer may subtly show through, especially with lighter designs.
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction and waste. Your purchase directly supports sustainable manufacturing practices, so thank you for choosing thoughtfully and helping us make history responsibly.
• Traceability:
- Knitting—China
- Dyeing—China
- Manufacturing—Latvia
• Contains 0% recycled polyester
• Contains 0% dangerous substances
• This item may release plastic microfibers into the environment during washing
NOTE: Please allow up to 7 days for fulfillment prior to shipping. Also, since this is a custom-printed item, we cannot cancel the order once in production nor accept returns or exchanges, so please carefully review your order, including sizing. Thank you.
Black Fives®, Rens®, New York Rens®, and Physical Culture Supply Co.™ are trademarks of Black Fives Properties, Inc. All rights reserved.
Size guide
| CHEST (inches) | WAIST (inches) | HIPS (inches) | |
| XS | 34 ⅝ | 26 ¾ | 37 |
| S | 36 ¼ | 28 ⅜ | 38 ⅝ |
| M | 37 ¾ | 29 ⅞ | 40 ⅛ |
| L | 41 | 33 ⅛ | 43 ¼ |
| XL | 44 ⅛ | 36 ¼ | 46 ½ |
| 2XL | 47 ¼ | 39 ⅜ | 49 ⅝ |
| 3XL | 50 ⅜ | 42 ½ | 52 ¾ |
PHYSICAL CULTURE SUPPLY CO.
The official vintage-style private label of the Black Fives Foundation, was inspired by the widespread Physical Culture movement of the early 1900s, during which basketball first became popular among African Americans.