“It was all Glenn.” We asked, General Manager Chibuike Nwajiaku of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Calgary to tell us about Glenn. Books will be available for purchase at the event. As for the high five, Baker ultimately knows where the legend should stand. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Here's a look at the evolution of the celebratory hand gesture. As tragic as Glenn Burke’s baseball career may seem, it was a picnic compared to his post-baseball life. 1600 Union Cross Road Kernersville, NC 27284. Glenn High School. Los Angeles Dodger Glenn Burke invented the high-five and barely hid that he was gay. A High Five for Glenn Burke - Kindle edition by Phil Bildner. It’s not all roses, however. Glenn Burke goes up for a high-five with Dusty Baker in 1977. Here’s what he had to say: “Glenn Longman … This Friday, we’re sending out a High Five to Glenn Longman from our Calgary North, AB, location ! Today is National High Five Day, a 24-hour period for giving familiars and strangers alike as many high fives as humanly possible. ... it’s more than just a report about the irrepressible inventor of the high five. After retiring from baseball, Burke used the high five as a symbol for gay pride, even at the same time the Dodgers were selling trademarked “high-five” symbol t-shirts due to the tradition of high-fiving teammates started by Burke. Robert B Glenn High School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in North Carolina for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for … Glenn Burke goes up for a high-five with Dusty Baker in 1977. PART TWO: THE HIGH FIVE OF LIFE. Burke himself would homer at the next at-bat, and again the high-five came out. If one initiates a high five (or any variation thereof) by offering a hand(s), and no reciprocal hand appears to consummate the gesture, the initiator is said to have been "left hanging". He was an athlete ahead of his time. Glenn Burke invented the gesture most associated with celebration in sports, but few know the story of the high five. This Friday, we’re sending out a High Five to Glenn Longman from our Calgary North, AB, location ! It’s a gesture that permeates every social environment -- the workplace, the bar, the middle school kickball field -- and it seems to be appropriate in almost any situation. 1600 Union Cross Road Kernersville, NC 27284. ”A High Five for Glenn Burke” is Phil Bildner’s most personal novel yet―a powerful story about the challenge of being true to yourself, especially when not everyone feels you belong on the field.