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===Louisville Cardinals=== Another origin story, first reported in 1980,<ref>{{cite news | first=Jim | last=Benagh | title=SportsWorld specials; Shake, shake, shake| work=The New York Times | date=1 September 1980 }}</ref> places it at a [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|University of Louisville Cardinals]] basketball practice during the 1978β1979 season.<ref name=mooallem/> Forward [[Wiley Brown]] went to give a low five to his teammate [[Derek Smith (basketball)|Derek Smith]], but suddenly Smith looked Brown in the eye and said, "No. Up high." Brown thought, "Yeah, why are we staying down low? We jump so high," raised his hand and the high five was supposedly born.<ref name=mooallem/> High fives can be seen in highlight reels of the 1978β1979 Louisville team.<ref name=mooallem/> During a telecast of a 1980 game, announcer [[Al McGuire]] shouted: "Mr. Brown came to play! And they're giving him the high-five handshake. High five!"<ref name=mooallem/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRs_tUPcAB4&t=3697s Louisville vs UCLA 1980 NCAA Championship at 1:01:42], [[YouTube]], Uploaded on May 10, 2023. Last accessed Feb 2025.</ref>
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