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Others have suggested it originated in the women's volleyball circuit of the 1960s.

Magic Johnson once suggested that he invented the high five at Michigan State, presumably in the late 1970s. It's probably impossible to know exactly when the low first transitioned to a high, but there are many theories about its inception. The "high five" originated from the " low five", which has been a part of African-American culture since the 1920s. The phrase is related to the slang "give me five" which is a request for some form of handshake – variations include "slap me five", "slip me five", "give me (some) skin" – with "five" referring to the number of fingers on a hand. The use of the phrase as a noun has been part of the Oxford English Dictionary since 1980 and as a verb since 1981. Photo of Drew Storen (right) and Wilson Ramos of the Washington Nationals in 2011. The gesture might have originated in American professional sports.