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Nationality (legal) American. Occupation (s) Singer, entertainer, sportsman. Thomas Robert Brookins (September 2, 1906 – June 1988) was an American sportsman and entertainer. He founded the basketball team that became the Harlem Globetrotters, and toured the world as one half of the vaudeville singing and comedy duo Brookins and Van .
The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, entertainment, and comedy in their style of play. Over the years, they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 124 countries and territories, mostly against deliberately ineffective opponents, such as the Washington Generals (1953–1995, since 2015) and the New York Nationals (1995 ...
1963–1985. Harlem Globetrotters. Frederick "Curly" Neal (May 19, 1942 – March 26, 2020) was an American basketball player who played with the Harlem Globetrotters, instantly recognizable with his shaved bald head. Following in the footsteps of Marques Haynes, Neal became the Trotters' featured ballhandler, a key role in the team's ...
Tickets for the event go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. CT, Monday, Sept. 25 and are available at ticketmaster.com, HarlemGlobetrotters.com or from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays at the Toyota Box...
Abe Saperstein. Abraham Michael Saperstein ( Yiddish: אברהם מיכאל סאפערשטיין; July 4, 1902 – March 15, 1966) was the founder, owner and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters. Saperstein was a leading figure in black basketball and baseball from the 1920s through the 1950s, primarily before those sports were racially ...
Sonny Boswell. ← 1939. 1941 →. The 1940 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the second edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois, during the days of 18–22 March 1940 and featured 13 teams. It was won by the Harlem Globetrotters who defeated the Chicago Bruins 31–29 in the title ...
March 26, 1980. Corpus Christi, Texas. Died. December 10, 2008 (aged 28) Sasebo, Japan. Career information. College. UNLV. Chris LaMark "Flash" Richardson (March 26, 1980 – December 10, 2008) was an American basketball player and a member of the Harlem Globetrotters .
William Watson was one of the first African-American basketball players to lead an integrated team to a championship. [1] In 1924 Watson's Lane Tech High School met Wendell Phillips High School to dispute the championship of the Chicago Public High School League. [1] Watson's quintet won 18-4, and he was hailed by the black Chicago Defender ...
1949–1952. Harlem Globetrotters. Roscoe Franklin "Duke" Cumberland (1913 – October 23, 1966) [1] was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. [2] He averaged 6.9 points per game in the National Basketball League for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers. [3]
Ermer Robinson. Elmer Robinson, circa 1955. Ermer B. Robinson (November 24, 1922 - December 29, 1982) [1] was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was a native of San Diego. [2] He graduated from high school in 1942. [3] Robinson was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. [4]