query: when did the washington generals beat the harlem globetrotters

pos: Washington Generals into the setup as part of the arranged opposition. The Sturgess adopts the persona of "Cager", a masked adversary who adopts a villainous role. Figures vary as to exactly how often the Generals have beaten their rivals. Some reports say six, while the team's official website reports having three victories over the Globetrotters, one each in 1954, 1958 and 1971. The 1971 win is the most storied of these, and is sometimes reported as the team's sole victory. Playing as the "New Jersey Reds", they won 100–99 on January 5, 1971 in Martin, Tennessee, ending their 2,495-game losing streak. Klotz

pos: Red Klotz 1947; the team had beaten the Harlem Globetrotters on more than one occasion. He later coached and managed the Sphas. In 1953, after playing on several all-star teams against the Trotters during their first international tours, Klotz was approached by Globetrotters owner Abe Saperstein about having his team tour with the Globetrotters and play them on a regular basis. Klotz named his new enterprise the Washington Generals, in honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower. From 1953 until 1995, the Generals played exhibitions against the Globetrotters, winning only two games and only one recognized by the Trotters, the last in 1971, and

pos: Sam Worthen for three years 2004 through 2007 with the Iona College men's basketball program. He also was the assistant coach of the Fayetteville Patriots of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL). . chourtsercnoti Sam Worthen Samuel Lee Worthen (born January 17, 1958) is an American former NBA player who currently is touring as the coach of the Washington Generals, the team that perennially loses to the Harlem Globetrotters. He was well known for his play at the Rucker Park Tournament. Worthen was an All-American point guard at Marquette University from 1978-1980 under coach Hank Raymonds. He led the Warriors in assists

pos: Sam Worthen Sam Worthen Samuel Lee Worthen (born January 17, 1958) is an American former NBA player who currently is touring as the coach of the Washington Generals, the team that perennially loses to the Harlem Globetrotters. He was well known for his play at the Rucker Park Tournament. Worthen was an All-American point guard at Marquette University from 1978-1980 under coach Hank Raymonds. He led the Warriors in assists during his junior year and scoring and assists in his senior year. In 1980, he was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the NBA Draft and played in

pos: Harlem Globetrotters (TV series) to even the odds, become all but invincible, and win the game. 22 episodes of "Harlem Globetrotters" were eventually produced: 16 for the 1970-71 season, and six more for the 1971-72 season. "Harlem Globetrotters" has a place in history as being the first Saturday morning cartoon to feature a predominately African-American cast; Filmation's "The Hardy Boys" had been the first to feature an African-American character the previous year. Another Hanna-Barbera series, "Josie and the Pussycats", premiered 30 minutes earlier than "Harlem Globetrotters" on the same day and network, and was the first Saturday morning cartoon to feature an African-American female

pos: Jack Gordon (official greeter) honors for Johnny and Eddie O'Brien, the New Jersey recruits to the Chieftain team. In 1952, in a game played at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on the University of Washington Campus, the Chieftains, led by the 5'9" O'Brien brothers, became the only college team in America to beat the Harlem Globetrotters. Following expansion of the university's sports program, Gordon took over the newly created post of assistant director of athletics in 1953. Jack helped SU basketball coach Al Brightman, athletic backer Ralph Malone, and others recruit All-American Elgin Baylor. The 1958 Chieftains played in the NCAA Tournament, losing in the final

pos: Abe Saperstein have been made about the Globetrotters, "The Harlem Globetrotters" (1951) and "Go, Man, Go" (1954), the latter starring Dane Clark and Sidney Poitier. Several documentaries have also told the Globetrotters’ story, including "The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World" (2005), which featured Geese Ausbie, Larry Brown and Bill Bradley. Saperstein was a leading figure in the black baseball leagues as well. At various times, he owned the Chicago Brown Bombers, the Birmingham Black Barons, and the Cincinnati Crescents baseball teams. He also created several new leagues, including the Negro Midwest League and, in partnership with Olympic track and

pos: Go Man Go (film) Go Man Go (film) Go, Man, Go! is a 1954 sports film directed by James Wong Howe, starring Dane Clark, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Patricia Breslin, The Harlem Globetrotters and Slim Gaillard. Clark plays Abe Saperstein, the organizer of the Globetrotters. Poitier's character is Inman Jackson, the team's showboating center. Breslin plays Sylvia Saperstein, the love interest, and Abe's daughter. Gaillard plays himself. The film tracks the Globetrotters from humble beginnings through a triumph over a major-league basketball team, as they struggle to overcome racial discrimination. Actual Harlem Globetrotter players portray the team in basketball action throughout the picture. The

pos: Marc Hannibal Marc Hannibal Frank Charles Hannibal Jr. (March 21, 1921July 23, 2011), better known as Marc Hannibal, was an actor, singer and sportsman, perhaps best known for his tenure with the Harlem Globetrotters from 1954 to 1956. He studied at Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon, where he was a star basketball player. After serving briefly in the U.S. Army, he was recruited in 1954 to the Harlem Globetrotters where he played for two years and toured with the team. In 1956 he played with the Harlem Magicians. Hannibal's TV acting debut was in 1963 on "CBS Repertoire Workshop", where

pos: Wilt Chamberlain before finishing his senior year. However, at that time, the NBA did not accept players until after their college graduating class had been completed. Therefore, Chamberlain was prohibited from joining the NBA for a year, and decided to play for the Harlem Globetrotters in 1958 for a sum of $50,000 (equal to about $ today). Chamberlain became a member of the Globetrotters team which made history by playing in Moscow in 1959, enjoyed a sold out tour of the USSR and prior to the start of a game at Moscow's Lenin Central Stadium, were greeted by the General Secretary Nikita

pos: Seattle Redhawks Seattle Redhawks The Seattle Redhawks are the intercollegiate varsity athletic teams of Seattle University of Seattle, Washington. They compete in the NCAA's Division I as a member institution of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Between 1950 and 1971, Seattle competed as a NCAA Division I independent, then joined the West Coast Athletic Conference (now West Coast Conference) in 1971. The Chieftains gained national attention in early 1952 when the basketball team defeated the Harlem Globetrotters. Seattle was led by the O'Brien twins, Eddie and Johnny, of South Amboy, New Jersey; Johnny became the first college player to score 1,000 points

neg: Washington Generals Washington Generals The Washington Generals are an American basketball team, best known for their spectacular losing streak in exhibition games against the Harlem Globetrotters. The team have also played under several different aliases in their long history as the Globetrotters' perennial opponents. The Generals exist primarily as a part of the Harlem Globetrotters' act, effectively being stooges for the Globetrotters. While the Globetrotters play tricks and spectacular displays of skill for the crowd, the Generals appear to attempt to play a "normal" game of basketball. The Generals' games involve playing genuine basketball at times, but also not interfering in the

neg: Washington Generals In 2015, the Harlem Globetrotters management chose to end contractual relations with the Generals organization, resulting in the Generals ceasing operations. The Generals played their last game against the Globetrotters on August 1, 2015 in Wildwood, New Jersey. Overall, the Globetrotters had defeated the Generals over 16,000 times in their combined history. From 2015 the Globetrotters' opposition was organised by their own management. In 2017, Herschend Family Entertainment, the owners of the Harlem Globetrotters, bought the Washington Generals from the Klotz family and revived them as an active team with Kenny Smith as general manager and Sam Worthen as coach.

neg: Harlem Globetrotters Paul Pogba (2018), and Joseph Kilgore (2018). The Globetrotters have honored seven players by retiring their numbers: Note:<br> a. The first non-Globetrotter to have a number retired by the team was Red Klotz, the founder, owner and two-handed-set-shot artist for the Washington Generals, the long-time Harlem Globetrotters' foils. He wore #3 as a player with the Generals, as well as during his standout collegiate and high school career in Philadelphia. The Harlem Globetrotters have been featured in several of their own films and television series: Ten people have been officially named as honorary members of the team: In addition Bill

neg: Washington Generals manager of the team in 1987. After a 12-year hiatus, the team returned to their Generals identity on October 9, 2007, playing against the Globetrotters at the 369th Harlem Armory. The Globetrotters won 54–50. The monikers of "International Elite" and the "Global Select" were adopted prior to the 2011–12 World Tour. For the 2013–14 Harlem Globetrotters World Tour, the team took on the moniker of the "World All-Stars." The Generals would occasionally play teams other than the Globetrotters. Among these games, which were competitive, they managed to record victories against the Taiwanese national team and a low-level Red Army team.

neg: Harlem Globetrotters York Harlem Globe Trotters". Saperstein selected Harlem, New York, New York, as their home city since Harlem was considered the center of African-American culture at the time and an out-of-town team name would give the team more of a mystique. In fact, the Globetrotters did not play in Harlem until 1968, four decades after the team's formation. The Globetrotters were perennial participants in the World Professional Basketball Tournament, winning it in 1940. In a heavily attended matchup a few years later, the 1948 Globetrotters–Lakers game, the Globetrotters made headlines when they beat one of the best white basketball teams in

neg: Harlem Globetrotters team has credited to Reece "Goose" Tatum, who joined in 1941—and eventually became known more for entertainment than sports. The Globetrotters' acts often feature incredible coordination and skillful handling of one or more basketballs, such as passing or juggling balls between players, balancing or spinning balls on their fingertips, and making unusually difficult shots. In 1952, the Globetrotters invited Louis "Red" Klotz to create a team to accompany them on their tours. This team, the Washington Generals (who also played under various other names), became the Globetrotters' primary opponents. The Generals are effectively stooges for the Globetrotters, with the Globetrotters

neg: Sports league series or tournament tying several individual events together, such as the Triple Crown. Even in team sports that normally use a traditional league format, some teams often exist outside any league; these teams are generally known as barnstorming teams and either schedule games against local professional or amateur competition or bring their own competition, such as the barnstorming Harlem Globetrotters did when they toured with the Washington Generals. As with the Globetrotters, barnstorming teams sometimes emphasize spectacle over athletic competition. In Europe, the term "cup competition" is used to describe single elimination or knock-out tournaments, where the pairing of teams

neg: Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour one of their two players, or can pass the basketball to automatically switch. The players can sprint, but are limited in duration by a stamina bar. The R button on both the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance versions allows for "basket targeting" which allows the player to change which basket they're aiming at (although there is only one basket). The game does not have the Washington Generals at all, even though the team has been the traditional rivals of the Harlem Globetrotters for over 50 years. "Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour" received negative reception from critics, who commented on the

neg: Washington Generals tried to stop the clock but couldn't. When the final buzzer sounded, the crowd was dumbfounded and disappointed. Klotz described the fans' reaction: "They looked at us like we killed Santa Claus." Some children in the stands cried after the loss. The Reds celebrated by dousing themselves with orange soda instead of champagne. Lemon was furious, saying, "You lost, I didn't lose," but still visited the opposing team’s locker room to congratulate the Reds. Washington Generals The Washington Generals are an American basketball team, best known for their spectacular losing streak in exhibition games against the Harlem Globetrotters. The team

neg: Harlem Globetrotters Antigua became the first Hispanic player on the team. He was the first non-black player on the Globetrotters' roster since Bob Karstens played with the squad in 1942–43. While parts of a modern exhibition game are pre-planned, the games themselves are not fixed. While their opponents do not interfere with the Globetrotters’ hijinks while on defense, they play a serious game when in possession of the ball and about 20 to 30 percent of a game is "real". This once led to an infamous defeat at the hands of the Washington Generals, to the distress of a watching crowd. The

neg: Tusculum University Pioneers football player to be drafted by the National Football League when he was selected in the second draft round by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Colclough, the only Tusculum player to appear in an NFL game, played for the Carolina Panthers. He was dismissed from the team in August 2008. In 2007, former Tusculum College basketball player, Tyler White, became a member of the Washington Generals, the exhibition team that travels with and plays against the Harlem Globetrotters. In August 2009, Chris Poore, another former Tusculum College basketball player, also became a member of the Washington Generals. On September 4, 2014,

neg: Al Szolack the United States giving speeches, many times at colleges and universities, and he is on the NCAA-approved speaker roster. Szolack is married to Carol Szolack; they have two daughters, Karolena and Olivia. As of 2011, they reside in Mullica Hill. Al Szolack "Big Al" Szolack (born ) is a retired American basketball player best known for his time spent on the Washington Generals, the traveling exhibition team who plays against, and always loses to, the Harlem Globetrotters. He played for just the 1974–75 season, one in which the Generals lost all 245 contests. Szolack became a favorite among the Globetrotters

neg: Harlem Globetrotters show than competition." The Globetrotters brought their own opponent—not the Washington Generals, but the San Francisco Chinese Basketeers. A review in Pravda stated, "This is not basketball; it is too full of tricks" but praised the Globetrotters' skills and suggested that "they have some techniques to show us." The American press—particularly Drew Pearson—made note of the fact that the Globetrotters were paid (per game) the equivalent of $4,000, which could be spent only in Moscow. The games were used as evidence that U.S.–Soviet relations were improving, that Moscow was backing off its criticism of race relations inside America, and that

neg: Al Szolack Al Szolack "Big Al" Szolack (born ) is a retired American basketball player best known for his time spent on the Washington Generals, the traveling exhibition team who plays against, and always loses to, the Harlem Globetrotters. He played for just the 1974–75 season, one in which the Generals lost all 245 contests. Szolack became a favorite among the Globetrotters and was selected as the "unwitting" participant in many of their pre-determined entertainment plays. Szolack was raised in Woodbury, New Jersey. He was described as "reed-thin" but was a "sniper" on the basketball court while playing for Woodbury High School,

neg: Platonish broke up. When Barney says he can easily woo back Robin, the woman declares that if he really wants her so much, he will have to give it his very best shot. The woman leaves him and Barney returns home, leaving behind the diapers and samosas, to draft "The Robin." Elsewhere, Marshall and Ted watch a game between the Washington Generals and the Harlem Globetrotters. As they watch the game (with both supporting the Generals), the two begin talking about Ted's feelings for Robin and whether he will not pursue her again. Ted assures Marshall he isn't interested, as he

neg: Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame Fame LLC. On November 20, 2017 the name of the project was founded by founder LaMont "ShowBoat" Robinson the building will be called The National Rhythm & Blues Center that will be home to the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. Robinson is a player/owner of the Harlem Clowns and a former player for the former Harlem Globetrotter great Meadowlark Lemom's Harlem All-Stars 1988 then a tour with Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals summer of 1989, then as a owner of his first team in the fall of 1995 "ShowBoat" Robinson's Harlem and Road Kings. Robinson's love for R&B and

neg: Washington Generals Klotz family by Globetrotters' owners Herschend Entertainment and officially revived from a two-year hiatus. The Generals were created in 1952 by Louis "Red" Klotz, a former player for the Philadelphia Sphas, a former ABL team that became one of the Globetrotters' exhibition rivals. Globetrotters owner Abe Saperstein had invited Klotz to create a squad to accompany his team on their tours, in part because the Sphas had beaten the Globetrotters on more than one occasion while serving as one of the Globetrotters' exhibition teams. With a nod to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the team was named the Washington Generals. The Generals

neg: Too Tall Hall help support his mother. Later he managed to get on the Washington Generals, and was then traded to the Globetrotters, one of only two players in twenty years to make the transition. Too Tall Hall Jonte "Too Tall" Hall (born July 2, 1982) is an American basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters. At and , he is one of the smallest players in Globetrotter history. Hall was raised in the McCulloh Street projects, in West Baltimore, and, despite his height, liked basketball from an early age. He attended Carver Vocational-Technical High School in Baltimore, where he helped the basketball team

neg: Bill Campion the Harlem Globetrotters. As a member of the Generals for eight years, he was on a team that defeated the Globetrotters in 1984. Since the Globetrotters always defeat the Generals, the loss left the audience of the game in shock. Campion has not played competitive basketball since 1990 due to the wear and tear of playing seven or more games per week for eight years. He has had both knees replaced because of it. Today he resides in Altoona, Pennsylvania. In 1986, he was selected for the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame. Bill Campion William "Bill" Campion (born 1952)

neg: Washington Generals credits the overtime win to a guard named Eddie Mahar, who was team captain. Harlem's captain, Curly Neal, did not play in this game. While the Globetrotters were entertaining the crowd that day, they lost track of the game and the score. They found themselves down 12 points with two minutes left to go. Forced to play normal basketball, the Globetrotters rallied but could not recover. The Reds secured their victory when the 50-year-old Klotz hit the winning basket with seconds left. Then Meadowlark Lemon missed a shot that would have given the game back to the Globetrotters. The timekeeper

neg: Washington Generals Globetrotters' tricks. Almost always this results in resounding wins for the Globetrotters. Despite their losses, the Generals' roster consists of relatively competent players. A recurring part of the act is the "guest General", where, for a short period, an invited person (usually a local celebrity) comes on court to play for the Generals. There can exist multiple teams of Generals simultaneously, each following different touring Globetrotters teams. While the Generals were closely associated with the Globetrotters, they were, for most of their history, an independent franchise owned by their founder, Louis "Red" Klotz. In 2017 they were purchased from the

neg: Nancy Lieberman the United States Basketball League (USBL), and also with the Washington Generals, who served as the regular opponent of the Harlem Globetrotters. She was the number one draft pick of the Dallas Diamonds. One of her teammates with the Generals was Tim Cline, whom she married in 1988, taking the surname Lieberman-Cline until the couple's divorce on March 15, 2001. Their son T. J., who is Jewish, played college basketball for the Richmond Spiders, and in November 2017 signed to play for Israeli team Hapoel Holon which plays in the Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. Lieberman was

neg: LaMont "ShowBoat" Robinson Then Robinson played for Kankakee Junior College (Illinois), on a team with a 30–2 season that was ranked third in the nation. He then played for Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Robinson went on to play basketball professionally in Copenhagen, Denmark, leading the country in scoring. He also played for the Long Island Knights in 1988 of the USBL and then went to veteran training camp with the Columbus Horizon of the CBA and traveled to Russia in 1989 with the Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals Tour. From 1995 to 2010, Robinson was a member of the Harlem Road

neg: Frank Washington Frank Washington Frank Washington was an American basketball player. He was born and raised in Germantown and graduated from Germantown High School. Washington was a 6'4" guard from Wilberforce, Ohio. Before joining the US Navy, he played one season for the New York Rens from 1941–42 . In 1945, he played for the Washington Bears. Washington was part of the first Harlem Globetrotters team to travel around the world. Washington was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters from 1946 to 1960. After his basketball career, he joined Pepsi-Cola, working in advertising, then sales, and rising to the position of community

neg: Philadelphia Sphas of the team. Despite popular wisdom, the Sphas did not directly evolve into the Washington Generals. Instead, Saperstein had asked Klotz to create a separate exhibition team because the Sphas had beaten the Globetrotters on more than one occasion. After creating the Generals, Klotz sold the Sphas to one of his players, Pete Monska, who coached the team "for a year or two until it disbanded [in October 1959.]" The Sphas played their last game as the original team on October 17, 1959, losing to the Globetrotters in a double-header exhibition game. The Sphas were then reconstituted as the Baltimore

neg: Abe Saperstein Harlem Globetrotters, beat the Arcadia Military police...29 to 18.” During the early seasons, the Globetrotters needed to play every night just to make ends meet, because the team often netted less than $50 a night. Accommodations on the road were sparse and hotels often wouldn't allow blacks. On one occasion, when the players couldn't find a hotel in Des Moines, Iowa, they snuck up the fire escape and slept in Saperstein's room. Saperstein was relentless in booking games; in the team's first seven years, the Globetrotters played more than 1,000 games, with Saperstein driving the players to tiny towns throughout

neg: Al Szolack Scranton Apollos in the Eastern Professional Basketball League, but he was the last cut and did not make the roster. He came upon the Washington Generals when he went to see the Globetrotters at the Spectrum in Philadelphia and obtained Red Klotz' phone number. Szolack spent the next year touring the world and playing against (losing to) the Globetrotters. They played seven days a week and sometimes played twice in a day. After his exhibition basketball career ended, he moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and became a bartender. Then, his 54-year-old mother—with whom he was very close—died from a heart

neg: Harlem Globetrotters Cosby (1972) and Magic Johnson (2003) were each signed to honorary $1-a-year lifetime contracts with the Globetrotters. When Cosby's nominal association with the team was the subject of criticism following sexual assault allegations, the Globetrotters stated that they had had no association with him for decades. Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. Over the years they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 123 countries and territories. The team's signature song is Brother Bones' whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown". Their mascot is an

neg: Bill Spivey have been one of the top five centers of all-time had he had the chance to mature in the NBA." Instead, Spivey spent his professional career playing for numerous minor league and barnstorming teams. In October 1952, Spivey played in two games for the American Basketball League's Elmira Colonels, scoring 21 and 32 points in the contests. That season, he also was a member of the Detroit Vagabonds barnstorming team. For the next three seasons, he spent time with three teams connected to the Harlem Globetrotters exhibition team: the Boston Whirlwinds, the House of David, and the Washington Generals. In

neg: Buffalo Bulls Round, advancing to the Second Round (Round of 32) for the first time in school history. In 2018 the Buffalo men's basketball program ranked in the AP Top-25 for first time ever. Sam Pellom played in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks. He also played for the Washington Generals in a game against the Harlem Globetrotters before making it to the NBA. During UB's hosting of the MAC championships in 2012, Zach Ahart took ninth place, being the men's top finisher in a field of 12 teams. In that event, UB's men's team placed fifth, overall. At

neg: Ron Sobieszczyk Ron Sobieszczyk Ron Sobieszcyzk (September 21, 1934 – October 23, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. Also known as Ron Sobie, Sobieszczyk played for coach Ray Meyer at DePaul University from 1953 to 1956. He scored 1,222 points in his college career and participated with the College All-Stars team that toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. After college, he played four seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers, scoring 1,691 points before suffering a knee injury. He then served brief stints with the Washington Generals exhibition team and the Chicago Majors of the ABL. Sobieszczyk

neg: Red Klotz Red Klotz Louis Herman "Red" Klotz (October 21, 1920 – July 12, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. He was a National Basketball Association (NBA) point guard with the original Baltimore Bullets, and he was best known for forming the teams that play against and tour with the Harlem Globetrotters: the Washington Generals and the New York Nationals. He was the oldest-living NBA world champion. Over Klotz's professional basketball career, he coached or played in over 14,000 games during eight decades and in over 100 countries. Klotz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, into a Jewish family. He began playing

neg: Chaifetz Arena and the Bauman-Eberhardt Center (1920-1934), respectively. Additionally, the attached Chaifetz Pavilion includes a two-court basketball and volleyball practice facility that also serves as an 800-seat venue that is the home for the university's volleyball teams. The arena, known as "the Jewel of Midtown," includes a three-story athletic office. Chaifetz Arena has been called by former VCU coach Shaka Smart as the toughest venue to play in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The first event held at the venue was a Harlem Globetrotters game against the Washington Generals, played on April 11, 2008. Barry Manilow performed the inaugural concert at Chaifetz Arena

neg: Paul Sturgess (basketball) pursue basketball in the US. On 1 November 2013, Sturgess was selected by the Springfield Armor in the third round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. On 4 November 2013, he was traded to the Texas Legends where he played for the rest of the season. On 19 November 2014 he was signed by Cheshire Phoenix of the British Basketball League. Later Sturgess transferred back to the Harlem Globetrotters act, this time being part of the arranged opposition. In the re-formed Washington Generals Sturgess adopts a mask and the pseudonym of "Cager", adopting a villainous role. Paul Sturgess (basketball)

neg: Carl Meinhold a Pennsylvania state title, scoring 25 points in the final. Carl Meinhold Carl Marvin Meinhold (born March 29, 1926) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard/forward from Long Island University, Meinhold played two seasons (1947–1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Baltimore Bullets, Providence Steamrollers and Chicago Stags, He averaged 5.3 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Baltimore in 1948. In 1953-54 he played for the Washington Generals, a team which toured with (and generally lost to) the Harlem Globetrotters. Meinhold attended Hazleton High School in

neg: Carl Meinhold Carl Meinhold Carl Marvin Meinhold (born March 29, 1926) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard/forward from Long Island University, Meinhold played two seasons (1947–1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Baltimore Bullets, Providence Steamrollers and Chicago Stags, He averaged 5.3 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Baltimore in 1948. In 1953-54 he played for the Washington Generals, a team which toured with (and generally lost to) the Harlem Globetrotters. Meinhold attended Hazleton High School in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, where in 1944 he led the team to

neg: Ryan Lancaster Ryan Lancaster Ryan Lancaster (born October 5, 1985) is a former American professional basketball player who most recently played with InderValle, of Colombia's Copa Federacion for the (2011–2012) season. He plays both the shooting guard and point guard positions and is 1.93m (6'4") in height. He played college basketball for four years at Holy Family University. He played the (2009–2010) season with Norwegian BLNO club Gimle, and (2008–09) season with Germany Pro A club TV Langen, before touring with the Washington Generals and Harlem Globetrotters. Lancaster was raised in Galloway Township, New Jersey. He enrolled his freshman year at Holy

neg: Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour is a basketball video game developed by Full Fat and DSI Games, and published by DSI Games and Zoo Digital Publishing. It was released for the Game Boy Advance on October 2, 2006 and for the Nintendo DS on March 7, 2007. "World Tour" features the Harlem Globetrotters playing against teams from around the world in games of 2-on-2 basketball in a style reminiscent of the NBA Jam series. "World Tour" garnered negative reviews from critics on release. "Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour" is a 2-on-2 basketball game where the player controls the

neg: Harlem Globetrotters (TV series) Harlem Globetrotters (TV series) Harlem Globetrotters (called Harlem Globe Trotters in the opening titles) is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera and CBS Productions, featuring animated versions of players from the famous basketball team, Harlem Globetrotters. Broadcast from September 12, 1970, to September 2, 1972 on CBS Saturday Morning, repeated from September 10, 1972 to May 20, 1973 on CBS Sunday Morning, and later re-run from February 4 to September 2, 1978 on NBC as The Go-Go Globetrotters, the show featured George "Meadowlark" Lemon, Freddie "Curly" Neal, Hubert "Geese" Ausbie, J.C. "Gip" Gipson, Bobby Joe Mason, and Paul "Pablo"

neg: Harlem Globetrotters the country, the Minneapolis Lakers (now the Los Angeles Lakers). Once one of the most famous teams in the country, the Globetrotters were eventually eclipsed by the rise of the National Basketball Association, particularly when NBA teams began fielding African-American players in the 1950s. In 1950, Harlem Globetrotter Chuck Cooper became the first black player to be drafted in the NBA by Boston and teammate Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton became the first African-American player to sign an NBA contract when the New York Knicks purchased his contract from the Globetrotters. The Globetrotters gradually worked comic routines into their act—a direction the

neg: Harlem Magicians in one game), and Ron Cavenall. Dempsey Hovland, founder of 20th Century Booking Agency and himself owner of several barnstorming teams was recruited to book the Harlem Magicians' games. In late 1961, Abe Saperstein, founder and owner of the Harlem Globetrotters opened a lawsuit against Lon Varnell for alleged violation of Harlem Globetrotters' registered trademarks, "Harlem Globetrotters" and "Magicians of Basketball" by promoting a basketball team known as the "Harlem Magicians". In 1964, the parties settled the litigation by entering a consent decree approved by the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Harlem Magicians Harlem Magicians was

neg: The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island working. The Harlem Globetrotters, a traveling troupe of merry basketball players, are on a plane ride over the Pacific Ocean when it has engine trouble and they are forced into an emergency landing onto Gilligan's Island. The Castaways heard about the news on Mr Howell's private TV. After a brief time struggling in the jungle, they are discovered by Gilligan and Skipper and welcomed to "The Castaways." The Castaways play a fun game against the Globetrotters, and are soundly defeated, with the Globetrotters thinking to themselves this group has little basketball ability. Meanwhile, J.J. Pierson, a corporate raider and the

neg: Marques Haynes Marques Haynes Marques Haynes (March 10, 1926 – May 22, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters, notable for his remarkable ability to dribble the ball and keep it away from defenders. According to the 1988 film "Harlem Globetrotters: Six Decades of Magic", Haynes could dribble the ball as many as 348 times a minute. As a child, Haynes learned to dribble a basketball in the dirt yard of his home. A native of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, he attended Booker T. Washington High School and received a $25 church scholarship to play basketball for

neg: Harlem Globetrotters (TV series) character. Like many other Saturday morning cartoons of the era, the first-season episodes utilized a laugh track. By Season Two, the full laugh track was replaced by an inferior version created by the studio. After cancellation the animated Globetrotters made three appearances on Hanna-Barbera's "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" in 1972 and 1973. Dribbles, who did not appear on the show, was in the theme song sequence; several references were also made to Granny who also did not appear. Hanna-Barbera produced a second animated series starring the Globetrotters in 1979 called "The Super Globetrotters", this time featuring the players as superheroes.

neg: Maurice Shaw time at Bridgton, Shaw participated in the Pittsburgh World Classic and played on the USA team. After prep school, he entered the 2004 draft where he worked out with the Seattle SuperSonics, and later withdrew. Shaw then played for Hutchinson college for a brief period before joining the Harlem Globetrotters. Shaw's professional career began in 2005 with the Harlem Globetrotters. During his season with the Globetrotters, he appeared in the Harlem Globetrotters World Tour Nintendo DS game. Following his 2005-2006 season with the Globetrotters, Shaw went on to play for Associação Académica de Coimbra in Portugal where he led his

neg: Black players in professional American football (the Rams, Lions and New York Giants) signed a black player before 1950. The Green Bay Packers followed in 1950, but the bulk of NFL teams did not sign a black player until 1952, by which time every team but the Washington Redskins had signed a black player. Marshall was quoted as saying ""We'll start signing Negroes when the Harlem Globetrotters start signing whites."" The Redskins had no black players until Interior Secretary Stewart Udall threatened to evict them from D. C. Stadium unless they signed a black player. The Redskins first attempted to comply by drafting Ernie Davis, who

neg: Curly Neal in 97 countries. His shaved head earned him his nickname, a reference to the Three Stooges' Curly Howard, and made him one of the most recognizable Globetrotters. In the 1970s, an animated version of Neal starred with various other Globetrotters in the Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon "Harlem Globetrotters" as well as its spinoff, "The Super Globetrotters". The animated Globetrotters also made three appearances in "The New Scooby-Doo Movies". Neal himself appeared with Meadowlark Lemon, Marques Haynes, and his other fellow Globetrotters in a live-action Saturday morning TV show, "The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine", in 1974–75, which also featured Rodney Allen Rippy

neg: Harlem Globetrotters Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. Over the years they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 123 countries and territories. The team's signature song is Brother Bones' whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown". Their mascot is an anthropomorphized globe named Globie. The team plays over 450 live events worldwide each year. The team is currently owned by Herschend Family Entertainment. The executive offices for the team are located in suburban Atlanta. The Globetrotters originated on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, in the

neg: Meadowlark Lemon Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. In the 1970s, an animated version of Lemon, voiced by Scatman Crothers, starred with various other Globetrotters in the Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon series "Harlem Globetrotters", as well as its spinoff, "The Super Globetrotters." The animated Globetrotters also made three appearances in "The New Scooby-Doo Movies." Lemon appeared alongside Fred "Curly" Neal, Marques Haynes and his other fellow Globetrotters in a live-action Saturday-morning television show, "The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine," in 1974–1975, which also featured Rodney Allen Rippy and Avery Schreiber. In 1978, Lemon appeared in a memorable Burger King commercial by making a tower

neg: Abe Saperstein Abe Saperstein Abraham Michael Saperstein (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 in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, primarily before those sports were racially integrated. Saperstein revolutionized the game of basketball and took the Globetrotters from an unknown team touring small farm towns in the Midwestern United States during the height of the Great Depression to a powerhouse that went on to beat the best team in the all-white National Basketball Association. He also introduced the three-point shot,

neg: Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour little else changed between the two. Other criticism focused on the game's broken AI. Multiple reviewers noted that the game's artificial intelligence was broken, and that the game lacked Game Link Cable support and players were forced to compete against a mediocre and lackadaisical computer. Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour is a basketball video game developed by Full Fat and DSI Games, and published by DSI Games and Zoo Digital Publishing. It was released for the Game Boy Advance on October 2, 2006 and for the Nintendo DS on March 7, 2007. "World Tour" features the Harlem

neg: 1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game with the Harlem Globetrotters. He did not return to Kansas' campus for over 40 years after leaving for the Globetrotters; he finally returned in 1998, the year before his death, when his jersey was retired. 1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game The 1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game took place on March 23, 1957, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Kansas Jayhawks at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The matchup was the final one of the nineteenth edition of the single-elimination tournament now known as the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament — commonly referred

neg: Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour game's broken AI, lack of reverence to the Globetrotters' license, and overall terrible gameplay. Many reviews commented on the game's dated gameplay. GameZone's Louis Bedigian commented that it could have been an exciting game if it had been released "15 to 20 years ago." GameSpot's Frank Provo specifically criticized the disregard of the Harlem Globetrotters legacy in the game and IGN's Chris Adams noted that fans of the Globetrotters will be "annoyed by the absence of everything memorable about the team"." Ninendojo's Brendan Kerr felt that the game should have been refocused on the Globetrotters' comedic elements instead of being

neg: Chris Richardson (basketball) Chris Richardson (basketball) Chris LaMark "Flash" Richardson (March 26, 1980 – December 10, 2008) was an American basketball player and a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. He died in Japan during the team's tour. His cause of death was a brain aneurysm. The Harlem Globetrotters were at a U.S. military base in Sasebo, Japan, as part of an annual holiday tour when he fell asleep and never woke up. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Richardson made Las Vegas, Nevada his home when he began playing college basketball at UNLV in 1998. Shortly after his college career ended, he joined the

neg: Chris Richardson (basketball) not forgotten. Rest in peace my friend. Chris Richardson (basketball) Chris LaMark "Flash" Richardson (March 26, 1980 – December 10, 2008) was an American basketball player and a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. He died in Japan during the team's tour. His cause of death was a brain aneurysm. The Harlem Globetrotters were at a U.S. military base in Sasebo, Japan, as part of an annual holiday tour when he fell asleep and never woke up. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Richardson made Las Vegas, Nevada his home when he began playing college basketball at UNLV in 1998. Shortly after

neg: Washington Generals The Generals held a tongue-in-cheek "draft" where they selected various unavailable persons including LaVar Ball and Conor McGregor. As a reintroduction for the team, they were entered in ESPN's The Basketball Tournament 2017. Despite having a rare opportunity to play serious, competitive basketball, their long losing run continued with a first round loss. Very rarely Washington Generals players have been "promoted" to the Globetrotters. Derick "Dizzy" Grant was transferred in 2010 and Jonte "Too Tall" Hall made the transition in 2011. Paul Sturgess made the opposite transition. The former Globetrotter, after a few seasons playing for other teams, transferred back

neg: Harlem Wizards Wizards, but also to participate in the show. The Wizards get the crowd involved, often bringing children out onto the floor to be part of a basketball trick or a comedy act. Their antics are similar to those of the Harlem Globetrotters, who were created in 1926. The Wizards, Flight Squad Basketball and the Globetrotters are comedy basketball teams that tour the country. The theme for the Wizards' 2010-2011 campaign was the "Basketball and Beyond Tour." They hold the second longest known winning streak in all of professional sports - over 2,800 games after the Harlem Globetrotters 24-year, 8,829 game

neg: The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island is a 1981 made-for-television comedy film. It is the third of three movies that reunited the cast of the 1964–67 sitcom "Gilligan's Island". The film aired on NBC on May 15, 1981. The former castaways own and operate a vacation resort on the formerly-deserted island, called "The Castaways", which was introduced in the previous film, "The Castaways on Gilligan's Island". Thurston Howell III has some business in the mainlands and his son Thurston Howell IV came to the island and runs the hotel business, while his father is

neg: The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island on Gilligan's Island" featured a laugh track. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island is a 1981 made-for-television comedy film. It is the third of three movies that reunited the cast of the 1964–67 sitcom "Gilligan's Island". The film aired on NBC on May 15, 1981. The former castaways own and operate a vacation resort on the formerly-deserted island, called "The Castaways", which was introduced in the previous film, "The Castaways on Gilligan's Island". Thurston Howell III has some business in the mainlands and his son Thurston Howell IV came to the island and runs

neg: Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour Harlem Globetrotters as they face off against teams from around the world. Quarters last 1-3 minutes. The game has two modes: Quick Match and World Tour. The "Quick Match" mode allows the player to select a team and choose two players with no difference in gameplay between them. In "World Tour" mode, the player controls the Harlem Globetrotters as they play against 50 fictional teams from across the world. The Game Boy Advance version of the game requires password inputs to keep track of progress instead of using saved games. During the game, the player can switch manually between controlling

neg: Harlem Globetrotters (TV series) of the Neil Sedaka tune "Rainy Day Bells" with former Cadillac J.R. Bailey on lead vocals, followed by three non-album singles. Jimmy Radcliffe produced, with Wally Gold, and provided the vocals on "Duke Of Earl", "Everybody's Got Hot Pants" from the first non-album single and co-wrote and produced "Everybody Needs Love" from the second as well providing a number of songs and recordings for the series. Globetrotter frontman Meadowlark Lemon was the only member of the team to be actually involved with the project, adding occasional background vocals to some tracks. (side 2) Harlem Globetrotters (TV series) Harlem Globetrotters (called

neg: Bobby Joe Mason He instead joined the Harlem Globetrotters, playing for the touring team from 1962 to 1974. In addition to earning captain honors, he was a cast member on the 1974 Saturday morning television series "The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine." Mason died on July 4, 2006 at 70. Bobby Joe Mason Bobby Joe Mason (April 23, 1936 – July 4, 2006) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at Bradley University and gained worldwide fame as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. Mason was a three-sport star at Centralia High School in Centralia, Illinois. He came to Bradley

neg: Harlem Globetrotters (TV series) In spring 1999, TV Land aired repeats of "Harlem Globetrotters" on Saturday mornings as part of its TV Land Super Retrovision Saturdaze lineup. The series has not been rerun since. The series was a co-production of Hanna-Barbera and CBS Productions (one of the few animated TV series that CBS directly produced). Syndication rights were originally held by Viacom Enterprises and later Paramount Domestic Television, formerly owned by CBS as its syndication arm. They are currently held by CBS Television Distribution.. In April 1972, Gold Key Comics launched a comic adaptation of the Harlem Globetrotters animated series; their first comic book

neg: Harlem Magicians Harlem Magicians Harlem Magicians was a basketball enterprise founded in 1953 by Lon Varnell through his Varnell Enterprises, that was similar in fashion and activities to the basketball entertainment program the Harlem Globetrotters. The full name of the barnstorming basketball team was The Fabulous Harlem Magicians with the main star attraction of the team being Marques Haynes. Haynes had been a member of the Globetrotters, but had left the team due to a contract dispute to join the Magicians. Other famous players in the team were Goose Tatum, Bob "Ergie" Erickson (who once stole the ball from Haynes four times

neg: Evansville Agogans the season and moved it to Indiana. Butterfield named the new team the Agogans, which meant "those with intense interest and excitement." The Agogans featured the talents of former local high school athletes, including Butterfield's son and other individuals from the local Evansville Bosse High School state championship team. Also on the team were various other players with professional experience. The highlight of the short lived team was when the Agogans beat the Harlem Globetrotters 66-59 in 1951. The team and league folded after 1951. Evansville would not be home to another professional basketball team until the Evansville Thunder of

neg: Bob Hahn Harlem Globetrotters (1951)… Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Dandridge, Bill Walker, Angela Clarke. Young Bill Townsend drops out of college to join the famous independent Trotter team. He also finds romance along the way. "Goose" Tatum and fancy dribbler Marcus Haynes were the star players of the Globetrotters at the time and Abe Saperstein was the owner. Tatum, Haynes, Babe Presley, Ermer Robinson, Duke Cumberland, Clarence Wilson, Pop Gates, Frank Washington, Ted Strong and other current team members appear in the film as themselves. Also featured is a lot of actual game footage (three times against the Celtics with Tony Lavelli and

neg: Frank Washington relations manager. His daughter Michelle Washington was also a basketball player. Washington died on 24 Jan 2013 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital at the age of 91. Frank Washington Frank Washington was an American basketball player. He was born and raised in Germantown and graduated from Germantown High School. Washington was a 6'4" guard from Wilberforce, Ohio. Before joining the US Navy, he played one season for the New York Rens from 1941–42 . In 1945, he played for the Washington Bears. Washington was part of the first Harlem Globetrotters team to travel around the world. Washington was a member

neg: Washington Generals remained a continuous presence in the Globetrotters act from then on, however to give the illusion of variety they often played under a variety of different names with changes of uniform. During the 1971–72 season, the Generals' name was alternated with the "Boston Shamrocks", "New Jersey Reds", "Baltimore Rockets", and "Atlantic City Seagulls". The team rotated between these identities for a few seasons before going back to the Generals identity full-time. In 1995 Klotz "disbanded" the Generals and formed the "New York Nationals" which again was only a nominal change. John Ferrari, the son-in-law of Klotz, took over as general

neg: STS-125 the ORU Carrier which stored the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and FGS-3R instruments; the Flight Support Structure (FSS) which held onto the Hubble during repairs;, the Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment Carrier (MULE) which held support equipment and the Relative Navigation Sensor (RNS) Experiment. Along with the collectible items that are flown on shuttle missions, such as mission patches, flags, and other personal items for the crew, were an official Harlem Globetrotters basketball and a basketball that Edwin Hubble used in 1909 when he played for the University of Chicago. After being returned to Earth, the Harlem Globetrotters basketball would be placed in

neg: Black Fives out and grab a quick 10-point lead. "That was the 10 the officials were going to take away from you," Isaacs recalls. In 1939, the Rens went 112-7, swept into Chicago and beat a top white pro team, the Oshkosh All-Stars, to win the first ever world championship tournament. In the 1940s, when the National Basketball Association's predecessor leagues were not much of a fan draw, the leagues stayed alive by staging doubleheaders with the Harlem Globetrotters, which had emerged from the Black Five league in Chicago. The Rens and other barnstormers helped nurture and popularize the game that is

neg: Charles Tex Harrison spent many of his New Year’s Eves in Milwaukee coaching the Globetrotters for their annual game against the Washington Generals and the New York Nationals. Harrison received a “Legends” Ring from the team in 1996. Harrison married Tommye L. Cary in 1964, and they were together for 47 years until Cary died in 2011. Cary and the couple’s three daughters would often accompany Harrison during his tours in the summer. Harrison died at 81 years old in Houston, Texas. After his death, the Globetrotters honored Harrison’s legacy by adding a band that read “TEX” on the players’ uniforms for a

neg: The Super Globetrotters The Super Globetrotters The Super Globetrotters is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It premiered on NBC on September 22, 1979 and ran for 13 episodes. It was a spin-off series from Hanna-Barbera's "Harlem Globetrotters". Unlike the original "Globetrotters" series, "The Super Globetrotters" was solely produced by Hanna-Barbera, whereas the original series was co-produced with CBS Productions. Thus, "Super Globetrotters" later became incorporated into the library of Warner Bros. while the original series remains under CBS ownership. "The Super Globetrotters" aired in its own half-hour timeslot from September 22 to December 1, 1979 and beginning December

neg: Oliver Miller moved overseas, joining Iraklio BC in Greece for the 1998–99 season, before signing with the Kings in February 1999 to play in 4 games. He spent the next season back with the Suns, playing in 51 games. After the season, Miller became a bit of a basketball vagabond, joining the Harlem Globetrotters for the first of two stints with the team, then Pruszkow in Poland and back to the Globetrotters. In December 2001, after another brief term with the Globetrotters, Miller was released for showing "no appreciation for what it takes mentally and physically to be a Harlem Globetrotter". In

neg: Goose Tatum Square Garden in New York City. Tatum was the fourth player to have his number retired by the Globetrotters. In 2011, Tatum was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Goose Tatum Reece "Goose" Tatum (May 31, 1921 – January 18, 1967) was an African American baseball and basketball player. In 1942, he was signed to the Harlem Globetrotters and had an 11 year career with the team. He later formed his own team known as the Harlem Magicians with former Globetrotters player Marques Haynes. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and

neg: Tony Peyton Tony Peyton Charles Anthony "Tony" Peyton (March 3, 1922 - July 23, 2007) was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. In the early 1940s, the Globetrotters played and defeated many of the country's top professional basketball teams. Tony was born in Elyria, Ohio. He graduated from Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he played basketball, football and ran track and field. At the age of 19 he was asked to join the Harlem Globetrotters, long before the team became known primarily for its comical antics. His basketball success would now be considered unusual in that he was

neg: Goose Tatum Goose Tatum Reece "Goose" Tatum (May 31, 1921 – January 18, 1967) was an African American baseball and basketball player. In 1942, he was signed to the Harlem Globetrotters and had an 11 year career with the team. He later formed his own team known as the Harlem Magicians with former Globetrotters player Marques Haynes. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. Tatum's number 50 is retired by the Globetrotters. Reece "Goose" Tatum was born in El Dorado, Arkansas on May 31, 1921 to Ben and Alice Tatum.

neg: Billy Gillispie Miners defeated the Harlem Globetrotters 89–88, after the Globetrotters had already defeated many college teams including the then-defending national champion, Syracuse Orange. It was the first defeat the Harlem Globetrotters had suffered in 289 games. Although the Miners were predicted to finish ninth in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for the 2003–04 season, UTEP instead captured their first conference title in 12 years. The team finished 24–8 and received a bid to the 2004 NCAA Tournament. The 18-win improvement was the best in Division I basketball that season, and one of the best in Division I history. As a result

neg: Harlem Wizards creative, and entertaining team than the Globetrotters. When Howie Davis died in 1992, his son, Todd Davis, took over as the President of the Harlem Wizards organization. Since 1962, the Wizards have played over 6,000 games, both in the United States and abroad. They have played on five different continents and in 22 different countries. Harlem Wizards The Harlem Wizards is a basketball team created in 1962 by sports promoter Howie Davis. Unlike most basketball teams, the Harlem Wizards are not primarily focused on winning games. Instead, their aim is to entertain the crowd using a variety of basketball tricks

neg: Harlem Wizards streak According to harlemwizards.com, in 1943, Harlem Wizards creator Howie Davis was working as a Sports Promoter and the Sergeant and Recreation Director at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The World Championship of Basketball Tournament in Chicago asked Davis to provide an emergency 8th team to compete in the tournament. Within one week, Davis assembled the Dayton Dive Bombers. The Dive Bombers' first round opponent in the tournament was the previous World Champion, the Harlem Globetrotters. The Dive Bombers pulled the upset and the Globetrotters' manager, Abe Saperstein, refused to even shake Davis' hand after the game. Davis

neg: Abe Saperstein for several basketball teams as well, until branching out in the late 1920s to form his own team with some of the members of the Savoy Big Five. He called the team the New York Harlem Globetrotters. Although Saperstein's team had nothing to do with Harlem (they wouldn't play there until the 1960s), he chose the name to indicate that the players were black, as Harlem was the epicenter of African-American culture. Many of the towns where the Globetrotters played in their first few years were all white, and Saperstein didn't want other teams or spectators to be surprised that

neg: Goose Tatum was released by the Globetrotters in 1955 after 11 seasons. At the time of his release he was making a reported $53,000 per year, which "The Detroit Tribune" noted was the highest salary made by a professional basketball player. Saperstein told the press Tatum's release was due to his violation of team rules and repeated absences from games. Tatum and Marques Haynes, who were both Harlem Globetrotters players, formed a barnstorming basketball team of their own: The Fabulous Harlem Magicians. Dempsey Hovland, owner of 20th Century Booking Agency, was recruited to book the Harlem Magicians' games. Hovland earlier had managed

neg: Ray Crowe Louis, and the Harlem Globetrotters for gaining respect for black achievement in the sports world. Bobby Plump, star of the Milan Miracle team, noted that what Attucks achieved surpassed what his team had done. "When you break a barrier, that's significant," Plump said. "There was a lot more historical significance, I think, to what they did than what we did." The team could not wipe away race problems in Indianapolis, of course, but it certainly "influenced attitudes and ideas" about blacks, if not directly shaping policies and laws. Robertson stated that "[b]y us winning, it sped up the integration. I

neg: Abe Saperstein boys cried. I had to force myself to be funny. I did it only because Abe would have wanted the show to go on.” Saperstein is buried in the Westlawn Cemetery in Norridge, Illinois, near Chicago. Abe Saperstein Abraham Michael Saperstein (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 in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, primarily before those sports were racially integrated. Saperstein revolutionized the game of basketball and took the Globetrotters from an unknown team touring small farm

neg: Harlem Globetrotters of the team players have historically been African American, and as a result of the buffoonery involved in many of the Globetrotters' skits, they drew some criticism during the Civil Rights era. The players were accused by some civil-rights advocates of "Tomming for Abe", a reference to Uncle Tom and Jewish owner Abe Saperstein. However, prominent civil rights activist Jesse Jackson (who would later be named an Honorary Globetrotter) came to their defense by stating, "I think they've been a positive influence... They did not show blacks as stupid. On the contrary, they were shown as superior." In 1995, Orlando

neg: The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island the Globetrotters play his team, the New Invincibles, which is a team of robot players. Notable sports broadcasters Chick Hearn and Stu Nahan appear as part of the basketball game scene, with Hearn calling the play-by-play action of the climactic showdown. The Globetrotters have no idea how to defeat a team of robots. The Professor is at a loss on how to defeat them until Gilligan unknowingly remarks that the Globetrotters have not done any tricks, causing the Professor to give a halftime pep talk to the Globetrotters that the New Invincibles would be caught off-guard. The Globetrotters start scoring

neg: 1948 Globetrotters–Lakers game 1948 Globetrotters–Lakers game The 1948 Globetrotters–Lakers game was a dramatic match-up between the Harlem Globetrotters and the Minneapolis Lakers. Played in Chicago Stadium, the game took place two years before professional basketball was desegregated. The Globetrotters' 61–59 victory – by two points at the buzzer – challenged prevailing racial stereotypes about the abilities of black athletes. The idea for the game, which was held on Feb. 19, 1948, was hatched by Globetrotters owner and coach Abe Saperstein and Lakers general manager Max Winter, two friends who both believed they had the best basketball team in the country. Each had good

neg: Marques Haynes in 1973, through which he met his wife Joan, a model. He was a regular on the 1974–75 "The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine" TV show. After leaving the Globetrotters again in 1979, he played for Meadowlark Lemon's Bucketeers, the Harlem Wizards, and a revitalized incarnation of his old Harlem Magicians. By the end of his playing career, Haynes was estimated to have played in at least 12,000 games and visited more than 100 countries. Haynes retired in 1992 after a 46-year professional career, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, the first Globetrotter to

neg: Barnstorm (sports) the off-season. Teams in baseball's Negro Leagues often barnstormed before, during, and after their league's regular season. Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Satchel Paige barnstorm toured with Dempsey Hovland's Caribbean Kings. Hovland founded (and owned) several barnstorming teams, including the Texas Cowgirls (1949–1977), the first integrated professional women's basketball team to tour worldwide, and the New York Harlem Queens. The Harlem Globetrotters and Texas Cowgirls shared training camps, seasons, and circuits. While barnstorming is no longer as popular as it was in the 20th century, some teams such as basketball's Harlem Globetrotters, softball's King and His Court founded by Eddie

neg: Tony Wroten March 21, 2018, he was waived by the Vipers. Wroten's father, Tony Sr., played football at the University of Washington and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His mother, Shirley, ran track at Washington and at Arizona State University. Shirley still ranks top ten all time for Washington in the 100 meter dash, 100 meter hurdles, and 4 × 100 metres relay. Tony's aunt, Joyce Walker, was a two-time All-American basketball player at Louisiana State University. She was also the third woman to ever play on the Harlem Globetrotters. Tony is also the cousin of former New York Knicks point guard

neg: Chicago Studebaker Flyers Chicago Studebaker Flyers The Chicago Studebaker Flyers (also known as the Chicago Studebakers) were a National Basketball League team from 1942 to 1943. They were funded by the United Auto Workers and replaced George Halas' Chicago Bruins, who folded in 1942. During the 1942–1943 NBL season, the Studebakers and the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets became the first teams in the league to integrate. The Studebakers did so by signing six former Harlem Globetrotters: Tony Peyton, Duke Cumberland, Bernie Price, Sonny Boswell, Roosie Hudson, and Hillery Brown. Though some claimed that the former Globetrotters experienced racism from their white teammates, coach