Harlem Globetrotters
Leagues	Independent
Founded	1926
History	New York HarlemGlobetrotters 1928–1929 Harlem Globetrotters 1929–present
Arena	Barnstorming team
Location	Harlem, New York City
Team colors	Red, White, & Blue
President	Nickolas Cardinale (GM)
Head coach	Clyde Sinclair (Coach) Mike St Julien (Coach) Barry Hardy (Coach) Tex Harrison (Consultant)
Championships	–
Website	Official website
Uniforms
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The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barnstorming in athletics refers to sports teams or individuals that travel to various locations usually small towns to stage exhibition matches Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center The City of New York An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and

Created by Abe Saperstein in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name Harlem because of its connotations as a major African-American community. Abraham M Saperstein ( July 4, 1902 &ndash March 15, 1966) was the founder and coach of the Savoy Big Five, which later became the Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Over the years they have played more than 20,000 exhibition games in 118 countries. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity

Brother Bones's whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" is the team's signature song. Brother Bones (born Freeman Davis, October 4, 1902 &ndash June 1974 was an American Whistling and bone -playing musician Human whistling is the production of Sound by means of a constant stream of air from the mouth The 1925 song " Sweet Georgia Brown " is a Jazz standard and pop tune known to many as the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team Globie has been their mascot since 1993.

Contents 1 Early history 1.1 Finding success 2 Winning streaks and rare defeats 3 Harlem Globetrotters in films and television 3.1 Other appearances 4 Retired numbers 5 Honorary Harlem Globetrotters 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links

Early history

There is no clear consensus as to the very beginnings of the Globetrotters. The official history ^[1] contains several details which are clearly untrue, such as the team being organized in 1926 in the Savoy Ballroom, which opened in 1927. ^[2] What is clear is that the genesis of the Globetrotters takes place in the South Side of Chicago in the 1920s, where all the original players grew up. Most of the players also attended Wendell Phillips High School. Wendell Phillips Academy High School is a public four-year high school located in Chicago Illinois, in the United States. When the Savoy Ballroom opened in November of 1927, one of the premier attractions was the Savoy Big Five, a basketball team that played exhibitions before dances. The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and Comedy. In 1928, several players left the team in a dispute over bringing back other players who had left the team. That fall, several players led by Tommy Brookins formed a team called the "Globe Trotters" which would tour southern Illinois that spring. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Abe Saperstein became involved with the team, though to exactly what extent is unclear. Abraham M Saperstein ( July 4, 1902 &ndash March 15, 1966) was the founder and coach of the Savoy Big Five, which later became the In any event, by 1929 Saperstein was touring Illinois and Iowa with his basketball team, called the "New York Harlem Globe Trotters". Saperstein decided to pick Harlem 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. ^[3] After four decades of existence, the Globetrotters played their first "home" game in Harlem in 1968.

The first star player of those early Globe Trotters (the name would be merged into one word later on) was Albert "Runt" Pullins, an adept dribbler and shooter. Soon he would be joined by 6'3" Inman Jackson, who played center and had a flair for showboating. ^[4] They would originate the two roles that would stay with the 'trotters for decades, the showman and the dribbler. ^[5]

The Globetrotters were initially a serious competitive team, and despite a flair for entertainment, they would only clown for the audience after establishing a safe lead in the game. In 1939, they accepted an invitation to participate in the World Professional Basketball Tournament, where they met the New York Rens in the semi-finals in the first big clash of the two greatest all-black professional basketball teams. World Professional Basketball Tournament was an invitational Tournament for professional Basketball teams in the United States held in Chicago The New York Renaissance, also known as the Harlem Renaissance Big Five or Rens, was an all- black professional Basketball team founded in 1923 The Rens defeated the Globetrotters and went on to win the Tournament, but in 1940 the Globetrotters avenged their loss by defeating the Rens in the quarterfinals and advancing to the championship game, where they beat the Chicago Bruins in overtime by a score of 37–36. The Chicago Bruins were an American Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois that was a member of the American Basketball League.

The Globetrotters beat the premier professional team, the Minneapolis Lakers (led by George Mikan), for two years in a row in 1948 and 1949, with the Lakers winning later contests. The Los Angeles Lakers franchise has a long and storied history predating the formation of the National Basketball Association (NBA George Lawrence Mikan Jr (June 18 1924 &ndash June 1 2005 nicknamed Mr The February 1948 win (by a score of 61-59, on a buzzer beater) was a hallmark in professional basketball history, as the all-black Globetrotters proved they were on an equal footing with the all-white Lakers. Momentum for ending the National Basketball Association's color line grew, and in 1950, Chuck Cooper became the first black player drafted by an NBA team, the Boston Celtics. Charles Harrison Cooper ( September 29, 1926 - February 5, 1984) better known as Chuck Cooper, was one of three players with legitimate The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the From that time on the Globetrotters had increasing difficulty attracting and retaining top talent.

Tony Peyton was the last living member of the original Globetrotters. Charles Anthony "Tony" Peyton March 31922 - July 23 2007 was the last surviving member of the original Harlem Globetrotters basketball team He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1996. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) He died in Midland, Texas, on July 23, 2007, at the age of eighty-five. Midland is a city in and the County seat of Midland County located on the Southern Plains of the western area of the U Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Finding success

The Globetrotters gradually worked comic routines into their act until they became known more for entertainment than sports. See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively 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 unusual, difficult shots.

Among the players who have been Globetrotters are NBA greats Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain, Connie "The Hawk" Hawkins and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, as well as Marques Haynes, George "Meadowlark" Lemon, Jerome James, former Temple coach John Chaney, Reece "Goose" Tatum, and Hubert "Geese" Ausbie. A player of a Game is a participant therein The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in Game theory and in ordinary recreational Games Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21 1936&ndashOctober 12 1999 nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, and Chairman of the Boards Cornelius "Connie" Hawkins (born July 17 1942 in Brooklyn, New York is a former National Basketball Association (NBA Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton ( October 13, 1922 &ndash August 31, 1990) was an American multi-sport athlete best known Marques Haynes (born October 3, 1926) is an American former professional Basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters, George "Meadowlark" Lemon (born April 25, 1932) is an American Basketball player and actor Jerome Keith James (born November 17 1975 in Tampa Florida) is an American professional Basketball player who currently plays Temple University is a state-related public research University in Philadelphia. John Chaney (born January 21, 1932) is an American retired college Basketball coach best known for his tenure at Temple University. Reece "Goose" Tatum ( May 31, 1921 – January 18, 1967) was an African American multi-sport Hubert Eugene "Geese" Ausbie (born 25 April 1938) is a retired professional Basketball player Another popular team member in the 1970s and 1980s was Fred "Curly" Neal who was the best dribbler of that era of the team's history and was immediately recognizable due to his shaven head. Fred "Curly" Neal (born May 19, 1941) is an American Basketball player best known for his career with the Harlem Globetrotters Baseball Hall of Famers Bob Gibson, Ferguson Jenkins and Lou Brock also played for the team at one time or another. Pack Robert "Bob" Gibson (born November 9, 1935 in Omaha Nebraska) is a former right-handed Baseball Pitcher for the Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a right-handed former Louis Clark "Lou" Brock (born June 18, 1939, El Dorado Arkansas) is an American former player in Major League Baseball In 1985, the Globetrotters signed their first female player, Olympic gold medalist Lynette Woodard, and their second, Joyce Walker, just three weeks later. Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959, in Wichita Kansas) is a retired American Basketball player who made history by becoming the first Joyce Walker is an American Basketball player who is most renowned for being the third woman to join the Harlem Globetrotters, following fellow LSU All

Because virtually all of its players have been African American, and because of the buffoonery involved in many of the Globetrotters' skits, they drew some criticism in the Civil Rights era. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The players were derisively accused of "Tomming for Abe", a reference to Uncle Tom and white owner Abe Saperstein. Uncle Tom is a Pejorative for a black person who is perceived by others as behaving in a subservient manner to White American authority figures or Abraham M Saperstein ( July 4, 1902 &ndash March 15, 1966) was the founder and coach of the Savoy Big Five, which later became the However, prominent civil rights activist Jesse Jackson came to their defense by stating, "I think they've been a positive influence. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr (born October 8 1941 is an American Civil rights activist and Baptist minister. . . They did not show blacks as stupid. On the contrary, they were shown as superior. "

Winning streaks and rare defeats

After losing to the Washington Generals in 1962, the Harlem Globetrotters lost only two more games in the next 38 years (12,596 games). The Washington Generals are an American exhibition Basketball team best known for their spectacular losing streak in staged exhibition games against the Usually they played a "stooge" team owned by Red Klotz, which also appeared as the Boston Shamrocks, New Jersey Reds, Baltimore Rockets, or the Atlantic City Seagulls. Louis Herman "Red" Klotz was an American NBA Point guard with the original Baltimore Bullets, who is best known for forming the teams that play The Washington Generals are an American exhibition Basketball team best known for their spectacular losing streak in staged exhibition games against the The Washington Generals are an American exhibition Basketball team best known for their spectacular losing streak in staged exhibition games against the The Washington Generals are an American exhibition Basketball team best known for their spectacular losing streak in staged exhibition games against the The Atlantic City Seagulls may refer to The Atlantic City Seagulls, one of various names of the Washington Generals in their long series of basketball On January 5, 1971 they lost in Martin, Tennessee in overtime to the New Jersey Reds; the 100-99 score ended an alleged 2,495-game winning streak (which meant that the Globetrotters were playing 277 games per year up until that date). Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Washington Generals are an American exhibition Basketball team best known for their spectacular losing streak in staged exhibition games against the Martin is a city in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The Washington Generals are an American exhibition Basketball team best known for their spectacular losing streak in staged exhibition games against the

In addition to their hundreds of exhibition games, the Globetrotters have faced some competitive action since the mid-1990s. On September 12, 1995, they lost 91–85 to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's All Star Team in Vienna, Austria ending an alleged run of 8,829 straight victories in going back to 1971 (though 8,829 games in twenty-four years would mean the Globetrotters were playing nearly 368 games per year—or more than one game a day some days, for twenty four years). Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr; April 16 1947 is an American athlete and retired professional Basketball player widely considered Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The 48-year-old Abdul-Jabbar scored 34 points. The Globetrotters won the other 10 games during that European tour.

They also immediately went on another winning streak of 1,270 before losing 72–68 to the Michigan State University Spartans on November 13, 2000. Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

On Saturday November 15, 2003, the UTEP Miners beat the Harlem Globetrotters 89-88 ending their 288 game win streak. UTEP Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at El Paso. ^[6]

On February 27, 2006, the Globetrotters extended their overall record to exactly 22,000 wins. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Their most recent loss came on March 31, 2006 when they went down 87–83 to the NABC College All-Stars to bring their loss tally to just 345—still a winning percentage of 98. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 4%.

The Globetrotters claim all their exhibition games are "real, competitive" contests. ^[7]

Harlem Globetrotters in films and television

The Harlem Globetrotters have featured in several of their own films and television series over the years;

• The Harlem Globetrotters, a 1951 feature film starring Whitney Rumsey and other Globetrotters, also featuring Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Dandridge, Bill Walker, and 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 Haynes were the star players of the Globetrotters at the time and 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 Big Bob Hahn), including their famous "Sweet Georgia Brown" warm-up routine. Anthony Lavelli Jr (born July 11, 1926; died January 8, 1998) was an American Basketball player and musician (Along with making the film, the team toured Major League Baseball stadiums that year and went on their first tour of South America).

• Go, Man, Go!, a 1954 sequel, starring Dane Clark as Abe Saperstein and Sidney Poitier as Inman Jackson. Go Man Go! is a 1954 Sports film starring Dane Clark, Sidney Poitier and The Harlem Globetrotters. Dane Clark (disputed date between 1912 and 1915 - September 11 1998) was an American film actor who was known for playing as he labeled himself Abraham M Saperstein ( July 4, 1902 &ndash March 15, 1966) was the founder and coach of the Savoy Big Five, which later became the Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy ^[8]

• Harlem Globetrotters, a Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon, broadcast from September 12, 1970 to May 1973. Harlem Globetrotters (called Harlem Globe Trotters in the opening titles was a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera A Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Originally broadcast on CBS, and later re-run on NBC as The Go-Go Globetrotters. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's

• Coach Reeves of the 1970s TV series The White Shadow persuades the Harlem Globetrotters to prevent his team's winning streak from going to their heads. The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27, 1978 to This is one of the few TV appearances of the Globetrotters where they outscored their opponents in the first half, as the game was mostly a life lesson and not a contest. The Globetrotters would return in a later lesson when one player, overwhelmed by failing his classes, considers dropping out of school and trying out for the Globetrotters, who agree with Coach Reeves that this player cannot throw in the towel on his schoolwork and should finish his education before playing professional basketball.

• The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine, a 1974 live-action Saturday morning variety show starring the Globetrotters which featured comedy skits, blackout gags, and educational segments. The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine was a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing dancing The show was produced by Funhouse Productions and Yongestreet Productions for CBS.

• The Super Globetrotters, a second animated series created by Hanna-Barbera for NBC in 1979. The Super Globetrotters was an American Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC in 1979 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's It featured the Globetrotters (now including new squad members James "Twiggy" Sanders, Nate Branch and Louis "Sweet Lou" Dunbar) as undercover superheroes, who would transform from their regular forms by entering magic portable lockers carried in "Sweet Lou" Dunbar's afro, or in a basketball-shaped medallion. James "Twiggy" Sanders was born in Raleigh North Carolina. Nate Branch is an American Basketball player Nebraska University basketball player best known for his career with the Harlem Globetrotters. Louis "Sweet Lou" Dunbar (born April 8, 1953) is a former 27-year veteran Basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do An afro, sometimes called a "natural" or shortened to "fro", is a Hairstyle in which the Hair extends out from the Head Although the Super Globetrotters would first attempt to take on the villain with standard comical heroics, things would almost always be settled with a basketball game.

• The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, a 1981 made-for-TV film featured the Globetrotters alongside Bob Denver and the rest of the cast of Gilligan's Island. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island is a made for T Robert Osbourne "Bob" Denver ( January 9 1935 – September 2 2005) was an American Gilligan's Island is an American TV sitcom originally produced by United Artists Television. The film's plot follows the first animated series' formula to a degree with a conflict that ends with an unusual basketball game against an opposing team made up of robots. A robot is a mechanical or Virtual Artificial agent In practice it is usually an electro-mechanical system which by its appearance or movements The Globetrotters decide to play with standard moves in the first half, which the robots are able to counter, until Gilligan unwittingly comments that they have not done any fancy tricks, which make the Professor advise the team to use their comedic style of play to win, which hopelessly confuses the machines. However, a couple of Globetrotters suffer injuries, and Gilligan and the Skipper have to be substitute players.

• Harlem Globetrotters: The Team that Changed the World, a 2005 documentary featuring interviews with the Globetrotters, NBA coaches and fans such as Bill Cosby, Samuel L. Jackson, Phil Jackson and Henry Kissinger—himself an honorary Globetrotter—and including photos of the Globetrotters with Pope John Paul II. William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is a retired American Basketball player and current coach of the Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973

Other appearances

Former Globetrotter Mel Davis was the subject of the short documentary Hardwood, directed by his son, Hubert Davis. Hubert Davis is a Canadian Filmmaker who was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural This film was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 2006. This is a list of films by year that have received an Oscar together with the other nominations for best documentary short subject

A contestant on the April 6, 2007, episode of the NBC game show Identity correctly identified "Stranger" #12 as being Eugene Edgerson. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Identity was a Game show, hosted by Penn Jillette and produced by Reveille where contestants could win money by matching 12 strangers one-by-one

The Harlem Globetrotters have made multiple appearances on the animated show Futurama. Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and These episodes feature fictional Globetrotters like Ethan "Bubblegum" Tate (played by Phil LaMarr). Phillip "Phil" LaMarr (born January 24 1967 is an American Actor, Comedian and voice actor, as well as one of the original cast In the 31st century, it seems that the Globetrotters have a planet all their own, and in the episode "Time Keeps on Slippin'", the Globetrotter Homeworld challenges Earth to a basketball game (for absolutely no stakes beyond the shame of defeat). "Time Keeps On Slippin" is the 14th episode in season 3 of Futurama. At one point in the episode, "Bubblegum" declares everyone in Farnsworth's Smell-o-scope room (the Professor, Amy, Zoidberg, and Hermes) an honorary Globetrotter. The Globetrotters appear again in the feature length episode "Bender's Big Score", in which they assist Professor Farnsworth in figuring out the mechanics of Paradox-free Time Travel. Futurama Bender's Big Score is an Annie Award -winning Direct-to-video Film based on the animated series Futurama The Globetrotter known as "Curley Joe" is a parody of Curly Neal. Fred "Curly" Neal (born May 19, 1941) is an American Basketball player best known for his career with the Harlem Globetrotters

An episode of All in the Family had Lionel Jefferson agreeing with Archie Bunker that racial quotas and affirmative action are not a good idea and making a comment "because 88% of Americans are white, what if there was a law saying the Harlem Globetrotters were forced to have 88% of their team have white players?". All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April Affirmative action in the United States|Employment equity (Canada|Reservation in India|Numerus clausus The term affirmative action describes many policies aimed at a historically

A 1991 episode of Saturday Night Live spoofed desegregation of sports with "The First Black Harlem Globetrotter". Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Michael Jordan plays a fictional player called "Sweet River Banes", who is supposedly the first black member of the Globetrotters in the 1920s. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman

The Harlem Globetrotters appeared briefly in The Simpsons episode entitled "Homie the Clown" in which Krusty the Clown foolishly bets all his profits from opening a clown college against the Globetrotters stating that he "thought the Generals were due. " Homie the Clown " is the 15th episode of The Simpsons ’ sixth season. "

The Harlem Globetrotters have also appeared in a special Scooby Doo episode called "Scooby Doo meets the Harlem Globetrotters". Scooby-Doo is a long-running American animated series produced for Saturday morning television in several different versions from 1969 to the

The Globetrotters appeared in a commercial urging charitable support for the Disabled American Veterans where they are shooting baskets with disabled veterans who are playing wheelchair basketball. The Disabled American Veterans ( DAV) founded in 1920 is an organizations for American disabled veteran's organization. Wheelchair basketball is a sport thought for people in Wheelchairs In some countries such as Canada Australia and England able-bodied athletes are allowed to compete alongside

The Harlem Globetrotters appeared in the 2000 feature film Little Nicky. Little Nicky ( 2000) is a Comedy film written produced by and starring Adam Sandler.

The logo and uniforms of the '70s All-Star Team in the NBA Live video game series resemble the Globetrotter uniforms. Former Globetrotter Wilt Chamberlain is a member of the team.

A Harlem Globetrotter appears in the show 30 Rock when a party of Kenneth Parcell's goes terribly wrong. 30 Rock is an American Television comedy Series created by Tina Fey. Kenneth Ellen Parcell (" Kenneth the Page " is a Fictional character portrayed by Jack McBrayer in the NBC Sitcom

On April 17th 2008, the Globetrotters made a guest appearance at Goodison Park, Liverpool, before a Premier League match between Everton and Chelsea. Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton FC in Liverpool. It was built in 1892 and now has a total capacity of 40157 all-seated Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool.

In September 1979, Bally Manufacturing Company, Pinball Division, released a pinball machine called "Harlem Globetrotters On Tour", featuring the members of the Harlem Globetrotters at that time, a pin game that was to become one of Bally's most successful pinball machines ever, with 14,550 units made. The pin game would become a collector's item in later years. More information at www. ipdb. org.

Retired numbers

The Globetrotters have retired five numbers to date:

• 13: Wilt Chamberlain; March 9, 2000
• 20: Marques Haynes; January 5, 2001
• 22: Curly Neal; February 15, 2008
• 36: Meadowlark Lemon; January 5, 2001
• 50: Reece Tatum; February 8, 2002

Honorary Harlem Globetrotters

These eight people have been officially named as honorary members by the team^[9][10]:

• Henry Kissinger (1976)
• Bob Hope (1977)
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1989)
• Whoopi Goldberg (1990)
• Nelson Mandela (1996)
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1999)
• Pope John Paul II (2000)
• Jesse Jackson (2001)

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Notes

References

• Spinning the Globe: The Rise, Fall, and Return to Greatness of the Harlem Globetrotters, by Ben Green (2005). HarperCollins, Publishers.

External links

• Harlem Globetrotters
• Interview with Billy Ray Hobley
• Basketball Hall of Fame profile

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