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The National Basketball Retired Players Association ( NBRPA) is a non-profit association composed of former professional basketball players of the NBA, ABA, Harlem Globetrotters, and WNBA. [1] It was founded in 1992 by NBA Hall of Famers Dave DeBusschere, Dave Bing, Dave Cowens, Oscar Robertson and former NBA point guard Archie Clark.
The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, entertainment, and comedy in their style of play. Over the years, they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 124 countries and territories, mostly against deliberately ineffective opponents, such as the Washington Generals (1953–1995, since 2015) and the New York Nationals (1995 ...
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Harlem Globetrotters. Frederick "Curly" Neal (May 19, 1942 – March 26, 2020) was an American basketball player who played with the Harlem Globetrotters, instantly recognizable with his shaved bald head. Following in the footsteps of Marques Haynes, Neal became the Trotters' featured ballhandler, a key role in the team's exhibition act.
Detroit Stars (unknown) Reece " Goose " Tatum[ 1] (May 31, 1921 [a] – January 18, 1967) was an American Negro league 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.
In 1994, he received a Globetrotters Legends ring, [4] a recognition given to only a few elite former players. The next year, he became head coach and manager of operations for the Globetrotters. [6] His jersey number 35 was retired by the Globetrotters on January 31, 2017, during the Globetrotters' game at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock ...
Harlem Globetrotters. David Nash is a retired professional American basketball player who is most known for his time with the Harlem Globetrotters. Nash finished his collegiate career with the Kansas Jayhawks in 1968 and was drafted in the 4th round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. [1] Due to his length and 6'11" height, he was a ...
Marques Haynes (March 10, 1926 – May 22, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters, notable for his ability to dribble the ball and keep it away from defenders. According to the 1988 film Harlem Globetrotters: Six Decades of Magic, [1] Haynes could dribble the ball as many as 348 times a minute.