He WAS the Harlem Globetrotters during the years he played.
I saw him play at a local civic center. His antics and shots were phenomenal.
Even though he retired a while back, he will be missed. His legacy lives on. No other player has been a "Meadowlark" since his retirement.
RIP Meadowlark.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...228-story.html
"Valar morghulis; valar dohaeris."
Commucrats are most efficient at converting sins and crimes to accidents or misunderstandings.-Oswald Bastable
Making good people helpless won't make bad people harmless.
Freedom isn't free.
"Attitude is the paintbrush that colors our world." TV Series, Haven.
My Spirit Animal has rabies.
I'd rather be an American than a Democrat.
"If you can make a man afraid, you can control him" Netflix Series, The Irregulars
Except for Pete Marovich, when he was with the Hawks, The Globetrotters were the only basketball
I ever liked. He was a unique ambassador for America and will be remembered as such.
While no one ever listens to me,
I am constantly being told to be quiet.
In a world of snowflakes,
be the heat..
Same here my dad would take us when they were in town.Originally Posted by alismith
They were on TV a lot back then too
Loved the ball on a rubber band free throws
Not sure it was him but I liked that one
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe
Saw them in Des Moines as a kid, always fun!
"And how we burned in the camps later thinking, what would things have been like, if every security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain, whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family?"
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