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On January 7, 1927, the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team travelled 48 miles west from Chicago to play their first game in Hinckley, Illinois.

The Globetrotters were the creation of Abe Saperstein of Chicago, who took over coaching duties for a team of African-American players originally known as the Savoy Big Five. At a time when only whites were allowed to play on professional basketball teams, Saperstein decided to promote his new team’s racial makeup by naming them after Harlem, the famous African-American neighbourhood of New York City. The son of a tailor, Saperstein sewed their red, white and blue uniforms (emblazoned with the words "New York") himself. The lineup in that first game, for which the Globetrotters were paid $75, was Walter "Toots" Wright, Byron "Fat" Long, Willis "Kid" Oliver, Andy Washington and Al "Runt" Pullins.

The Globetrotters won 101 out of 117 games that first season and introduced many Midwestern audiences to a game they had not seen played before. As owner, coach, manager, publicist and sometimes even substitute player, Saperstein worked overtime to book games for his team. By 1936, they had played more than 1,000 games and appeared in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Washington and North and South Dakota. (The Globetrotters didn’t actually play a game in Harlem until the late 1960s.) Their first national championship appearance came in 1939, when the Globetrotters lost to the New York Renaissance. That same year, the team began to add the silly antics they later became known for, including ball handling tricks and on-court comedic routines. The crowds loved it, and Saperstein told his team to keep up the clowning around, but only when they had achieved a solid lead.

Over the years they have played more than 20,000 exhibition games in 120 countries. Brother Bones's whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" is the team's signature song. "Globie" has been their mascot since 1993.

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monza006

Thanks Thatchipdog - I hope you get the chance to see them again soon!!

I saw the Globetrotters a couple of years ago on New Year's Eve in Richmond, VA. Work had been kicking my butt and those guys (and a gal) put a smile on my face and made me forget about everything for a couple of hours. I definitely want to see them again! Thanks for reminding me to look at their schedule.

monza006

That must have been great fun skpy - now I really want to see them perform myself!!

You're welcome Wendy, it was a very different type of WK day for me, as I knew zero about them, and had to research quite a bit to find out about them, and finding suitable images was really hard!!!
I'm so pleased it brought back happy memories for you :~))))

Thanks Puggywuggy - I saw that they do charity work too - thanks for mentioning it :~)))

I have 'Sweet Georgia Brown' in my head now! I saw them too, very entertaining and they do a lot of charity work.

zzzz1

WOW! I saw them at Madison Square Garden many years ago, and I remember being in awe of them. It was one of the most enjoyable experiences in my life. Thanks so much for reminding me of that time, Mandy. :-)))))))))))

skpy

They came to our high school for a charity game in the very early 70's - great fun!

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