RIP Meadowlark Lemon

[gblowfish]

Story in today's NY Times. He was 83 and played literally all over the globe.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/29/sports/basketball/meadowlark-lemon-harlem-globetrotter-who-played-basketball-and-pranks-with-virtuosity-dies-at-83.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

[Stinger]

I will throw a water bucket of confetti in his honor.

[Deberg_1990]

RIP

The Globetrotters don't seem all that popular anymore, but as a kid in the 70s and 80s they were the shiznit.

[stevieray]

Saw them at Municipal as a kid. Used to watch the cartoon and try to draw their van!

[Brock]

He was a fantastic entertainer. Could sink half court hook shots all day every day.

[scho63]

Saw them at Municipal as a kid. Used to watch the cartoon and try to draw their van!

My Dad took our family to Madison Square Garden to watch them play once. was pretty neat back in the 70's.

[fan4ever]

He used to live near my house; would see him walking his dog in the mornings...never talked to him but waved as I drove by on my way to work...always smiled and waved back.

[stevieray]

He was a fantastic entertainer. Could sink half court hook shots all day every day.

Always smiling and funny!! Just a very likable guy.

[siberian khatru]

RIP

The Globetrotters don't seem all that popular anymore, but as a kid in the 70s and 80s they were the shiznit.

Those classic lineups with Lemon, Curly Neal, Geese Ausbie, etc. They were on Wide World of Sports every year, had the cartoon.

[Mr. Laz]

Saw them at Municipal as a kid.

Yep

R.I.P

[mnchiefsguy]

Sad, but the man did have an amazing life.

RIP

[Deberg_1990]

Those classic lineups with Lemon, Curly Neal, Geese Ausbie, etc. They were on Wide World of Sports every year, had the cartoon.

Scooby Doo meets the Harlem Globetrotters!

[FishingRod]

RIP Those guys were great. This is sad

[threebag]

Loved the Globetrotters. Meadowlark was a showman for sure. RIP

[Just Passin' By]

RIP

[Halfcan]

Sad news-he was a great performer and world famous.

[Saccopoo]

The weirdest cartoon in history involves the Globetrotters...

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[ROYC75]

Saw them at Municipal as a kid.

We saw them twice in Municpal, early 60's and then later 60's, they were the reason I started playing basketball as a kid.

[ROYC75]

The weirdest cartoon in history involves the Globetrotters...

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eiV6AWS4GUw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Why was that ?

[cosmo20002]

Scooby Doo meets the Harlem Globetrotters!

Their game on Gilligan's Island was epic.

[REDHOTGTO]

Globetrotter a cam here when I was a kid, early 70's, remember that hog farmer? Great time as a kid, meadowlark and curly were my faves, good guy