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The History of The History of TheThe Harlem Harlem GlobetrottersGlobetrottersBy: Carter StansbargerBy: Carter Stansbarger
The Beginning...The Beginning...
It all started with Abe It all started with Abe Saperstein in 1926, the Saperstein in 1926, the 24 year old organizes a 24 year old organizes a new basketball team, new basketball team, “The Savoy Five”“The Savoy Five”
The Official Globetrotters
•In 1927, the team is now officially The Harlem Globetrotters
“ “Goose” Goose” TatumTatum
Goose Tatum was an Goose Tatum was an amazing basketball amazing basketball player that signed player that signed with the Harlem with the Harlem Globetrotters in 1941.Globetrotters in 1941.
Goose and the Goose and the GlobetrottersGlobetrotters would would play play NBANBA teams such teams such as the as the LakersLakers they they would beat them and would beat them and put on a put on a showshow while while they did it!they did it!
19481948This was the This was the first time the first time the GlobetrottersGlobetrotters beatbeat the the LakersLakers
Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain
NBA legend Wilt NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain Chamberlain joined the joined the Harlem Harlem Globetrotters in Globetrotters in 19581958
This was before This was before he went to the he went to the NBANBA
Hubert Ausbie was Hubert Ausbie was a a
great basketball great basketball player with the player with the
Globetrotters and Globetrotters and is a historical is a historical globetrotters.globetrotters.
Hubert “Geese” AusbieHubert “Geese” Ausbie
19781978
50th season!!!50th season!!!
TheThe HarlemHarlem Globetrotters Globetrotters1990s1990s--todaytoday
1993
Harlem Globetrotters is acquired by the first African-American to own a sports/entertainment organization
1995-The Ultimate Challenge
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Legendary All-Stars loose to
the Harlem Globetrotters in the Game called the “Ultimate Challenge.”
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Today...
Today the Harlem Globetrotters are very entertaining and fun for all ages.
Globetrotter Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85wbnevWB1E
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Global ToursThe Globetrotters have world The Globetrotters have world
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SourcesSources
http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/historyhttp://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/history
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