Bill Cosby, Harlem Globetrotter, 1972
In 1972 the Harlem Globetrotters signed comedy legend Bill Cosby to an honorary $1 lifetime contract. Continue reading
Mo’ne “Money” Davis Signs With Harlem Globetrotters
Score another point for 14-year-old Mo'ne Davis!
Originally made famous by her stellar performance at the 2014 Little League World Series, Mo'ne is adding accomplishments to her resumé at a remarkable pace: a shoe line, a memoir, several athletic awards, and most recently, an offer from traveling exhibition basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters.Continue reading
Pope Francis Becomes Honorary Harlem Globetrotter
Pope Francis didn’t have a prayer of spinning a basketball — but scored a slam dunk Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 as an honorary Harlem Globetrotter.Continue reading
Harlem’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1947 –
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. was born on April 16, 1947, in Harlem, New York, the only child of Cora Lillian, a department store price checker, and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Sr., a transit police officer and jazz musician. Continue reading
