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Abe Saperstein
Abraham M. Saperstein (July 4, 1902 – March 15, 1966) was an owner and coach of the Savoy Big Five, which later became the Harlem Globetrotters. He was born in London, England, to a Jewish family.
Saperstein was the commissioner of the American Basketball League, which he founded in 1961 after repeatedly being denied an NBA expansion franchise. He also owned the Chicago Majors team in that league. In an effort to differentiate the ABL from the NBA and promote it, Saperstein introduced the three-point shot.
In the 1988 Harlem Globetrotters documentary 6 Decades of Magic, it was noted that Saperstein chose "Harlem" to indicate that the players were African-American, even though they were actually from Chicago, and the "Globetrotters" moniker to make it seem as though the team had traveled all around the world. Saperstein sewed the team's first red, white and blue jerseys himself, presumably having learned this skill from his tailor father.
Saperstein, whose 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) stature may render him as Basketball Hall of Fame's shortest member, was elected to the Hall in 1971. In 1979, he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He played baseball, basketball, and ran track at Lake View High School. He played as a guard for the Chicago Reds.
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"THE FABULOUS HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS" 1953 ALL STAR BASKETBALL TEAM EXHIBITION MATCH XD47734
Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Made in 1956 by Castle Films, this movie "The Fabulous Harlem Globetrotters" was originally sold for the home market in camera and department stores and via mail order. We haven't been able to confirm it, but we believe this film includes Clarence Wilson, George "Meadowlark" Lemon, Charlie Hoxie, Roman Turmon, Andy Johnson, Woodrow "Woody" Sauldsberry, Carl Green, Leon Hillard, Willie Gardner, and others. The famed Washington Generals are also shown in the exhibition match that occurs about halfway through the film. The Harlem Globetrotters are arguably one of the most famous teams in the history of professional basketball. Originating in the S...
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Harlem Globetrotters 1956 Promotional Reel - 8mm film
After initially forming in the 1920s the Harlem Globetrotters quickly inspired several other organizations to launch similarly themed touring companies of exhibition basketball teams combining comedic antics an stellar athleticism. Some competing companies featured notable players who had previously been under contract with the Harlem Globetrotters, and frequently adopted team names that were overtly suggestive of the famous Globetrotters moniker, and even player uniforms that were similarly designed to those of the original team. In the early 1950s one such team was founded as The Fabulous Harlem Magicians, known more informally as the Harlem Magicians. This, along with the fact that many such competing teams not only featured ex-Globetrotter players but also on-court antics that had ear...
published: 20 Oct 2016 -
Teaser Tales from the Ditch - Abe Saperstein
Join BAFTA Award-winning writer Alan Gilbey from 5-7 December at Shoreditch Town Hall for an old-fashioned knees-up in The Ditch. But beyond the whelks and pearly buttons, below the streets of Shoreditch other tantalising stories wait to be discovered. Try a teaser tale to find out what's in store! Find out more here: bit.ly/Wb6cHc
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History of the Harlem Globetrotters
From the beginnings in 1926, to becoming the best basketball team in the world, to evolving into entertainers and pop culture icons, the Harlem Globetrotters have a 92-year history that has led them to where they are today. ▶ SUBSCRIBE for Globetrotter Action all year round: http://bit.ly/hrlmglobetrotters ▶ Follow the Globetrotters 24/7 on social media: Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1hkkI3J Twitter: http://bit.ly/1n5Ohxd Instagram: http://globi.es/1O4qRTQ Want to see Big Easy, Ant, Hi-Lite, Thunder, Bull or TNT LIVE? ▶ Go to harlemglobetrotters.com/tickets ...and come and see us when we visit your city! Want to join an awesome community and provide your opinion on exclusive sports video content? Sign up to be a part of Whistle Sports Elite: https://www.whistlesportselite.com/h/s/6guq6F...
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Minneapolis Lakers vs. Harlem Globetrotters 27 Feb 1949
On February 27, 1949, the Minneapolis Lakers faced the Harlem Globetrotters in an exhibition before 20,046 Although this was the Lakers’ first year in the Basketball Association of America, they were defending champions of the National Basketball League, having won the 1947-48 NBL title before switching leagues While there is evidence of the Trotters’ flair, make no mistake—this was a straight-up game, and George Mikan’s boys were not the Washington Generals. The Lakers held a 24-18 lead at halftime, but the Globetrotters easily outclassed a tired Minneapolis side in the second half for a 49-45 win Mikan led all scorers with 19 points, with 11 from the charity stripe. Goose Tatum led the winners with 14, and Sweetwater Clifton added 11 As this was the first game of a BAA doubleheader, ...
published: 29 Sep 2020 -
Harlem Globetrotters vs. Philadelphia Sphas 23 March 1951
Footage from a March 23, 1951 game between the Philadelphia Spahs and Harlem Globetrotters, played before 11,365 fans at the Montreal Forum This was the second game of a doubleheader; the first game featured the New York Rens playing the St. Louis All-Stars. All four teams were part of a package tour, and alternated playing against one another (for example, the night before the Trotters played St. Louis in Ottawa) Among the players for the Globetrotters are Grider (17), Tatum (11), Haynes (18), Gates (10), Wilson (20), Brown (15), Pressly (12), and Hunt (19). Players for the Sphas included Morgantaylor (18), Glick (9), Brown (10), Stein (12) The Trotters ran up an early lead, and were up 34-26 at the half. With the game well in hand, they were able to resort to their trademark clownin...
published: 23 Oct 2020 -
ABE SAPERSTEIN - Kilala Mo Ba Siya?
A short Story and Biography of Abe Saperstein, coach, owner and founder of Harlem Globetrotters and ABL who introduced the first three point shot in Basketball.
published: 06 Dec 2023 -
Good Seats Still Available 017: Abe Saperstein & the American Basketball League with Murry Nelson
Penn State University professor emeritus Murry Nelson (Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960–1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA) joins Tim Hanlon to discuss the oft-forgotten second incarnation of the ABL – and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer who willed it into being. In this hidden gem of an episode, Nelson describes: How the master promoter of the legendary Harlem Globetrotters attempted to parlay his influence in pro basketball circles into securing his own West Coast NBA franchise, only to be rebuffed; How the advent of reliable and speedy commercial air travel encouraged Saperstein to not only launch the upstart ABL, but with franchises in virgin pro basketball territories like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu, Ha...
published: 09 Feb 2019 -
Judson University - Exercise and Sports Science - Special Speaker Eloise Saperstein
Eloise Saperstein, daughter of the original owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, spoke to the Judson University sports marketing class on Monday, October 12th. She is the daughter of Abe Saperstein.
published: 13 Oct 2009 -
Globetrotters Program Signed in 1958 by the Owner Abe Saperstein
Me and my Dads Collection of Harlem Globetrotters stuff, oh, and Ed's Lunch pail. Peace
published: 14 Nov 2023
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"THE FABULOUS HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS" 1953 ALL STAR BASKETBALL TEAM EXHIBITION MATCH XD47734
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Made in 1956 by Castle Films, this movie "The Fabulous Harlem Globetrotters" was originally sold for the home market in camera and department stores and via mail order. We haven't been able to confirm it, but we believe this film includes Clarence Wilson, George "Meadowlark" Lemon, Charlie Hoxie, Roman Turmon, Andy Johnson, Woodrow "Woody" Sauldsberry, Carl Green, Leon Hillard, Willie Gardner, and others. The famed Washington Generals are also shown in the exhibition match that occurs about halfway through the film.
The Harlem Globetrotters are arguably one of the most famous teams in the history of professional basketball. Originating in the South Side of Chicago and eventually moving to New York City, the Globetrotters were and still are an exhibition basketball team who combine athleticism, comedy, and theater in their style of play. Shortly before this newsreel was released, the team had reached new heights of popularity stemming from their big win against the Minneapolis Lakers (now Los Angeles Lakers) at the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1948. Produced by Castle Films, a film company founded by former newsreel cameraman Eugene W. Castle, the film highlights the profound skill set of the team both in regards to basketball and comedy. The film starts by capturing the Harlem Globetrotters as they do warm-up drills and later follows the team as they play and beat an opposing team in a basketball game.
Opening title: “The Fabulous Harlem Globetrotters” with animated figures of players (0:13). Harlem Globetrotters players doing warm -up exercise of dribbling wearing Chuck Taylor All-Star or Converse All-Star sneakers (0:24). Close-up of player getting ready to take a shot with Tony Hinkle model basketball (0:31). Players practicing slam-dunks (0:28). Players taking practice shots and making baskets (0:31). Players standing in famous warm-up circle (0:42). Slow motion shot of players’ ball handling skills (0:53). Close-up of player 36, Meadowlark Lemon, who was given the moniker “The Original Sticky Fingers” (1:30). Practice game amongst players (1:54). Player 12 pivoting trick, perhaps player Wilt Chamberlain (2:34). Opposing player standing in disappointment after not blocking a shot (2:53). Harlem Globetrotters running into packed stadium wearing warm-up track suit (2:55). Harlem Globetrotters standing shoulder to shoulder facing opposing team (3:09). Scanning shot of game spectators (3:12). Players in track suits in the warm-up circle (3:18). Players shooting warm-up baskets (3:48). Harlem Globetrotters in face-off with opposing team (3:54). Harlem Globetrotters immediately score a basket (3:58). Montage of various plays where Harlem Globetrotters continually shoot and make baskets and clips of spectators enjoying themselves (4:06). Globetrotter’s famous comedy routine for shooting fouls (4:17). Globetrotters getting ball back from opponents (4:31). Center player #36 hiding ball under his shirt (4:45). Harlem Globetrotters getting ball back from opponents once again (4:55). Players not cooperating with referee and keeping the ball away from him (5:15). Spectators standing to get a better view of player’s trickery (5:23). Player returns to court with one of the spectators’ hats doing tricks with the hat (5:26). Player 32, Leon Hillard, exemplifying master dribbling skills (6:14). Harlem Globetrotter’s conferencing on the sidelines with the team’s owner, manager, and founder Abe Saferstein (6:47). Injured player 36 going back into game to take foul shot (6:55). Trick shot using rubber-band ball (7:14). Another trick shot using jumping bean ball (7:40). Last chance at foul shot for player 36 (7:57). Referee in the face of player Meadowlark Lemon out of frustration (8:08). Final montage of the team’s comedic playing skills (8:21).
Meadowlark Lemon played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1955-1980 before leaving to form his own team. For the 22 years Lemon played for the team he was called the “Clown Prince.”
Tony Hinkle was an American baseball, basketball, and football player, coach, and college athletic administrator. In the late 1950s he introduced the orange basketball that is in use today. Prior to this basketballs were generally dark brown.
Abe Saperstein was the founder, owner, and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters. He was a leading figure in black basketball and baseball from the 1920s through the 1950s.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
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Made in 1956 by Castle Films, this movie "The Fabulous Harlem Globetrotters" was originally sold for the home market in camera and department stores and via mail order. We haven't been able to confirm it, but we believe this film includes Clarence Wilson, George "Meadowlark" Lemon, Charlie Hoxie, Roman Turmon, Andy Johnson, Woodrow "Woody" Sauldsberry, Carl Green, Leon Hillard, Willie Gardner, and others. The famed Washington Generals are also shown in the exhibition match that occurs about halfway through the film.
The Harlem Globetrotters are arguably one of the most famous teams in the history of professional basketball. Originating in the South Side of Chicago and eventually moving to New York City, the Globetrotters were and still are an exhibition basketball team who combine athleticism, comedy, and theater in their style of play. Shortly before this newsreel was released, the team had reached new heights of popularity stemming from their big win against the Minneapolis Lakers (now Los Angeles Lakers) at the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1948. Produced by Castle Films, a film company founded by former newsreel cameraman Eugene W. Castle, the film highlights the profound skill set of the team both in regards to basketball and comedy. The film starts by capturing the Harlem Globetrotters as they do warm-up drills and later follows the team as they play and beat an opposing team in a basketball game.
Opening title: “The Fabulous Harlem Globetrotters” with animated figures of players (0:13). Harlem Globetrotters players doing warm -up exercise of dribbling wearing Chuck Taylor All-Star or Converse All-Star sneakers (0:24). Close-up of player getting ready to take a shot with Tony Hinkle model basketball (0:31). Players practicing slam-dunks (0:28). Players taking practice shots and making baskets (0:31). Players standing in famous warm-up circle (0:42). Slow motion shot of players’ ball handling skills (0:53). Close-up of player 36, Meadowlark Lemon, who was given the moniker “The Original Sticky Fingers” (1:30). Practice game amongst players (1:54). Player 12 pivoting trick, perhaps player Wilt Chamberlain (2:34). Opposing player standing in disappointment after not blocking a shot (2:53). Harlem Globetrotters running into packed stadium wearing warm-up track suit (2:55). Harlem Globetrotters standing shoulder to shoulder facing opposing team (3:09). Scanning shot of game spectators (3:12). Players in track suits in the warm-up circle (3:18). Players shooting warm-up baskets (3:48). Harlem Globetrotters in face-off with opposing team (3:54). Harlem Globetrotters immediately score a basket (3:58). Montage of various plays where Harlem Globetrotters continually shoot and make baskets and clips of spectators enjoying themselves (4:06). Globetrotter’s famous comedy routine for shooting fouls (4:17). Globetrotters getting ball back from opponents (4:31). Center player #36 hiding ball under his shirt (4:45). Harlem Globetrotters getting ball back from opponents once again (4:55). Players not cooperating with referee and keeping the ball away from him (5:15). Spectators standing to get a better view of player’s trickery (5:23). Player returns to court with one of the spectators’ hats doing tricks with the hat (5:26). Player 32, Leon Hillard, exemplifying master dribbling skills (6:14). Harlem Globetrotter’s conferencing on the sidelines with the team’s owner, manager, and founder Abe Saferstein (6:47). Injured player 36 going back into game to take foul shot (6:55). Trick shot using rubber-band ball (7:14). Another trick shot using jumping bean ball (7:40). Last chance at foul shot for player 36 (7:57). Referee in the face of player Meadowlark Lemon out of frustration (8:08). Final montage of the team’s comedic playing skills (8:21).
Meadowlark Lemon played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1955-1980 before leaving to form his own team. For the 22 years Lemon played for the team he was called the “Clown Prince.”
Tony Hinkle was an American baseball, basketball, and football player, coach, and college athletic administrator. In the late 1950s he introduced the orange basketball that is in use today. Prior to this basketballs were generally dark brown.
Abe Saperstein was the founder, owner, and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters. He was a leading figure in black basketball and baseball from the 1920s through the 1950s.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
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Harlem Globetrotters 1956 Promotional Reel - 8mm film
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- Duration: 7:29
- Uploaded Date: 20 Oct 2016
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After initially forming in the 1920s the Harlem Globetrotters quickly inspired several other organizations to launch similarly themed touring companies of exhib...
After initially forming in the 1920s the Harlem Globetrotters quickly inspired several other organizations to launch similarly themed touring companies of exhibition basketball teams combining comedic antics an stellar athleticism. Some competing companies featured notable players who had previously been under contract with the Harlem Globetrotters, and frequently adopted team names that were overtly suggestive of the famous Globetrotters moniker, and even player uniforms that were similarly designed to those of the original team.
In the early 1950s one such team was founded as The Fabulous Harlem Magicians, known more informally as the Harlem Magicians. This, along with the fact that many such competing teams not only featured ex-Globetrotter players but also on-court antics that had earlier been popularized by the Globetrotters prompted The Harlem Globetrotters to commission this promotional reel in 1956.
This cut was produced by Castle Films and distributed on 8mm silent film with scenes interspersed with interstitial text, with frequent use the word "Magic" or Magical in an attempt to more closely associate the term with the Harlem Globetrotters as opposed to the Harlem Magicians.
Also notable is the re-design of the player jerseys to feature the world "Original" over the team name.
The soundtrack to this video was generated with a collection of royalty-free music along with a cut of "Sweet Georgia Brown", long associated with The Harlem Globetrotters as their team theme song.
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After initially forming in the 1920s the Harlem Globetrotters quickly inspired several other organizations to launch similarly themed touring companies of exhibition basketball teams combining comedic antics an stellar athleticism. Some competing companies featured notable players who had previously been under contract with the Harlem Globetrotters, and frequently adopted team names that were overtly suggestive of the famous Globetrotters moniker, and even player uniforms that were similarly designed to those of the original team.
In the early 1950s one such team was founded as The Fabulous Harlem Magicians, known more informally as the Harlem Magicians. This, along with the fact that many such competing teams not only featured ex-Globetrotter players but also on-court antics that had earlier been popularized by the Globetrotters prompted The Harlem Globetrotters to commission this promotional reel in 1956.
This cut was produced by Castle Films and distributed on 8mm silent film with scenes interspersed with interstitial text, with frequent use the word "Magic" or Magical in an attempt to more closely associate the term with the Harlem Globetrotters as opposed to the Harlem Magicians.
Also notable is the re-design of the player jerseys to feature the world "Original" over the team name.
The soundtrack to this video was generated with a collection of royalty-free music along with a cut of "Sweet Georgia Brown", long associated with The Harlem Globetrotters as their team theme song.
- published: 20 Oct 2016
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Teaser Tales from the Ditch - Abe Saperstein
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Join BAFTA Award-winning writer Alan Gilbey from 5-7 December at Shoreditch Town Hall for an old-fashioned knees-up in The Ditch. But beyond the whelks and pea...
Join BAFTA Award-winning writer Alan Gilbey from 5-7 December at Shoreditch Town Hall for an old-fashioned knees-up in The Ditch. But beyond the whelks and pearly buttons, below the streets of Shoreditch other tantalising stories wait to be discovered. Try a teaser tale to find out what's in store! Find out more here: bit.ly/Wb6cHc
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Join BAFTA Award-winning writer Alan Gilbey from 5-7 December at Shoreditch Town Hall for an old-fashioned knees-up in The Ditch. But beyond the whelks and pearly buttons, below the streets of Shoreditch other tantalising stories wait to be discovered. Try a teaser tale to find out what's in store! Find out more here: bit.ly/Wb6cHc
- published: 14 Nov 2014
- views: 312
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History of the Harlem Globetrotters
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From the beginnings in 1926, to becoming the best basketball team in the world, to evolving into entertainers and pop culture icons, the Harlem Globetrotters ha...
From the beginnings in 1926, to becoming the best basketball team in the world, to evolving into entertainers and pop culture icons, the Harlem Globetrotters have a 92-year history that has led them to where they are today.
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From the beginnings in 1926, to becoming the best basketball team in the world, to evolving into entertainers and pop culture icons, the Harlem Globetrotters have a 92-year history that has led them to where they are today.
▶ SUBSCRIBE for Globetrotter Action all year round: http://bit.ly/hrlmglobetrotters
▶ Follow the Globetrotters 24/7 on social media:
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1hkkI3J
Twitter: http://bit.ly/1n5Ohxd
Instagram: http://globi.es/1O4qRTQ
Want to see Big Easy, Ant, Hi-Lite, Thunder, Bull or TNT LIVE?
▶ Go to harlemglobetrotters.com/tickets ...and come and see us when we visit your city!
Want to join an awesome community and provide your opinion on exclusive sports video content? Sign up to be a part of Whistle Sports Elite: https://www.whistlesportselite.com/h/s/6guq6FPgDX74M2eRqTdUPi
- published: 01 Feb 2018
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Minneapolis Lakers vs. Harlem Globetrotters 27 Feb 1949
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On February 27, 1949, the Minneapolis Lakers faced the Harlem Globetrotters in an exhibition before 20,046
Although this was the Lakers’ first year in the Bask...
On February 27, 1949, the Minneapolis Lakers faced the Harlem Globetrotters in an exhibition before 20,046
Although this was the Lakers’ first year in the Basketball Association of America, they were defending champions of the National Basketball League, having won the 1947-48 NBL title before switching leagues
While there is evidence of the Trotters’ flair, make no mistake—this was a straight-up game, and George Mikan’s boys were not the Washington Generals. The Lakers held a 24-18 lead at halftime, but the Globetrotters easily outclassed a tired Minneapolis side in the second half for a 49-45 win
Mikan led all scorers with 19 points, with 11 from the charity stripe. Goose Tatum led the winners with 14, and Sweetwater Clifton added 11
As this was the first game of a BAA doubleheader, it set an attendance mark for that league, as it was presumed everyone stayed to watch the Washington Capitols defeat the Chicago Stags, 67-57. The previous record for attendance was set a year earlier, when 17,823 came to the Stadium to watch the New York Knicks play the Stags; not coincidentally, that was also the second game of a doubleheader that again matched the Globetrotters with Minneapolis, with Abe Saperstein’s team defeating the ultimate 1947-48 champions with a buzzer-beater, 61-59
The importance of the Globetrotters in helping to sustain early professional basketball cannot be overstated, as evidenced by the crowds they would draw for BAA doubleheaders; by comparison, a playoff game between the Stags and Minneapolis that year only drew 4,362 to Chicago Stadium
Small wonder that Saperstein felt betrayed when the BAA began drafting African-Americans to play in the league in 1950, with Boston tabbing Globetrotter Chuck Cooper, and New York signing Sweetwater Clifton
While top black players would soon choose the BAA (soon to become the NBA after a merger with the National Basketball League), the Globetrotters would still strive to play “real” basketball for a number of years, with top players like Wilt Chamberlain and Connie Hawkins playing with them for a spell. As more opportunities became available to players of color in the NBA (and, for a time, American Basketball Association), the team devolved into the purely entertaining side so beloved today
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On February 27, 1949, the Minneapolis Lakers faced the Harlem Globetrotters in an exhibition before 20,046
Although this was the Lakers’ first year in the Basketball Association of America, they were defending champions of the National Basketball League, having won the 1947-48 NBL title before switching leagues
While there is evidence of the Trotters’ flair, make no mistake—this was a straight-up game, and George Mikan’s boys were not the Washington Generals. The Lakers held a 24-18 lead at halftime, but the Globetrotters easily outclassed a tired Minneapolis side in the second half for a 49-45 win
Mikan led all scorers with 19 points, with 11 from the charity stripe. Goose Tatum led the winners with 14, and Sweetwater Clifton added 11
As this was the first game of a BAA doubleheader, it set an attendance mark for that league, as it was presumed everyone stayed to watch the Washington Capitols defeat the Chicago Stags, 67-57. The previous record for attendance was set a year earlier, when 17,823 came to the Stadium to watch the New York Knicks play the Stags; not coincidentally, that was also the second game of a doubleheader that again matched the Globetrotters with Minneapolis, with Abe Saperstein’s team defeating the ultimate 1947-48 champions with a buzzer-beater, 61-59
The importance of the Globetrotters in helping to sustain early professional basketball cannot be overstated, as evidenced by the crowds they would draw for BAA doubleheaders; by comparison, a playoff game between the Stags and Minneapolis that year only drew 4,362 to Chicago Stadium
Small wonder that Saperstein felt betrayed when the BAA began drafting African-Americans to play in the league in 1950, with Boston tabbing Globetrotter Chuck Cooper, and New York signing Sweetwater Clifton
While top black players would soon choose the BAA (soon to become the NBA after a merger with the National Basketball League), the Globetrotters would still strive to play “real” basketball for a number of years, with top players like Wilt Chamberlain and Connie Hawkins playing with them for a spell. As more opportunities became available to players of color in the NBA (and, for a time, American Basketball Association), the team devolved into the purely entertaining side so beloved today
- published: 29 Sep 2020
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Harlem Globetrotters vs. Philadelphia Sphas 23 March 1951
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Footage from a March 23, 1951 game between the Philadelphia Spahs and Harlem Globetrotters, played before 11,365 fans at the Montreal Forum
This was the second...
Footage from a March 23, 1951 game between the Philadelphia Spahs and Harlem Globetrotters, played before 11,365 fans at the Montreal Forum
This was the second game of a doubleheader; the first game featured the New York Rens playing the St. Louis All-Stars. All four teams were part of a package tour, and alternated playing against one another (for example, the night before the Trotters played St. Louis in Ottawa)
Among the players for the Globetrotters are Grider (17), Tatum (11), Haynes (18), Gates (10), Wilson (20), Brown (15), Pressly (12), and Hunt (19). Players for the Sphas included Morgantaylor (18), Glick (9), Brown (10), Stein (12)
The Trotters ran up an early lead, and were up 34-26 at the half. With the game well in hand, they were able to resort to their trademark clowning early, as seen in the footage. The finals score was 68-44 in favor of the Globetrotters
The Globies' opponent on this evening was the Philadelphia Sphas, themselves a storied club. The Sphas (also stylized SPHAs or SPHAS) existed in professional, semi-professional, and exhibition forms throughout their existence between 1917 until their folding in 1959. The team's name is an acronym, derived from South Philadelphia Hebrew Association (the group that initially funded the team), and the team's players, at least in its earlier years, were primarily Jewish. The Sphas won a total of 12 championships, their first two coming from the early Philadelphia League and Philadelphia Basket Ball League, and another seven coming in the American Basketball League
Originally owned and organized by Eddie Gottlieb, by 1926-27, the original side had evolved into the Philadelphia Warriors, playing in the American Basketball League. After that league took a two year hiatus, the team was rebranded Spahs upon its return in 1933-34. When the Basketball Association of America formed in 1946, Gottlieb entered a new team, also called Philadelphia Warriors. With that, the Spahs reverted to semi-professional status in the ABL, eventually leaving the league in 1949. In 1950, Gottlieb sold the Spahs to Red Klotz, himself a former Spah, and the latter used his association with Globetrotters owner Abe Saperstein to keep the team going as opponents for the famous team. Although keeping the "Spahs" name, Klotz' side had long abandoned its all-Jewish roots
If Klotz' name sounds familiar, it's because he was the owner/coach of the Washington Generals for many years. However, the Sphas did not directly evolve into the Washington Generals. Rather, Saperstein had asked Klotz to create a separate exhibition team because the Sphas had beaten the Globetrotters on more than one occasion. After creating the Generals, Klotz sold the Sphas to one of his players, Pete Monska, who coached the team for a year or two until it disbanded [in October 1959. The Sphas played their last game as the original team on October 17, 1959, losing to the Globetrotters in a double-header exhibition game. The Sphas were then reconstituted as the Baltimore Rockets, another Globetrotters exhibition team
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Footage from a March 23, 1951 game between the Philadelphia Spahs and Harlem Globetrotters, played before 11,365 fans at the Montreal Forum
This was the second game of a doubleheader; the first game featured the New York Rens playing the St. Louis All-Stars. All four teams were part of a package tour, and alternated playing against one another (for example, the night before the Trotters played St. Louis in Ottawa)
Among the players for the Globetrotters are Grider (17), Tatum (11), Haynes (18), Gates (10), Wilson (20), Brown (15), Pressly (12), and Hunt (19). Players for the Sphas included Morgantaylor (18), Glick (9), Brown (10), Stein (12)
The Trotters ran up an early lead, and were up 34-26 at the half. With the game well in hand, they were able to resort to their trademark clowning early, as seen in the footage. The finals score was 68-44 in favor of the Globetrotters
The Globies' opponent on this evening was the Philadelphia Sphas, themselves a storied club. The Sphas (also stylized SPHAs or SPHAS) existed in professional, semi-professional, and exhibition forms throughout their existence between 1917 until their folding in 1959. The team's name is an acronym, derived from South Philadelphia Hebrew Association (the group that initially funded the team), and the team's players, at least in its earlier years, were primarily Jewish. The Sphas won a total of 12 championships, their first two coming from the early Philadelphia League and Philadelphia Basket Ball League, and another seven coming in the American Basketball League
Originally owned and organized by Eddie Gottlieb, by 1926-27, the original side had evolved into the Philadelphia Warriors, playing in the American Basketball League. After that league took a two year hiatus, the team was rebranded Spahs upon its return in 1933-34. When the Basketball Association of America formed in 1946, Gottlieb entered a new team, also called Philadelphia Warriors. With that, the Spahs reverted to semi-professional status in the ABL, eventually leaving the league in 1949. In 1950, Gottlieb sold the Spahs to Red Klotz, himself a former Spah, and the latter used his association with Globetrotters owner Abe Saperstein to keep the team going as opponents for the famous team. Although keeping the "Spahs" name, Klotz' side had long abandoned its all-Jewish roots
If Klotz' name sounds familiar, it's because he was the owner/coach of the Washington Generals for many years. However, the Sphas did not directly evolve into the Washington Generals. Rather, Saperstein had asked Klotz to create a separate exhibition team because the Sphas had beaten the Globetrotters on more than one occasion. After creating the Generals, Klotz sold the Sphas to one of his players, Pete Monska, who coached the team for a year or two until it disbanded [in October 1959. The Sphas played their last game as the original team on October 17, 1959, losing to the Globetrotters in a double-header exhibition game. The Sphas were then reconstituted as the Baltimore Rockets, another Globetrotters exhibition team
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ABE SAPERSTEIN - Kilala Mo Ba Siya?
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A short Story and Biography of Abe Saperstein, coach, owner and founder of
Harlem Globetrotters and ABL who introduced the first three point shot in Basketball....
A short Story and Biography of Abe Saperstein, coach, owner and founder of
Harlem Globetrotters and ABL who introduced the first three point shot in Basketball.
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A short Story and Biography of Abe Saperstein, coach, owner and founder of
Harlem Globetrotters and ABL who introduced the first three point shot in Basketball.
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Good Seats Still Available 017: Abe Saperstein & the American Basketball League with Murry Nelson
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Penn State University professor emeritus Murry Nelson (Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960–1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to...
Penn State University professor emeritus Murry Nelson (Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960–1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA) joins Tim Hanlon to discuss the oft-forgotten second incarnation of the ABL – and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer who willed it into being. In this hidden gem of an episode, Nelson describes:
How the master promoter of the legendary Harlem Globetrotters attempted to parlay his influence in pro basketball circles into securing his own West Coast NBA franchise, only to be rebuffed; How the advent of reliable and speedy commercial air travel encouraged Saperstein to not only launch the upstart ABL, but with franchises in virgin pro basketball territories like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu, Hawaii; The peripatetic Washington-to-New York-to-Philadelphia Tapers, whose owner also secretly owned the relatively stable Pittsburgh Rens, featuring league superstar and future Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins; Why the ABL’s (and Saperstein-owned) Chicago Majors outdrew the more-established NBA’s cross-town Packers; and How an ambitious young shipbuilding scion named George Steinbrenner engineered a championship for his Cleveland Pipers franchise, only to sink the ABL the following season with an ill-fated plot to secretly bolt to the NBA. This week’s episode is sponsored by our friends at Audible!
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Penn State University professor emeritus Murry Nelson (Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960–1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA) joins Tim Hanlon to discuss the oft-forgotten second incarnation of the ABL – and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer who willed it into being. In this hidden gem of an episode, Nelson describes:
How the master promoter of the legendary Harlem Globetrotters attempted to parlay his influence in pro basketball circles into securing his own West Coast NBA franchise, only to be rebuffed; How the advent of reliable and speedy commercial air travel encouraged Saperstein to not only launch the upstart ABL, but with franchises in virgin pro basketball territories like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu, Hawaii; The peripatetic Washington-to-New York-to-Philadelphia Tapers, whose owner also secretly owned the relatively stable Pittsburgh Rens, featuring league superstar and future Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins; Why the ABL’s (and Saperstein-owned) Chicago Majors outdrew the more-established NBA’s cross-town Packers; and How an ambitious young shipbuilding scion named George Steinbrenner engineered a championship for his Cleveland Pipers franchise, only to sink the ABL the following season with an ill-fated plot to secretly bolt to the NBA. This week’s episode is sponsored by our friends at Audible!
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Judson University - Exercise and Sports Science - Special Speaker Eloise Saperstein
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Eloise Saperstein, daughter of the original owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, spoke to the Judson University sports marketing class on Monday, October 12th. S...
Eloise Saperstein, daughter of the original owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, spoke to the Judson University sports marketing class on Monday, October 12th. She is the daughter of Abe Saperstein.
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Eloise Saperstein, daughter of the original owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, spoke to the Judson University sports marketing class on Monday, October 12th. She is the daughter of Abe Saperstein.
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Globetrotters Program Signed in 1958 by the Owner Abe Saperstein
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Me and my Dads Collection of Harlem Globetrotters stuff, oh, and Ed's Lunch pail. Peace
Me and my Dads Collection of Harlem Globetrotters stuff, oh, and Ed's Lunch pail. Peace
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Me and my Dads Collection of Harlem Globetrotters stuff, oh, and Ed's Lunch pail. Peace
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"THE FABULOUS HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS" 1953 ALL STAR BASKETBALL TEAM EXHIBITION MATCH XD47734
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Made in 1956 by Castle Films, this movie "The Fabulous Harlem Globetrotters" was originally sold for the home market in camera and department stores and via mail order. We haven't been able to confirm it, but we believe this film includes Clarence Wilson, George "Meadowlark" Lemon, Charlie Hoxie, Roman Turmon, Andy Johnson, Woodrow "Woody" Sauldsberry, Carl Green, Leon Hillard, Willie Gardner, and others. The famed Washington Generals are also shown in the exhibition match that occurs about halfway through the film.
The Harlem Globetrotters are arguably one of the most famous teams in the history of professional basketball. Originating in the South Side of Chicago and eventually moving to New York City, the Globetrotters were and still are an exhibition basketball team who combine athleticism, comedy, and theater in their style of play. Shortly before this newsreel was released, the team had reached new heights of popularity stemming from their big win against the Minneapolis Lakers (now Los Angeles Lakers) at the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1948. Produced by Castle Films, a film company founded by former newsreel cameraman Eugene W. Castle, the film highlights the profound skill set of the team both in regards to basketball and comedy. The film starts by capturing the Harlem Globetrotters as they do warm-up drills and later follows the team as they play and beat an opposing team in a basketball game.
Opening title: “The Fabulous Harlem Globetrotters” with animated figures of players (0:13). Harlem Globetrotters players doing warm -up exercise of dribbling wearing Chuck Taylor All-Star or Converse All-Star sneakers (0:24). Close-up of player getting ready to take a shot with Tony Hinkle model basketball (0:31). Players practicing slam-dunks (0:28). Players taking practice shots and making baskets (0:31). Players standing in famous warm-up circle (0:42). Slow motion shot of players’ ball handling skills (0:53). Close-up of player 36, Meadowlark Lemon, who was given the moniker “The Original Sticky Fingers” (1:30). Practice game amongst players (1:54). Player 12 pivoting trick, perhaps player Wilt Chamberlain (2:34). Opposing player standing in disappointment after not blocking a shot (2:53). Harlem Globetrotters running into packed stadium wearing warm-up track suit (2:55). Harlem Globetrotters standing shoulder to shoulder facing opposing team (3:09). Scanning shot of game spectators (3:12). Players in track suits in the warm-up circle (3:18). Players shooting warm-up baskets (3:48). Harlem Globetrotters in face-off with opposing team (3:54). Harlem Globetrotters immediately score a basket (3:58). Montage of various plays where Harlem Globetrotters continually shoot and make baskets and clips of spectators enjoying themselves (4:06). Globetrotter’s famous comedy routine for shooting fouls (4:17). Globetrotters getting ball back from opponents (4:31). Center player #36 hiding ball under his shirt (4:45). Harlem Globetrotters getting ball back from opponents once again (4:55). Players not cooperating with referee and keeping the ball away from him (5:15). Spectators standing to get a better view of player’s trickery (5:23). Player returns to court with one of the spectators’ hats doing tricks with the hat (5:26). Player 32, Leon Hillard, exemplifying master dribbling skills (6:14). Harlem Globetrotter’s conferencing on the sidelines with the team’s owner, manager, and founder Abe Saferstein (6:47). Injured player 36 going back into game to take foul shot (6:55). Trick shot using rubber-band ball (7:14). Another trick shot using jumping bean ball (7:40). Last chance at foul shot for player 36 (7:57). Referee in the face of player Meadowlark Lemon out of frustration (8:08). Final montage of the team’s comedic playing skills (8:21).
Meadowlark Lemon played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1955-1980 before leaving to form his own team. For the 22 years Lemon played for the team he was called the “Clown Prince.”
Tony Hinkle was an American baseball, basketball, and football player, coach, and college athletic administrator. In the late 1950s he introduced the orange basketball that is in use today. Prior to this basketballs were generally dark brown.
Abe Saperstein was the founder, owner, and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters. He was a leading figure in black basketball and baseball from the 1920s through the 1950s.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
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Harlem Globetrotters 1956 Promotional Reel - 8mm film
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Harlem Globetrotters 1956 Promotional Reel - 8mm film
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After initially forming in the 1920s the Harlem Globetrotters quickly inspired several other organizations to launch similarly themed touring companies of exhibition basketball teams combining comedic antics an stellar athleticism. Some competing companies featured notable players who had previously been under contract with the Harlem Globetrotters, and frequently adopted team names that were overtly suggestive of the famous Globetrotters moniker, and even player uniforms that were similarly designed to those of the original team.
In the early 1950s one such team was founded as The Fabulous Harlem Magicians, known more informally as the Harlem Magicians. This, along with the fact that many such competing teams not only featured ex-Globetrotter players but also on-court antics that had earlier been popularized by the Globetrotters prompted The Harlem Globetrotters to commission this promotional reel in 1956.
This cut was produced by Castle Films and distributed on 8mm silent film with scenes interspersed with interstitial text, with frequent use the word "Magic" or Magical in an attempt to more closely associate the term with the Harlem Globetrotters as opposed to the Harlem Magicians.
Also notable is the re-design of the player jerseys to feature the world "Original" over the team name.
The soundtrack to this video was generated with a collection of royalty-free music along with a cut of "Sweet Georgia Brown", long associated with The Harlem Globetrotters as their team theme song.
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Teaser Tales from the Ditch - Abe Saperstein
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Teaser Tales from the Ditch - Abe Saperstein
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Join BAFTA Award-winning writer Alan Gilbey from 5-7 December at Shoreditch Town Hall for an old-fashioned knees-up in The Ditch. But beyond the whelks and pearly buttons, below the streets of Shoreditch other tantalising stories wait to be discovered. Try a teaser tale to find out what's in store! Find out more here: bit.ly/Wb6cHc
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History of the Harlem Globetrotters
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History of the Harlem Globetrotters
History of the Harlem Globetrotters
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From the beginnings in 1926, to becoming the best basketball team in the world, to evolving into entertainers and pop culture icons, the Harlem Globetrotters have a 92-year history that has led them to where they are today.
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Minneapolis Lakers vs. Harlem Globetrotters 27 Feb 1949
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Minneapolis Lakers vs. Harlem Globetrotters 27 Feb 1949
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On February 27, 1949, the Minneapolis Lakers faced the Harlem Globetrotters in an exhibition before 20,046
Although this was the Lakers’ first year in the Basketball Association of America, they were defending champions of the National Basketball League, having won the 1947-48 NBL title before switching leagues
While there is evidence of the Trotters’ flair, make no mistake—this was a straight-up game, and George Mikan’s boys were not the Washington Generals. The Lakers held a 24-18 lead at halftime, but the Globetrotters easily outclassed a tired Minneapolis side in the second half for a 49-45 win
Mikan led all scorers with 19 points, with 11 from the charity stripe. Goose Tatum led the winners with 14, and Sweetwater Clifton added 11
As this was the first game of a BAA doubleheader, it set an attendance mark for that league, as it was presumed everyone stayed to watch the Washington Capitols defeat the Chicago Stags, 67-57. The previous record for attendance was set a year earlier, when 17,823 came to the Stadium to watch the New York Knicks play the Stags; not coincidentally, that was also the second game of a doubleheader that again matched the Globetrotters with Minneapolis, with Abe Saperstein’s team defeating the ultimate 1947-48 champions with a buzzer-beater, 61-59
The importance of the Globetrotters in helping to sustain early professional basketball cannot be overstated, as evidenced by the crowds they would draw for BAA doubleheaders; by comparison, a playoff game between the Stags and Minneapolis that year only drew 4,362 to Chicago Stadium
Small wonder that Saperstein felt betrayed when the BAA began drafting African-Americans to play in the league in 1950, with Boston tabbing Globetrotter Chuck Cooper, and New York signing Sweetwater Clifton
While top black players would soon choose the BAA (soon to become the NBA after a merger with the National Basketball League), the Globetrotters would still strive to play “real” basketball for a number of years, with top players like Wilt Chamberlain and Connie Hawkins playing with them for a spell. As more opportunities became available to players of color in the NBA (and, for a time, American Basketball Association), the team devolved into the purely entertaining side so beloved today
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Harlem Globetrotters vs. Philadelphia Sphas 23 March 1951
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Harlem Globetrotters vs. Philadelphia Sphas 23 March 1951
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Footage from a March 23, 1951 game between the Philadelphia Spahs and Harlem Globetrotters, played before 11,365 fans at the Montreal Forum
This was the second game of a doubleheader; the first game featured the New York Rens playing the St. Louis All-Stars. All four teams were part of a package tour, and alternated playing against one another (for example, the night before the Trotters played St. Louis in Ottawa)
Among the players for the Globetrotters are Grider (17), Tatum (11), Haynes (18), Gates (10), Wilson (20), Brown (15), Pressly (12), and Hunt (19). Players for the Sphas included Morgantaylor (18), Glick (9), Brown (10), Stein (12)
The Trotters ran up an early lead, and were up 34-26 at the half. With the game well in hand, they were able to resort to their trademark clowning early, as seen in the footage. The finals score was 68-44 in favor of the Globetrotters
The Globies' opponent on this evening was the Philadelphia Sphas, themselves a storied club. The Sphas (also stylized SPHAs or SPHAS) existed in professional, semi-professional, and exhibition forms throughout their existence between 1917 until their folding in 1959. The team's name is an acronym, derived from South Philadelphia Hebrew Association (the group that initially funded the team), and the team's players, at least in its earlier years, were primarily Jewish. The Sphas won a total of 12 championships, their first two coming from the early Philadelphia League and Philadelphia Basket Ball League, and another seven coming in the American Basketball League
Originally owned and organized by Eddie Gottlieb, by 1926-27, the original side had evolved into the Philadelphia Warriors, playing in the American Basketball League. After that league took a two year hiatus, the team was rebranded Spahs upon its return in 1933-34. When the Basketball Association of America formed in 1946, Gottlieb entered a new team, also called Philadelphia Warriors. With that, the Spahs reverted to semi-professional status in the ABL, eventually leaving the league in 1949. In 1950, Gottlieb sold the Spahs to Red Klotz, himself a former Spah, and the latter used his association with Globetrotters owner Abe Saperstein to keep the team going as opponents for the famous team. Although keeping the "Spahs" name, Klotz' side had long abandoned its all-Jewish roots
If Klotz' name sounds familiar, it's because he was the owner/coach of the Washington Generals for many years. However, the Sphas did not directly evolve into the Washington Generals. Rather, Saperstein had asked Klotz to create a separate exhibition team because the Sphas had beaten the Globetrotters on more than one occasion. After creating the Generals, Klotz sold the Sphas to one of his players, Pete Monska, who coached the team for a year or two until it disbanded [in October 1959. The Sphas played their last game as the original team on October 17, 1959, losing to the Globetrotters in a double-header exhibition game. The Sphas were then reconstituted as the Baltimore Rockets, another Globetrotters exhibition team
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ABE SAPERSTEIN - Kilala Mo Ba Siya?
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Good Seats Still Available 017: Abe Saperstein & the American Basketball League with Murry Nelson
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Penn State University professor emeritus Murry Nelson (Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960–1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA) joins Tim Hanlon to discuss the oft-forgotten second incarnation of the ABL – and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer who willed it into being. In this hidden gem of an episode, Nelson describes:
How the master promoter of the legendary Harlem Globetrotters attempted to parlay his influence in pro basketball circles into securing his own West Coast NBA franchise, only to be rebuffed; How the advent of reliable and speedy commercial air travel encouraged Saperstein to not only launch the upstart ABL, but with franchises in virgin pro basketball territories like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu, Hawaii; The peripatetic Washington-to-New York-to-Philadelphia Tapers, whose owner also secretly owned the relatively stable Pittsburgh Rens, featuring league superstar and future Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins; Why the ABL’s (and Saperstein-owned) Chicago Majors outdrew the more-established NBA’s cross-town Packers; and How an ambitious young shipbuilding scion named George Steinbrenner engineered a championship for his Cleveland Pipers franchise, only to sink the ABL the following season with an ill-fated plot to secretly bolt to the NBA. This week’s episode is sponsored by our friends at Audible!
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Judson University - Exercise and Sports Science - Special Speaker Eloise Saperstein
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Eloise Saperstein, daughter of the original owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, spoke to the Judson University sports marketing class on Monday, October 12th. She is the daughter of Abe Saperstein.
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Globetrotters Program Signed in 1958 by the Owner Abe Saperstein
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Globetrotters Program Signed in 1958 by the Owner Abe Saperstein
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Abe Saperstein
Abraham M. Saperstein (July 4, 1902 – March 15, 1966) was an owner and coach of the Savoy Big Five, which later became the Harlem Globetrotters. He was born in London, England, to a Jewish family.
Saperstein was the commissioner of the American Basketball League, which he founded in 1961 after repeatedly being denied an NBA expansion franchise. He also owned the Chicago Majors team in that league. In an effort to differentiate the ABL from the NBA and promote it, Saperstein introduced the three-point shot.
In the 1988 Harlem Globetrotters documentary 6 Decades of Magic, it was noted that Saperstein chose "Harlem" to indicate that the players were African-American, even though they were actually from Chicago, and the "Globetrotters" moniker to make it seem as though the team had traveled all around the world. Saperstein sewed the team's first red, white and blue jerseys himself, presumably having learned this skill from his tailor father.
Saperstein, whose 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) stature may render him as Basketball Hall of Fame's shortest member, was elected to the Hall in 1971. In 1979, he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He played baseball, basketball, and ran track at Lake View High School. He played as a guard for the Chicago Reds.
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Disorder on the court: Harlem Globetrotters bring skills and thrills to basketball
22 ... They can hoop with the best of ‘em ... “We have a real range ... Many folks mistakenly think the Globetrotters started in the ‘70s with Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon, but the team dates back to 1926, when it was founded in Chicago by Abe Saperstein.
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Aiken Standard
30 Nov 2024
John Ringley took shows on the road with Crockett Promotions
Aiken Standard
30 Nov 2024
and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early ‘70s ... Once in the late 1960s, Globetrotters owners Abe and Maury Saperstein offered Crockett the promotional rights to every date east of the Mississippi River ... “Mr ... Mr.
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Shaquille O’Neal pinpoints biggest reason for NBA’s TV audience decline
Getty Images ... Yankees legend's son is now an MLB GM ... 6 ... That man being Abe Saperstein, the impresario of the Harlem Globetrotters, who founded a league in 1961 called the American Basketball League, he hoped would be in opposition to the NBA ... ....
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Union Leader
25 Oct 2024
New book explores the life of Abe Saperstein, the Chicago dynamo who created the Globetrotters
Union Leader
25 Oct 2024
“Globetrotter. How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports” by Mark and Matthew Jacob. Publisher. Rowman & Littlefield. 320 pages. $35 ....
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Hastings Tribune
23 Oct 2024
Column: New book explores the life of Abe Saperstein, the Chicago dynamo who created the Globetrotters
Hastings Tribune
23 Oct 2024
Short in physical stature but a giant in his time, Abe Saperstein created in Chicago that international sensation called the Harlem Globetrotters ... .
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Chicago sports visionary Abe Saperstein should be more famous
Abe Saperstein, the Globetrotters founder, is at the right." ... Perhaps you’ve heard of the Chicagoan who was the team’s founder, Abe Saperstein ... How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports.” We didn’t ...
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The Jewish Sport Report: Where did Sandy Koufax go on Yom Kippur when he didn’t ...
In case you missed it, we took a look at the career and legacy of Abe Saperstein, a Jewish immigrant from London who would go on to shape the game of basketball into the global powerhouse we know today.
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How Harlem Globetrotters founder Abe Saperstein shaped basketball as we know it today
At left, the book cover of Mark and Matthew Jacob’s Abe Saperstein biography (Courtesy); at right, Saperstein, far left, in the earliest known team photo of the Globetrotters, from the 1930–1931 season.
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Chicago Tribune
09 Oct 2024
Daywatch: New casino makes huge debut
Chicago Tribune
09 Oct 2024
Coach Abe Saperstein and his Chicago-based Harlem Globetrotters before a trip to London in 1963 ... New book explores the life of Abe Saperstein, the Chicago dynamo who created the Globetrotters.
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He founded the Harlem Globetrotters and is the shortest man in the basketball hall of fame. A new book tells his story.
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Former Shortridge star, college All-American, community leader Herschell Turner dies at 86
Shortridge was at the top of the list ... Turner was selected with the No ... He then played for the Chicago Majors of the American Basketball League, which was owned by Harlem Globetrotters’ coach and owner Abe Saperstein before the league folded in 1963.
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What team played at Rickwood Field? Revisiting the Birmingham Black Barons from 1920 to 1960
Some of baseball's greatest players have played at the stadium ... They won four league titles after moving to that level, with their early success — pennant wins in 1943 and 1944 — came after Harlem Globetrotters owner Abe Saperstein purchased the team.
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Wat Misaka: the Japanese American star who broke the NBA’s color barrier
But that wasn’t even the most significant basketball accomplishment on Misaka’s lengthy resume that year ... But he stopped off in Chicago to visit his friend, Abe Saperstein, owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, who offered him a spot on the team ... .
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