Born April 25, 1932, in Wilmington, North Carolina, was famed Harlem Globe Trotters star Meadowlark Lemon. He has been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and was known as the "Clown Prince of Basketball." Meadowlark played with the Harlem Globetrotters from 1955-80, 1990, and 3 other teams. One of the most recognizable showmen of his era, Lemon's skills with the basketball were on par with his comedic timing and showmanship. What many don't know is that he was a Christian minister. Ordained in 1986, in 1994 he started Meadowlark Lemon Ministries in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Born April 25, 1932, in Wilmington, North Carolina, was famed Harlem Globe Trotters star Meadowlark Lemon. He has been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and was known as the "Clown Prince of Basketball." Meadowlark played with the Harlem Globetrotters from 1955-80, 1990, and 3 other teams. One of the most recognizable showmen of his era, Lemon's skills with the basketball were on par with his comedic timing and showmanship. What many don't know is that he was a Christian minister. Ordained in 1986, in 1994 he started Meadowlark Lemon Ministries in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Harlem Globetrotters Icon - And Hall Of Fame Player - Meadowlark Lemon
Harlem Globetrotters Icon - And Hall Of Famer - Meadowlark Lemon Passes Away At 83
May 20 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 6 - 5 - 32 May 20, 1941 - Chicago White Sox, Taft Wright, Number 6 set an AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games...
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May 19 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 8 - 6 - 30 May 19, 1942 - Boston Braves outfielder Paul Waner, Number 8 became the third player in NL history at the tim...
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May 18 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 3 - 7 - 16 May 18, 1897 - Early MLB star of the New York Giants, Bill Joyce established a record of 4 triples in 1 ...
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May 17 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 44 - 36 May 17, 1925 - Cleveland Indians centerfielder Tris Speaker reached his 3,000th hit in his MLB career. In 1...
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May 16 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 5 - 9 - 22 May 16, 1927 - New York Yankee outfielder, Bob Meusel, wearing Number 5 stole 2nd base, 3rd base and&nbs...
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May 15 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. May 15, 1912 - Detroit Tigers star slugger Ty Cobb, let's an obnoxious fan get to him and the player leaped the rail...
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