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Abe Saperstein

General Information Height: N/A Weight: N/A Birthdate: July 4, 1902 Deathdate: March 15, 1966 Nickname: N/A Hometown: London, England

Player's Statistics Position: Creator Owner Coach College: N/A Years Played: 1926-1967 Teams Played For:   Harlem Globetrotters Interesting Facts Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. In 1926, Saperstein was asked to coach the team, and the following year, he changed their name to the Globetrotters, bought a Model-T Ford from a funeral director and piled his players inside, to go on the road. In January, 1927, they played their first game in Hinckley, Illinois for $75.

 

 

 

 

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