Harlem Globetrotter Souvenir Program
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I saw him play once, in St. Louis in 1994. That day my interest in sports was awakened.
The next day it was quickly snuffed out, never to return.
More info about the good Mr. Lemon is available here. Yes, he is still alive, and no he has not had his forearms replaced with comically oversized basketballs, as depicted above. That's a trick played on you by a wiley photographer. Perhaps Walker Evans.
I got to see the Harlem Globetrotters a few years ago, and was disappointed to discover that I was not getting to see those that I considered THE Harlem Globetrotters -- the ones that showed up on Gilligan's Island and Scooby Doo, the ones had their own show, for crying out loud!
ReplyDeleteOf course, when I thought about it, it made sense that it wasn't the same guys, but it was still disappointing.
Not that the the new guys didn't put on a good show, they were superb. Just not the personalities I was expecting.
I remember having that feeling too, but at least Meadowlark was there.
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