Lemon was a huge part of the Globetrotters’ act, earning the nickname the “Clown Prince of Basketball” in his 26 seasons with the team.
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“For a generation of fans, the name Meadowlark Lemon was synonymous with the Harlem Globetrotters”, Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider said in a statement.
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Legendary Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon passed Sunday in Scottsdale, Ariz according to Globetrotter spokesman Brett Meister who confirmed after speaking with Lemon’s wife and daughter. NPR’s Joel Rose has this appreciation.
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UNIDENTIFIED CHOIR: Hey – Globetrotters, oh, yeah. His likeness has been captured in two 1970s Hanna-Barbera animated shows, The Super Globetrotters and Harlem Globetrotters. Not just for his silky half-court hook shots and his look-from-behind passes, but also his gift for showmanship.
Mitchell said he quickly became friends with Lemon, applauding his professionalism and dedication to the team.
March 25, 2008, “Charlotte Talks” featuring Meadowlark Lemon. “I was receiving a vision, I was receiving a dream in my heart”, he said in 2003. This is for me. He was also inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. For my basketball, I had a Carnation milk can.
His dazzling basketball skills and slapstick humor were a key attraction for perhaps the most famous basketball team ever, the Harlem Globetrotters.
“We were having fun; we enjoyed what we did and I find that the young kids today, you know, they either go to college to learn to play basketball so they can make a lot of money”. He proved that basketball truly has no boundaries and the language of the game is spoken universally whether he was performing in front of the Pope, Presidents or children of all ages.
ROSE: Todd Boyd teaches at the University of Southern California.
BOYD: There was a sort of entertainment component to it with emphasis on clowning that suggested that black men were for the objective of entertaining white audiences.
Lemon first contacted the Globetrotters before his high school graduation and joined the team in 1954.
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“He had a passion for young people like I do, so anytime we can do to help or give back, he’ll do it, he’ll be there for us”, said Wilkens.
