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rivalry with Minneapolis Lakers, 200–15, 233

rivalry with New York Rens, 70–71, 74–75, 81–82, 99–120, 129–35, 143–44, 170, 199

showmanship of (
see
ballhandling; comedy routines; showmanship)

success of, 94–99, 141–50, 245–46, 259–64 (
See also
financial issues)

Goose Tatum and (
see
Tatum, Reece “Goose”)

television appearances, 280–81, 302–5, 335–38, 342, 347–48

World Professional Invitational

Basketball Tournaments, 105–20, 126–38, 150–51, 166, 170, 201

Harlem Globetrotters, The
(cartoon), 336–37, 342, 348

Harlem Globetrotters, The
(film), 228, 234–35, 246–48, 303, 309

Harlem Globetrotters’ Popcorn Machine, The
(show), 337, 347–48

Harlem Globetrotters Varieties of 1955, The
(show), 308

Harlem Magicians, 282, 316, 318, 324

Harlem Renaissance, 36

Harlem Roadkings, 322–32

Harrison, Tex, 220, 263–64, 267, 271, 284, 347, 365, 373, 375, 381, 388

Hasan, Elliott, 224

Hawaiian Surfriders, 306

Hawkins, Connie, 302–3, 309, 343, 350, 381, 388

Haynes, Marques

ballhandling of, 7–8, 184–86, 193

Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony and, 388, 391

college career of, 183–87

defeat of Globetrotters by, 174–80

departure of, from Globetrotters, 253–59

early life of, 180–83

films and, 235, 265

Harlem Magicians team, 282, 316, 324

international tours, 226, 242, 244

Legends Ring and, 381

Mexico tour and, 191–94

Minneapolis Lakers and, 203–14, 233

pay for, 223

popularity of, 2, 6, 197

recruitment of, by Globetrotters, 179–80, 187

Goose Tatum and, 325, 329, 331–32

as union breaker, 346–37

Hearst, William Randolph, 107, 127–28

Hecht, Gerhard, 238–39

Herald-Examiner
newspaper, 107, 127–28

Hillard, Leon, 259, 280, 295, 346

Hinckley, Illinois, 34–35, 50, 52, 316

Hirsh, Naomi.
See Tatum
, Naomi Hirsh

Hoagland, T. O. “Lefty,” 88–89

Hobley, Billy Ray, 358, 391

Hollywood, 127, 215, 228, 234–35, 246–48, 254, 264–65, 303

Holman, Nat, 79, 99, 108, 114

Holton, Chuck, 263, 268, 353

Hong Kong Wa Kues, 94, 122

House of David, 83, 107, 121, 124, 128, 169, 190, 279

Hudson, Dick, 34, 36–42, 46–48, 56, 70

Hudson, Roosevelt, 26, 30, 144, 165, 170, 176, 202

Hunter, Bobby, 344–48, 389

Hunter, Harold, 229, 231

Illidge, Eric, 100–101, 103, 105, 112, 114–15, 143–44

integration.
See also
racial issues; segregation

of baseball, 175

of NBA, 10–11, 228–33

of NBL, 202

International Broadcasting Company (IBC), 358

international tours, 224–33, 235–45, 248–52, 283–87, 297, 305–6, 312–13, 383

Irish, Ned, 230, 271

Isaacs, John, 109, 111–12, 114, 118, 122, 128, 132, 134, 166

Jackson, Inman

birth of, 26

coaching of, 97–99, 123, 144–45, 191, 340

death of, 352

Marques Haynes and, 258–59

play of, for Globetrotters, 11, 55–57, 65, 70, 73–74, 82–83, 133–35, 137, 144, 165

play of, for Savoy Big Five, 39–40, 42, 43–44, 46

relationship of, with Saperstein, 78, 81, 144–45, 151, 264, 313–14

Saperstein’s death and, 339–40

Goose Tatum and, 162, 167

Jackson, Jesse, 350–51

Jackson, Jumping Jackie, 302–3

Jackson, Mannie

Basketball Hall of Fame and, 388

business career of, 353, 369–71

Bill Cosby and, xi early life and basketball career of, 365–69

Globetrotters as inspiration for, 8

on joining Globetrotters, 351–52

ownership and management of

Globetrotters by, 361–65, 371–83

on sexual activity, 297–98

James, Olga, 310

Jenkins, Fat, 111–12, 114–15, 130

Johnson, Andy, 263, 347

Johnson, Curley “Boo,” 363, 384–85, 387, 389

Johnson, Lester, 30, 31, 36, 39, 46, 61

Johnson, Magic, 11, 346, 371, 376, 377, 388

Julien, Roscoe, 144

Kansas City Stars, 176, 190, 191–94, 266, 292

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-Stars, 376–77

Karstens, Bob, 169–70, 190, 192, 224, 249, 352–53, 381

Kautz, Wibs, 128, 135–36

Kellogg, Junius, 253

Kennedy, Pat, 108, 115, 130, 136, 140

Kennedy, Walter, 228, 249–50

Kenyon, J Michael, 49, 50, 53, 59, 82, 191

King, Wilbert, 7, 165, 197, 203, 205, 206, 207

Kline, Jumping Johnny, 263, 263–64, 267, 270, 299, 351, 381, 388

Klotz, Red, 246, 250, 302, 312–15, 334–35, 354, 359, 365, 373, 376–77, 384

Kluge, John, 352

Khrushchev, Nikita, 284

Kundla, Johnny, 203, 210

labor struggles.
See
revolts, player; strikes

Lakers.
See
Minneapolis Lakers

Langston University, 174–80, 183–87

Lapchick, Joe, 99, 271

Lavelli, Tony, 250

Leavitt, Bunny, 95, 169, 191, 317

Legends Ring, 348, 381

Lemon, George Meadow “Meadowlark”

Basketball Hall of Fame and, 388, 391

Wilt Chamberlain and, 300

firing of, 354

Globetrotters as inspiration for, 8

Globetrotter strikes and, 338–39, 341–42, 345–46

Legends Ring and, 381

loss to New Jersey Reds and, 335

play of, after Globetrotters, 362–63, 390

resentment of, by other players, 343, 354–55

showmanship of, and racial stereotypes, 351

as Goose Tatum’s replacement, 282, 292–95

television appearances, 302–5, 337

Lewis, Elzie, 290–91, 317

Lillard, Joe, 36, 39, 42, 44

Lincoln Wings, 168

Linehan, Marie, 188–90, 196, 206, 216–17, 249, 277, 290, 306–7, 309, 313, 315, 339–40, 343, 352–53, 355–59

Lloyd, Earl, 10, 229, 231, 269, 369

Lockhart, Osborne, 358, 365

Long, Byron “Fat,” 26, 30, 31, 53, 56, 62, 75, 78, 86

Long, Lutz, 243

Louis, Joe, 74, 99, 147, 149, 192, 239, 261

Louisiana State University, 251–52

Louisville Black Colonels, 160–62

Lucco, Joe, 366–67

Luce, Clare Boothe, 237

McCloy, John, 240

McDaniel, Shirley, 331

Madison Square Garden, 1–11, 150, 219, 292

Magic Circle, 3, 169, 238, 280, 338, 387, 388

Malone, Willie, 177

Mannie Jackson Assoicates (MJA), 364–65

Marcell, Everett “Ziggy,” 123, 167, 176

Margolis, Bill, 142, 340, 352

Marques Haynes All-Stars, 258

Mason, Bobby Jo, 284, 302

Mathisen, Dennis, 364

Menville, Chuck, 353

Merical, Burton, 359–60

Metromedia, 340, 352–58

Meyer, Ray, 200, 205, 209, 218–24, 301

Michener, James, 350

Middleton, Troy H., 251–52

Mikan, George, 6, 200–214, 233, 246, 276–77

Mikkelsen, Vern, 233

military base tours, 164–65, 171–73

Milton, Bobby, 7, 263

Minneapolis Globe Trotters, 49

Minneapolis Lakers, ix, 6, 11, 200–15, 233, 309, 388

minstrel show issue, 58, 90–93, 101–2, 163, 293–94, 349–52, 373

Monroe, Al, 43, 49, 74–75

Moore, Ducky, 191, 197, 206, 263, 268, 299

Moore, Harry T., 175

Movietone News coverage, 214–15

Myers, Forrest B., 96

NAACP, 378–79

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, x, 387–92

Napastnikov, Vasily, 285–87

National Basketball Association (NBA)

Globetrotters and, 5, 231–32, 271–72, 301, 304, 308–9, 385–86

integration of, 10–11, 228–33

Lakers and, 201, 211

National Basketball League (NBL), 107, 199, 201–2, 211

National Westminster Bank USA, 359–65

NBC television specials, 335–36, 338

Neal, Fred “Curly,” 302–3, 337, 343, 346, 355–57, 365, 381, 388, 390

Negro League baseball

Abe Saperstein and, 33–34, 78, 95, 122, 172–73, 308

Goose Tatum’s career in, 160–63

New York Celtics, 6–7, 41, 55, 99–100, 250

New York Globe Trotters, 86

New York Harlem Globe Trotters, 51, 53.
See also
Harlem Globetrotters

New York Nationals, 68, 78, 83, 334

New York Knicks, 5, 204, 230–31, 271–72, 368

New York Original Celtics.
See
New York Celtics

New York Rens (Renaissance)

Basketball Hall of Fame and, 387

as Dayton Rens, 202

early history of, 37, 39, 41, 44, 51, 55

former Globetrotters and, 151

rivalry with Globetrotters, 70–71, 74–75, 81–82, 99–120, 129–35, 143–44, 170, 199

World War II and, 173

New York Tuck Tapers, 368

New York Yankees (baseball), 32

New York Yankees (basketball), 108, 111–12

Novak, Mike, 112–13, 128, 135–37

Ohl, Don, 366

Oliver, Napolean, 26, 28–29, 36, 52, 62

Oliver, William “Kid,” 26, 28, 30, 31, 43–44, 50, 53, 56, 58, 65, 67–68, 73

Oliver, Newt, 272

Olson’s Terrible Swedes, 37, 84

Original Celtics.
See
New York Celtics

Original Chicago Globe Trotters, 46

Oshkosh All-Stars, 107, 117–18, 128, 201

Owens, Jesse, 86, 99, 190–92, 240–45, 274

ownership, Globetrotter

International Broadcasting Company, 358–60

Mannie Jackson (
see
Jackson, Mannie)

Metromedia, 352–58

Abe Saperstein’s assumption of, 76–82 (
See also
Saperstein, Abe (Abraham Michael))

Abe Saperstein’s death and, 339–52

Paige, Satchel, 122, 154, 176, 190, 246, 320

Palca, Alfred, 228, 234–35, 264–65

Paramount News weekly newsreel, 5, 8, 292

Pearson, Drew, 285, 305

Peyton, Tony, 144, 176

Philadelphia Sphas, 201

Philadelphia Warriors, 5, 255, 272, 288, 300, 304, 309

Pittsburgh Courier
newspaper, 99–105

player pay.
See also
financial issues

bonuses after Minneapolis Lakers game, 209

Wilt Chamberlain’s, 288–91

College All-Star tour and, 222–23, 230

conflict over, 62, 151–52

for film appearances, 248

Mannie Jackson and increased, 385

low, and starting salaries, 263

players’ union and, 347–48

Bill Russell and offers of, 288–89

strikes over, 338–39, 342–46, 358

Goose Tatum’s, 276–77, 280

Podestra, Freddie, 230

Podoloff, Maurice, 230, 309

Polito, Marian, 188, 340, 352

Pollack, Syd, 163

Pollard, Jim, 201, 203, 204, 206, 211, 214, 233

Portugal, 224–25, 226–27

Powell, Bill, 322, 324–26

Pressley, Babe “Blue Ox,” 7, 97, 110, 114–19, 123–24, 132, 135–37, 140–41, 144, 165, 170, 191, 197, 204–14, 233, 235, 262

Price, Bernie, 97, 110, 123, 137–38, 140, 144, 165, 176–78, 202, 262, 391

Primus, Charlie, 263, 268, 293, 353

Pullins, Albert “Runt”

Chicago career of, 26, 30–31, 40–41

departure of, from Globetrotters, 76–81, 86, 88

play of, after Globetrotters, 44, 50, 82, 324

play of, for Globetrotters, 11, 50, 53, 56–57, 65, 73–74, 122, 165

racial issues.
See also
integration

Chicago African Americans and, 24–29

discrimination and segregation, 11, 60, 69–70, 166, 175, 194–96, 220, 222, 251–52, 265–71, 389

interracial sex, 297, 299–300

international tours and, 170–71, 225–26, 268

Minneapolis Lakers rivalry and, 202

Jesse Owens and, 192

press coverage, 108–9, 140

race riots, 28–29, 245

racial stereotypes and minstrel show issue, 58, 90–93, 101–2, 163, 293–94, 349–52, 373

Abe Saperstein’s attitudes, 146–49

Ramsey, Randolf, 26, 30, 31, 36, 39, 42, 43–44, 46–47, 56, 86

Rens.
See
New York Rens (Renaissance)

revolts, player, 76–82, 150–52, 338–49, 253–59.
See also
players

riots, Chicago race, 28–29, 345

Ripley’s Believe It or Not
comic strip, 96, 169

Robinson, Ermer, 7, 191, 197, 203–9, 213–14, 233–35, 262–64, 306, 311–12, 391

Robinson, Jackie, ix, 8, 175, 184, 202, 229

Robinson, Sugar Ray, 237, 238–39

Rochester Elks Aces, 67, 71

Rusan, Harry, 74, 79, 81, 85, 97, 109, 114–15, 122–23

Russell, Bill, 232, 272, 288–89, 304

Russell, John “Honey,” 111–12, 219

Saitch, Eyre, 111–12, 114, 130, 132