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Abe Saperstein

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Abraham "Abe" Michael Saperstein (July 4, 1902 – March 15, 1966) was the founder, owner and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters. [1]

37 relations: American Basketball League (1961–63), Łomża, Baseball, Basketball, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago, Chicago Brown Bombers, Chicago Majors, Chuck Cooper (basketball), Cincinnati Crescents, England, Ford Model T, George Mikan, Great Depression, Hank DeZonie, Harlem Globetrotters, Hong Wah Kues, Illinois, International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Lake View High School (Chicago), London, Midwestern United States, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Nathaniel Clifton, National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, New York Apples, New York Renaissance, Norridge, Illinois, Poland, San Francisco Shamrocks, Sonny Werblin, Three-point field goal, Track and field, United States, Westlawn Cemetery, Wilt Chamberlain, 1948 Globetrotters–Lakers game.

American Basketball League (1961–63)

The American Basketball League played one full season, 1961–1962, and part of 1962–1963.

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Łomża

Łomża (Yiddish: Lomzhe) is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately 150 kilometres (90 miles) to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Birmingham Black Barons

The Birmingham Black Barons played professional baseball for Birmingham, Alabama, in the Negro Leagues from 1920 to 1960 when the Major Leagues successfully integrated.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Chicago Brown Bombers

The Chicago Brown Bombers played in the Negro Major Baseball League of America and later the United States League.

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Chicago Majors

The Chicago Majors was a basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, that was a member of the American Basketball League from 1961 to 1963.

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Chuck Cooper (basketball)

Charles Henry "Chuck" Cooper (September 29, 1926 – February 5, 1984) was an American professional basketball player.

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Cincinnati Crescents

The Cincinnati Crescents were an All-Star barnstorming baseball team that played in the mid-1940s.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Ford Model T

The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie, Leaping Lena, or flivver) is an automobile produced by Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927.

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George Mikan

George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (June 18, 1924 – June 1, 2005), nicknamed Mr.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

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Hank DeZonie

Henry Lincoln DeZonie (February 12, 1922 – January 2, 2009) was an American professional basketball player.

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Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team.

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Hong Wah Kues

The Hong Wah Kues were a San Francisco-based all Chinese American professional basketball team that participated in the barnstorming circuits during the late 1930s.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (יד לאיש הספורט היהודי) was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel.

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Lake View High School (Chicago)

Lake View High School is a public four-year high school located in the Lake View neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the American Midwest, Middle West, or simply the Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2").

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Nathaniel Clifton

Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (born Clifton Nathaniel; October 13, 1922 – August 31, 1990) was an American multi-sport athlete best known as one of the first African Americans to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, in Commack, New York, is dedicated to honoring American Jewish figures who have distinguished themselves in sports.

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New York Apples

The New York Apples were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT).

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New York Renaissance

The New York Renaissance, also known as the Renaissance Big Five and as the Rens, was an all-black professional basketball team established February 13, 1923, by Robert "Bob" Douglas in agreement with the Renaissance Casino and Ballroom.

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Norridge, Illinois

Norridge is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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Poland

Poland (Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country located in Central Europe.

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San Francisco Shamrocks

The San Francisco Shamrocks are a defunct minor professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Hockey League (PHL) during the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons.

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Sonny Werblin

David Abraham "Sonny" Werblin (March 17, 1910 – November 21, 1991) was a prominent entertainment industry executive and sports impresario who was an owner of the New York Jets and chairman of Madison Square Garden, and who built and managed the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

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Three-point field goal

A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer or informally, trey) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket.

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Track and field

Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Westlawn Cemetery

Westlawn Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located in Norridge, a suburb of Chicago in Illinois.

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Wilt Chamberlain

Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player.

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1948 Globetrotters–Lakers game

The 1948 Globetrotters-Lakers game was a dramatic matchup between two of the best basketball teams in the country at the time: the Harlem Globetrotters, which were all black, and Minneapolis Lakers, which were all white.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Saperstein

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