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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Meadowlark Lemon

Meadowlark lemon

The Harlem Globetrotters! After he finished with basketball, he became an ordained Minister. He was 83.

Here's his wikipedia entry Meadowlark Lemon. And here's his website. And here's his website. Meadowlarklemon.org I never saw him in person.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |

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Sweat

I understand he originally took up basketball on a lark!

Posted by: Sweat | Saturday, January 02, 2016 at 12:14 PM

Sweat

He not only took up basketball on a lark, but he was so poor that his family couldn't even afford to get a basketball and a hoop for him to practice with. So he had to use a lemon instead of a basketball. And instead of a regular basketball hoop, he found something that looked like one of those small nerf ball hoops, and set it up on a tree in a nearby meadow to practice on. Hence the name 'Meadowlark Lemon!!!

Posted by: Sweat | Wednesday, January 06, 2016 at 01:26 PM

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