Meadowlark Lemon
Chronology
1932 | Born on April 25 in Wilmington, North Carolina |
1952 | Drafted into the U.S. Army |
1954 | Leaves Army |
1954 | Joins Kansas City All-Stars |
1955 | Joins the Harlem Globetrotters |
1970 | Stars on television cartoon "The Harlem Globetrotters Show" |
1971 | Becomes player/coach for the Globetrotters |
1978 | Leaves Globetrotters |
1979 | Embarks on career in show business |
1986 | Becomes an ordained minister |
1980s-present | Works as traveling evangelist |
1993 | Has 50-game "comeback" season with the Globetrotters |
2002 | Embarks on tour with the Meadowlark Lemon Harlem All-Stars |
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