Meadowlark Lemon Biography - Inspired By Globetrotters As Child, Excelled At Football, Basketball, Chronology, Tries Out For Globetrotters - CONTACT INFORMATION, SELECTED WRITINGS BY LEMON:
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1932-
American basketball player
Like a crazed captain at the helm of a ship, Meadowlark Lemon could take over a court and steer a crowd into the throes of laughter. During his 23 seasons with the Harlem Globetrotters, Lemon proved he was more than just a basketball player. Full of wisecracks and wise moves, Lemon became the "Clown Prince of Basketball," and night after night, year after year, he used his laughter-coaxing charisma to charm fans around the globe. In his career with the Globetrotters, Lemon played in more than 7,500 consecutive games and logged more than four million miles, charming audiences in more than 100 countries, from Algeria to Zimbabwe.
Los Angeles Times sportswriter Jim Murray once called Lemon "an American institution whose uniform should hang alongside the Spirit of St. Louis and the Gemini Space Capsule in the halls of the Smithsonian Institute."
Though more than 20 years have passed since Lemon was a staple in the Globetrotters' lineup, he remains the team's most well-known name and is better known than even the team's current stars.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: (care of Meadowlark Lemon Ministries) 13610N. Scottsdale Road, Ste. 10267, Scottsdale, AZ 85254. Phone: (480) 951-0030. Email: info@meadowlarklemon foundation.org. Online: http://www.meadowlarklemon.org.
SELECTED WRITINGS BY LEMON:
(With Jerry B. Jenkins) Meadowlark. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1987.
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Meadow George Lemon III was born April 25, 1932, in Wilmington, North Carolina. When his parents separated a few years later, Lemon's mom moved to New York City. His father, Meadow George "Peanut" Lemon II, worked for the Wilmington Waste Paper & Recycling Co. and gambled to help make ends meet. Needless to
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say, young Lemon spent a great deal of …
At Williston Industrial High School, Wilmington's all-black school, Lemon excelled at both football and basketball. He also found a friend and father figure in coach E. A. "Spike" Corbin. Throughout high school, Lemon spent many weekends at Corbin's house perfecting his game or just hanging out. At Williston, Lemon averaged 20 points per game his sophomore year and clos…
Before leaving for basic training, Lemon returned to Wilmington and learned that the Globetrotters were coming to nearby Raleigh, North Carolina. He'd never seen them in person. Because the game was sold out, Lemon had his high school coach call Globetrotter promoter Abe Saperstein to get tickets. Coach Corbin and Saperstein were acquaintances. Saperstein invited Lemon to the game. Because …
Lemon left the Army after two years and was invited to join the Kansas City All-Stars, one of the opposition teams that toured with the Globetrotters. Within time, Lemon worked his way to the other side, and by 1955, was a bona fide Globetrotter. With his zany, on-court persona, the six-foot-three Lemon soon established himself as the Globetrotters' most prolific court jester, earning the t…
The Harlem Globetrotters came into being in the 1920s thanks to a young entrepreneur named Abe Saperstein, who had grown up watching black boys play basketball in the streets of Chicago. Their pure talent impressed Saperstein, and he envisioned a pro team for black players. At the time, they weren't allowed to play on the all-white professional teams. Though only five-foot-three, Saperstein…
Just after he left the Army, Lemon had married childhood friend Willye Maultsby. However, as Lemon's fame on the court advanced, his home life deteriorated. Lemon traveled ten months a year, playing more than 300 games, leaving his wife home with their five children. Lemon was absent so often that his daughter Beverly wrote a school paper describing her father as a dishwasher because that&#…
In 1971, Lemon became both a coach and player for the Globetrotters, and his relationship with teammates began to slowly unravel. Playing both roles proved problematic, as petty jealousies and contract disputes popped up. Things turned so sour he quit in 1978. Lemon resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife, Cynthia. His organization, Meadowlark Lemon Ministries, is based there. Besides travel…
Chamberlain, Wilt. A View From Above. New York: Villard Books, 1991. Lemon, Meadowlark and Jerry B. Jenkins. Meadowlark. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1987. Wilker, Josh. The Harlem Globetrotters. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 1997. Betowt, Yvonne. "Ex-Globetrotter Ministers to Kids Through Basketball." (Minneapolis) Star Tribune (April 6, 2002): 8B. Derrick, Mel. &#…
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User Comments
almost 9 years ago
I usually don't take phone calls from organizations soliciting for charity events, but when the Volunteer Fire Fighters Association called with tickets to the Globetrotters and NBA Alumni Charity Baskeball Game in my hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, I just couldn't resist! Not after they said that Meadowlark Lemon would be there! I grew up in the era of Meadowlark, Curly Neal, and Geese Ausby (Ausbie). He is now 76 years young.
From everything I have read, he's an incredible human being and has achieved so many things in his life, most of us would be happy and satisfied to accomplish a quarter of what he has done. I have yet to read anything negative about him.
Heather
over 9 years ago
yes, meadowlark is. A few years ago we created his portrait and reproduced them. He signed several hundred prints available for resale right now. He spends alot of his time preaching the word of God.
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over 9 years ago
Is meadowlark still living?