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RIP...Meadowlark
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:16 pm
by Mikey
Yeah I know there's an NBA forum, but this isn't the NBA.
Yeah I know the Globtrotters aren't what they once were, but Meadowlark was the best of them when I was a kid. I loved watching their specials and rooting for the Generals while not really rooting for the Generals.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/29/sport ... .html?_r=0
Re: RIP...Meadowlark
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:01 pm
by Wolfman
I remember when the Trotters went toe to toe with the then Minneapolis Lakers. They won the first two games out of 8 that were played altogether. Those games had a hand in the integration of the NBA.
Re: RIP...Meadowlark
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 9:43 pm
by smackaholic
The trotters were YYYYYUUUGEEE when I was a kid. Used to appear regularly on Wide World of Sports. Used to love Meadowlark's over the shoulder half court shot. Did he ever miss that fukking shot?
Re: RIP...Meadowlark
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 6:25 pm
by ChargerMike
a great showman, a great gentleman..RIP
Re: RIP...Meadowlark
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:05 am
by War Wagon
No matter how many times he did the bucket of confetti routine, it was never not funny. Didn't read that link above but I had read that Wilt Chamberlain said he was the greatest basketball player ever.
RIP to a true showman and gentle soul.