LFE Game Plan For Good Health - Harlem Globetrotters Fact Sheet

Here's your chance to brush up on your knowledge of everyone's favorite basketball team - the Harlem Globetrotters!

Abe Saperstein founded the legendary Harlem Globetrotters in Chicago in 1926.
The Globetrotters first used the theme song "Sweet Georgia Brown" during the 1947-48 season.
The Globetrotters logged historic wins in 1948 and 1949 against the world champion Minneapolis Lakers before sold-out crowds in Chicago.
On January 1, 1950, the Globetrotters made their first-ever appearance at Madison Square Garden.
The Harlem Globetrotters played their first-ever game in Harlem, N.Y., in 1968.
In 1982, the Harlem Globetrotters become the only sports team to be honored with a star on Hollywood's famous "Walk of Fame".
Lynette Woodard became the first female to play with a major men's professional team, joining the Harlem Globetrotters in 1985.
In 1993, Mannie Jackson became the first African American and former player to own a major sports/entertainment franchise when he purchased the Harlem Globetrotters.
The Globetrotters played their 20,000^th career game on Jan. 12, 1998.
In 1999, the Globetrotters became the first team to receive the prestigious John W. Bunn Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
On Sept. 27, 2002, Mannie Jackson and the Harlem Globetrotters were only the fifth team to be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
During their 80-year history, the Globetrotters have played in 118 countries around the world, before 124 million fans.
To date, the Harlem Globetrotters own a career record of 22,163 wins and 345 losses.

During the 2007 'Nothing Like It Tour,' the Globetrotters will play 219 games in 193 cites in U.S. and Canada, between Dec. 29 and April 15, 2007. The team will play in 44 different states during the 2007 tour.
The Harlem Globetrotters 2007 games in the NYC Metropolitan area include: