Harlem Globetrotters
Early Globetrotters
The Savory Big Five begin in 1926. By 1927 they had changed their name from the Savory Big Five to the Harlem Globetrotters. On January 7th, 1927 they played their first game in Hinckley Illinois. Wearing red, white, and blue uniforms
The Globetrotters faced heavy amounts of racism as there were an all black group. After many attempts at breaking the color barrier, they Harlem Globetrotter incorporated clowning and fooling around into their games. Doing so made whites accept them better and made their games more interesting.
Globetrotters now
Now, the Harlem Globetrotters are famous for their funny stunts and great games. For more than 75 years, they have brought their hilarious games to over 115 countries and played over 20,000 exhibition games. Overall the Harlem Globetrotters are a great team that combine basketball, athleticism and comedy into a great game that fans go crazy to see.
Now, the Harlem Globetrotters are famous for their funny stunts and great games. For more than 75 years, they have brought their hilarious games to over 115 countries and played over 20,000 exhibition games. Overall the Harlem Globetrotters are a great team that combine basketball, athleticism and comedy into a great game that fans go crazy to see.