Marques Haynes

Birth Name:

Marques Oreole Haynes

Birth Place:

Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States

Profession

Actor

Became the first Harlem Globetrotter to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998
Received his Harlem Globetrotters "Legends" ring and saw his No․ 20 jersey retired in 2001
Was a leading scorer during his time at Langston University and part of the team that took a surprise win against the Harlem Globetrotters in 1946, earning himself an invitation to join the legendary team
Briefly played for the Kansas City Stars after finishing college before joining the Harlem Globetrotters in the late 1940s
Quote: "I've been in basketball for as far back as I can remember ․․․ You get lonely on the road, sure ․․․ Sometimes you wonder why you're out here, out on the road, but then you remember you've been here all your life and how you enjoyed it so․"
Quote: "[on declining to play in the NBA] "As far as ability was concerned, I never doubted my ability against any of them․ I never had any reason to․""
Best known as a former professional basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters
Notable primarily for his ability to dribble three times in a second and keep the ball away from defenders, he made basketball his profession for more than 40 years
Started his own team called the Harlem Magicians with fellow Globetrotter Goose Tatum in 1953
Estimated that over the course of his career he traveled across four million miles and played 12,000 games in 100 different countries

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