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Abe Saperstein
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 58 years ago |
Date of birth | July 4,1902 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | London |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | March 15,1966 |
Died | Chicago |
Illinois | |
United States | |
Hall of fame induction | 1971 |
Children | Jerry Saperstein |
Eloise Saperstein | |
Resting place | Westlawn Cemetery & Mausoleum |
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Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Lake View High School | |
Inducted date | 1971 |
Founded | American Basketball League |
West Coast Negro Baseball Association | |
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ID | 823039 |
Abe Saperstein Life story
Abraham Michael Saperstein was the founder, owner and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters. Saperstein was a leading figure in black basketball and baseball from the 1920s through the 1950s, primarily before those sports were racially integrated.