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Meadowlark Lemon

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American basketball player (1932-2015)

United StatesBasketball PlayersLived 1932 to 2015 · aged 83
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Meadowlark Lemon was an American basketball player, actor, and Christian minister. For 22 years, he was known as the "Clown Prince" of the touring Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. He was a 2003 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Photos 3

Lemon meeting Betty Ford during a 1974 visit to the White HouseLemon meeting Betty Ford during a 1974 visit to the White HouseLemon in 1988Lemon in 1988

Teams 1

Harlem Globetrotters

Awards 2

2000John Bunn Award
1975North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

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Meadowlark Lemon was an American basketball player, actor, and Christian minister. For 22 years, he was known as the "Clown Prince" of the touring Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. He was a 2003 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ordained in 1986, in 1994 he started Meadowlark Lemon Ministries in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Country
United States
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 2015 · aged 83
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12 languages

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