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Happy 70th Birthday, Dr. John Howard - “The Cincinnati Kid,” Harlem Globetrotter 1968 - 1969 and All-Around Great Guy!
Did You Know?
NBRPA membership is free for former players age 70 and over!
Special Thank You to Globetrotter Legend and Former Owner Mannie Jackson and Scott Zuffelato of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame!
A special thank you goes out to Mannie Jackson and Scott Zuffelato for their most gracious words at the NBRPA Summer Conference celebrating the late, great Meadowlark Lemon’s life. Meadowlark would have been so proud!
Gatorball Academy
Gatorball academy is a
mentoring youth program
that inspires youth with the
values of Dr. James Naismith:
stood for and that’s: "Strong
in Body - Clear in Mind - And
Lofty in Ideals." With
basketball being the game of
choice in communities all
over the world. The modified
game of 3on 3 basketball has
becomes a tremendous
teaching tool used to teach
social and athletic values.
Women’s Basketball Legend, Nancy Lieberman and Globetrotter Legend, Larry “Gator” Rivers Have Teamed Up to Build “Dream Courts” Across the Country!
Starting in 2010, the Nancy Lieberman Foundation partnered with the WorldVentures Foundation to build high-quality basketball courts for children living in underprivileged communities across the country. The goal of this program is to keep children off the streets and to provide them with a safe and competitive environment where they can develop skills such as teamwork and good sportsmanship.
Did You Know?
Ten famous people have been named honorary Globetrotters: Bob Hope, Nelson Mandela, Henry Kissinger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jesse Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Pope John Paul II, Pope Francis, Robin Roberts and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.