Harlem Globetrotters 1956 Promotional Reel - 8mm film

After initially forming in the 1920s the Harlem Globetrotters quickly inspired several other organizations to launch similarly themed touring companies of exhibition basketball teams combining comedic antics an stellar athleticism. Some competing companies featured notable players who had previously been under contract with the Harlem Globetrotters, and frequently adopted team names that were overtly suggestive of the famous Globetrotters moniker, and even player uniforms that were similarly designed to those of the original team.
In the early 1950s one such team was founded as The Fabulous Harlem Magicians, known more informally as the Harlem Magicians. This, along with the fact that many such competing teams not only featured ex-Globetrotter players but also on-court antics that had earlier been popularized by the Globetrotters prompted The Harlem Globetrotters to commission this promotional reel in 1956.
This cut was produced by Castle Films and distributed on 8mm silent film with scenes interspersed with interstitial text, with frequent use the word "Magic" or Magical in an attempt to more closely associate the term with the Harlem Globetrotters as opposed to the Harlem Magicians.
Also notable is the re-design of the player jerseys to feature the world "Original" over the team name.
The soundtrack to this video was generated with a collection of royalty-free music along with a cut of "Sweet Georgia Brown", long associated with The Harlem Globetrotters as their team theme song.

[@sonnydin1841]

I was 11 years old back in 1956, and around that time, the Harlem Globetrotters visited Hong Kong. The indoor stadium was fully packed with paying spectators, including us schoolboys. We laughed so much at their antics, these highly skilled basketball players running circles over the opposition, and the poor referee, too. I am now 76 and living in London. Those were good old days. Thanks for the memories, Harlem Globetrotters. God bless you all, wherever you are. Thanks for sharing video.

[@frankkinley6272]

Sonny Din, Thank You for sharing that story. Your story reminds me of the only time I was able to see the Harlem Globetrotters. It was at the Veteran's Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines Iowa. My father took me. I was 12 years old (1975) I'm 58 now. It was a thrill. Dad is still living too (84 now) Take Care. Blessed Day.

[@scotttyson8661]

Good ole days.

[@MrManfly]

When the Globtrotters came to my town decades ago, I got to see the great Meadowlark Lemon! I’ll never forget that ! Glad he lived a long life of 83.

[@colinhalliley111]

@@MrManfly he was my favorite !

[@RobbCorless]

@@colinhalliley111 Mine too..A true talented Comic Athlete with great timing...

[@Phaedrax2]

Not only are they clever & entertaining, but the nicest guys I ever met.

[@boblesteresta9610]

dang, how old are you?

[@Jeiyojammeh]

@@boblesteresta9610 good question?

[@beefpares810]

Are you 120years old and still typing on youtube?

[@vuxxscottyxx6718]

Y'all never know how long people could live and here's the answer up to 200 year-olds don't be fooled you only see a Comment section and a profile pic so when you just run your standing mouths be positive

[@geewiz3732]

What how old are you man

[@moverling5]

In 1956 i was 9 yo. And every time I seen these guys on tv, i was spellbound. Meadow lark lemon was so awesome. Life was sheldered back then. But these guys gave life, life. God bless the early team.

[@Thinkdre]

are you 76 years old sir?

[@chopzzz1556]

Damn their passing skills is like God tier

[@minxkid1710]

I know Jesus

[@DK-oc6sf]

tell em i said hello

[@charlesquales7450]

Samething with Their handles

[@justcallmechaz5396]

Chopzzz all this is scripted

[@VIDE_005]

Ikr

[@user-jw7kd1bj5t]

Not only their performances are entertaining, but also they are actually fantastic basketball players

[@howardbaxter2514]

It is true. They used to play against NBA teams back in the 40s and 50s. Some of the best players of all time, like Wilt Chamberlain, used to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.

[@rockvilleraven]

@@howardbaxter2514 After Wilt left Kansas that was the only place to play since the NBA only drafted upperclassmen back then.

[@NuisanceMan]

@@howardbaxter2514 A couple years in a row in the forties, they actually beat the NBA Champions.

[@petergreen5337]

❤exactly well said

[@JeriFlynn-rr7ep]

YUH THINK !

[@Phaedrax2]

I'll add to my previous comment by saying that I met The Harlem Globetrotter & The American Allstars when they stayed at a hotel where i was working. They filled the hotel with such fun & good humour, I was really sad when they left. I have great memories of them.

[@VincentVincent_89]

May I ask what date you met them and how old are you?

[@kanitplakaj9498]

@vincent he met them on 12/9/2018 and he is 5 years old 😂😂😂

[@VincentVincent_89]

@@kanitplakaj9498 any proof?

[@saylah190]

Vincent r/woooosh

[@farpointgamingdirect]

@@VincentVincent_89 The Globetrotters began in the 1920s and are around to this day. There are actually TWO teams, east and west.

[@cwctlh]

I grew up in the 1960s and went to see them every year. I always asked for autographs and every single player, including the superstars, was gracious and treated me like someone special, not a random kid in the cheap seats. I was always thrilled to meet them. At the time, I didn't realize that I was the gazillionth fan they met that day. As an adult I understood what classy men they were.

[@normanrappaport6683]

I can still recall seeing them on television. They usually played a team called the WASHINGTON GENERALS. They were truly a class act.

[@DanielSwartfiguer]

Wow! You grew up in the one ninety-nine sixties??!! (The future.......)

[@cwctlh]

@@DanielSwartfiguer Lol! I've corrected the error. I take a medication that causes both coordination problems and double vision as side effects. I'll take the occasional undetected typo that can result over the result of not taking it.

[@darrellreed2589]

My parents took me to see them in Phoenix around this time. I still remember being in stitches and in awe of what they could do. Meadowlark Lemon, #36, always seemed to steal the show. Great memory seeing this clip.

[@JoeVideoed]

Same here, except we saw them in Tempe @ the then University Activity Center.

[@stanervin6108]

Meadowlark and the bald one, 'Curly O'neal'! Saw them several times in NC. Raleigh, Greensboro, Greenville, Wilmington. I had almost forgotten how fun it was! 🏀

[@walterkoziol3822]

And let's not forget Marques Haynes with his his dribbling skills. My dad took my brother and me to see them. My dad was telling us that he saw the original team before he was shipped off overseas when the US entered WWII.

[@juneshopper]

Dad always made sure we watched the games on TV. Never saw them play in person, but some awesome ball handling and lots of humor too Remember Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal the most.

[@bidziilalex146]

Hi 👋

[@SpeedHomeAttack]

The only team that can beat the Warriors

[@ewwxslapzw9268]

SpeedHomeAttack yea ok

[@abs1532]

Yeah there athletic ability and coordination is on point😅

[@daves.dumanjug7807]

James can beat the warriors with duranr

[@crissangelortega5450]

dude warriors keep lossing

[@cjpacoli17]

SpeedHomeAttack i agreed

[@MK-qs6os]

Props to them. Still entertaining during a time of extreme racism and segregation in the US.

[@petenelson4396]

M K not in Harlem and throughout 80% of the country. They even sold out Birmingham with 90% whites.

[@sonicbro2149]

Stole the words from my mouth mk

[@sonicbro2149]

@The One who Doubts the Plan not reallyyyyy

[@amanuel_23]

The One who Doubts the Plan totally not true

[@eclipsewrecker]

Mightysonic brothegamer to make serious change it had to be .....majority can be as low as 50.1% Just because someone wasn’t for segregation doesn’t mean that they wanted to initiate change. That’s the problem with our culture is most people know what’s right but they do not want to be bothered to make it so. Sad.

[@riadanabtawi5880]

Extremely skilled guys, they deserve all basketball lovers appreciation.

[@MonKordelinfoTv]

The harlem are super famous. Their skill is like majic... lovely to wacth... cool music

[@jerrybrownell3633]

Probably the greatest entertainers and crowd pleasers ever. Still going strong in their 94th year (founded in 1926 ).

[@olmalone]

I imaging they did some overseas work during ww2. (Wonder if they hung out with Don Knotts/Barney Fife in the Pacific where Barn did a ventriloquist act for GIs. He threw the dummy overboard… battle fatigue. True.) Globetrotters were entertaining in East Germany during the Cold War and likely Vietnam with Bob Hope and Raquel. They can only be loved by everyone.

[@ralphalvarado4770]

Wow. Glad I found this. My father took me to see the Globetrotters in 1958 at China Lake California. I was 10 years old. It was a fairly small gym so everything was close and personal. This brings back memories. Good memories.

[@luisbermea8158]

I saw them in Mexico city between 72-76, for us down there it was even more amazing, since we didn't watch or have pro basketball, Im 60 now and still remember how great they where.

[@CMRinehart]

My parents went to see the Globetrotters in the mid 60’s and left us kids at home. Terrific parents indeed.

[@phatrickmoore]

get over it and be happy for them

[@CMRinehart]

@@phatrickmoore I never expressed any anger here, just stated what happened Patrick. As a 13 year old why should I have been happy for them? They hurt their sons' feelings. Sorry your mental capacity didn't understand that.

[@kathyp.9507]

Harlem Globetrotters always will be the best team on the planet!!!!🏀🏀🏀🏀 👏👏👏👏👏

[@MikeMaxwell1961]

They were pure talent and great people.

[@SKG1941]

I knew Curly Neal. He moved to my town,saw him and didn’t realize who he was at first. He walked in my store one day and said that he wanted to buy some flooring from a local dealer. Absolute class act. Enjoyed every minute of my time with him. Even at the height of his popularity he was the most down to earth guy you would ever want to meet. Never forget him.

[@MarcKevinSmith]

Stacey, may I ask what town?

[@bidziilalex146]

Hi 👋

[@olmalone]

When you’re young you start a list of characters you’d like to have as an uncle. Curl Neal has had a spot since the 1969s.

[@SKG1941]

@@olmalone amazing man

[@townnearacliff3009]

That hand shake transition was smooth af

[@aboood661013141]

I loved how the crowd looks soo classic neat and clean combed hair and everything ♥️

[@BrianBattles]

What's that got to do with anything?

[@aboood661013141]

@@BrianBattles just showing appreciation to the beautiful past when people were good from the inside and the outside ❤♥️

[@BrianBattles]

@@aboood661013141 You're imagining things. The past was no better than today.

[@aboood661013141]

@@BrianBattles that's your past sir 🤗, don't compare what you have experienced and been thought of on other communities at least mine .

[@BrianBattles]

@@aboood661013141 Most people nostalgically remember an imagined past as better than it really was.

[@garyjarvis8290]

Wow, great memories of when my father took me to watch them in the Early 60s. This 9 year old was Amazed. Now 50 plus years later I remember why I was.

[@CharlieRootsMusic]

The group of harlem globetrotters in 2001 came to our school and did a gig. Pretty awesome to watch.

[@fddd499]

Who else is watching this in the year of 3198

[@hunters.9572]

What

[@fddd499]

Unheard NewWorld idk barbecue chicken

[@ahahm3]

im watching in 1955

[@VIDE_005]

It’s 2020

[@fddd499]

SegaHedgehog what are you talking about bro

[@BlockPantherPH]

7:00 the reason why you can't fake a freethrow is that they changed the rules right away after the refs got annoyed by these men

[@Sam-ej9mo]

I'm sure the refs got annoyed by the fake free throw attempts and not "these men" . smh edit: unleeeess....

[@rembrandt972ify]

The refs had seen the script. They only pretended to be annoyed.

[@nazarethdude5070]

@@rembrandt972ify woooosh?

[@carsonwood611]

Sean Dicitra r/Idonthavereddit

[@nazarethdude5070]

@@carsonwood611 i would say i didn't put the r slash before the woooosh but ur username scares me so ok

[@dimitrisk9937]

5:19 what a shame to miss that! 😔😢

[@GetTpOrDIE]

Pay your debt first, after you can comment greek boy

[@ubt8580]

@@GetTpOrDIE lmao

[@davidvincent1093]

I had the great pleasure of bring one of the hosts in the mid 60'. They were still driving the old, converted Checker Station Wagon. And I will never forget the treatment I got from a bunch of guys that had just traveled. from Fresno CA to Sacramento CA. They came out of the "coach" just as fresh as if they have been waiting in Sacramento for days. What a great time that was for a middle aged teenager. I will never forget the kindness the offered ups form signing some of the guys shirts to a few basket balls. A lot of things have come and gone in all 60 years but I will never forget the 2 night I got to "work" for the HARLEM GLOBETRTOTTERS.

[@clancen]

Some editor in 1956 was really trying hard to make this look like 1916.

[@SavageGreywolf]

probably a little bit later than that. It's worth noting that "Sweet Georgia Brown", the tune now indelibly associated with the Globetrotters, is from 1925, right at the height of the silent film era.

[@keithmills778]

The title on this video mentions that it was from an 8mm film. That indicates that it was made for the home market. In the days before home video, you could buy 8mm films for home viewing. At the time, 8mm projectors didn’t have sound, so the film producers had to put in the title cards that you see. The music you hear was added to the video transfer, as indicated in the video description. Instead of “trying to make it look like 1916,” it actually looks like a commercially available 8mm film from 1956.

[@jeffwain]

Well color tv didn't start until 57, so yeah it looks older.

[@willynicky1]

Imagine the PROFESSOR at the time.

[@hahawxrd5848]

And boncellector

[@ypctyy688]

He would be the Micheal Jordan of that era

[@soulfreeman6307]

@@hahawxrd5848Who's Boncellector? Haha

[@Drippin_Sauce]

Soul Freeman bonecollector

[@soulfreeman6307]

@@Drippin_Sauce I'd never guessed...

[@mr.missouri8624]

Converse all star

[@FreeSpeechisMyRight10]

Strange that the Chuck Taylors they are wearing don't have the black heel patch, which they did in that era.

[@edpbunker5019]

Yuo

[@dwiadiproduction7736]

chuck taylor

[@edpbunker5019]

Dwiadi Production thanks!where can I get that

[@wadesaleeby2172]

I waited after the game until the Globetrotters were walking the hall to their bus and got Curly O'Neal and Meadowlark Lemon's autographs when I was 12 at NC State Reynolds Coliseum... They were still smiling and had a great spirit!🤗

[@johnleos1687]

I'm not a basketball fan, because in Jr. High School I never could make the shot! But I am a Globetrotters fan! If I'm watching or going to a basketball game it's the Globetrotters playing! I grew up watching Meadowlark Lemon and Curly (R.I.P.) along with the rest of the best basketball team ever! God Bless.🙏

[@JOECANDELA22]

Growing up as a kid in the seventies between the cartoon show and ABC's Wide World of Sports I still have some great memories of this guys. As an adult I took my family to see them and my daughter went on the court and did the Magic Circle with them and I got to meet Curly Neal (number 22). Great times!!

[@jessielee1369]

I remember seeing them as a kid. I loved it. Brings tears of joy to my eyes. They were a bunch of great guys.

[@ncstonecrew]

I remember in the 70’s watching “Wide World of Sports”, with Howard Cosell. The Harlem Globetrotters were great men with even bigger hearts. They came to our high school and put on a great show. The talent was indescribable. Great video!

[@sandybarker8450]

My dad took me to see the Globetrotter's at the the New Haven Arena sometime in '69-70', I was only 9 or 10 at the time. This was the Meadowlark Lemon/Curly Neal era. We laughed so hard tears were coming out of our eyes,; we weren't the only ones. Thank you Dad, I miss you very much! ♥️ 🇺🇸

[@jerrybrownell3633]

Can you imagine the hours of practice and preparation it takes to perfect their routines.

[@TomTimeTraveler]

A joy to watch. Great talent. Their warm up to "Sweet Georgia Brown" is a classic.

[@olmalone]

That rhythm is finger popping with bones added. I used to do both while whistling only that catchy cool tune.

[@mchapman132]

Boy does that bring back memories. I was 8 in 1956, I remember watching them on TV. They were amazing to watch, very funny, talented men. Happy days.

[@GoobHak]

0:54 how smooth was that shake 😳

[@amiriothegreat]

Is this the first dap ever recorded on camera?

[@bsshh]

The Globe Trotters were phenomenal!!! I was very fortunate to see them in the 70s with Lemon Geese and Curly! During the 50s Jim Crow and segregation was alive and well!

[@kenhobbs9251]

I remember watching them as a child on wide world of sports with Howard Cosell doing the game. They were and still are a great act. Meadowlark Lemon was my favorite

[@Kyohan137]

Wide World Of Sports is still the best sport centered program ever

[@daves.5301]

Love these guys. Saw them as a kid in 1993. Good times. Thank you for the memories.

[@josephleehooker5256]

My dad took me to see these original Harlem Globetrotters at Sun Valley High school in Aston ,Pa around 1960. There never has been nor will there ever be anyone like them again. They were both funny and magical. Such a wonderful memory ❤️🙏

[@johnbrown-wi6zy]

WOW hours of love when they practised,LOVING WHAT YOU DO IS THE KEY TO LIFE.... PURE PURE EXCELLENCE......

[@petten33]

An awe inspiring legend, in the making. These great young gentlemen were/ are the best of the best. Respect and love. OSU

[@caseysmith1357]

America's favorite team. Every kid I knew growing up either heard of, or loved the Globe Trotters. I loved watching them go on tv before bedtime. Ahhh, the good ol' days. We lost track of our countries best qualities. Love for the other guy, and the ability to draw a crowd and have a blast!

[@frankesposito2182]

My Dad had a Projector and some Castle films....this was one of them....Great memories...

[@CopperAboriginies]

I've loved the Harlem Globe Trotter's since I seen them back in the early 60's. After seeing this film from 1956, I'm convinced this team has know damn business in the NBA or the then ABA, they'd be in the finals every year. Thank you NBA for not allowing them in the NBA, to damn good.

[@senseichess8688]

They were a real tram in the 1940s and part of the 1950s...george mikans world champion Lakers split two games with them but by the time Chamberlain joined the team it was not a real team anymore....in the 1960s when guys were cut from NBA teams and a b a teams they often joined the globetrotters

[@MrAlejandroII]

I know that's world it's a little weird but.... Who can really dislike this outstanding master piece??

[@progressmafu2277]

You know who🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Nana-vi4rd]

And these guys never lost a game! They were awesome and more so in person. Took my little sister in law to see them and she was flabbergasted by them. Talked about them for a week after the game.

[@bidziilalex146]

How are you doing

[@Nana-vi4rd]

@@bidziilalex146 Very well thank you, how are you? My life has truly been blessed by our Lord.

[@bidziilalex146]

@@Nana-vi4rd I’m good thanks for your concern

[@bidziilalex146]

@@Nana-vi4rd yeah I’m glad you’re a Christian

[@bidziilalex146]

@@Nana-vi4rd anyway I’m Alex originally from Finland but I live in Houston where are you from?

[@JoeyBagOfBagels99]

Thanks for posting. Brought back many memories of my Dad taking me to the old Olympia Stadium in Detroit during the 60's to see the Globetrotters.

[@hidemyselfasatiger2415]

Everyone was magic Johnson, just had been born a little earlier

[@Dontbustthecrust]

Everyone was? Even me?

[@mr.goodgamer9986]

Patrick O'Donnell bro he meant the globetrotters smh

[@nishaaugustine6920]

Mr.GoodGamer bro he made a joke smh

[@mr.goodgamer9986]

Nisha Augustine bruh that wasn’t a joke, if it was then it had to be one of the most un funniest jokes ever conceived.

[@nishaaugustine6920]

Mr.GoodGamer it was a joke, unfunny at that, but a joke nonetheless.

[@euro609]

Good stuff, I really enjoyed it. It was interesting to not see a 3 point line.

[@JonJonesLPM]

Thank you. Good point. I hadn't even considered that, but yeah, you're right.

[@dantonmcdiffett7127]

@@dom5743 I don't think the size of the court has changed at all, but the width of the free throw lane sure has.

[@VIDE_005]

3Pt made its debut in ‘79

[@macdavidson3814]

SegaHedgehog no it didn’t. The ABA had used it since 1963 and The ABL used it in 1960. The NBA was late to adopt it.

[@ytanonymity3585]

@@VIDE_005 in NBA, sure. But another 🏀 league in America such as ABA already made the debut of 3 point line in 60s

[@ronaldstrange8981]

68 years' ago when I was a lad of 20. Still magical. They gave the world so much pleasure. Regards to all existing fans from England. April, 2024.

[@MichaelCrystall67]

It's magnificent. Charming plastics without power! Thanks!

[@ch.illmatic]

It seems like they've never changed at all... The 60's Globetrotters style is so similar to the modern globetrotter style

[@dttruman]

Classic history! Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon were my favorites when I was growing up.

[@nancywood9531]

In 1956 I was in jr high and the Globetrotters came t o do a program in our auditorium. When It was over me and my friend slipped out the back door between classes where they were ready to leave and got their autographs at their Globetrotter bus. Goose Tatum was my favorite to watch. Along with the : clowning" of Meadowlark Lemon. Marques Haymes too. I remember how Tall they were ( I was 5 ft 4) and how HJGE their hands were as we shook hands with each one of them.. they were so cordial to us.. Wow, if I only had those autographs today for my grandsons. 🏀🏀🏀

[@edwardandrews2618]

Gosh, I've never seen anything like this!))) SUPERB skills, wonderful performance, both clever and top class humourous! And very, very entertaining!👌👍 Loved these guys! Bravo!👏👏👏👍😁

[@lorenzdejos1883]

2:33 time travel alert, notice him

[@boxingbull523]

Who?

[@joshgetsup]

Renz Dejos draymond green

[@texastoast9629]

Where

[@joshgetsup]

AngryWhiteGuy around the top right youll see him hes behind

[@joshgetsup]

AngryWhiteGuy the guy thats smiling on the right to the top left of him

[@adiblegend3286]

Feel like in 50's old school 👍👍👍👍

[@buckaroo8805]

These guys were fantastic! Plain and simple!

[@meadows408]

The antics of Meadowlark Lemon and his talking smack were the funniest. I saw them several times when I was growing up.3

[@freezypuffs1167]

Imagine doing this in 2019

[@beeruwu]

FreezyPuffs lol some 14 year old would just dunk on them 😂

[@Qwerty-yc9gg]

Bruh they still exist

[@persaud881]

except for you

[@zidg4086]

Qwerty yeah but they are talking about in a real NBA game

[@trejonb1383]

@@Qwerty-yc9gg woosh

[@unibeastbeats]

man I love this old jazz and ragtime music

[@illuminickiblanco]

Lol me too ..

[@j.b.macadam6516]

I saw the Harlem Globetrotters in the 60's and early 70's. They were the greatest!

[@curly8029]

Thank you Jon for this very interesting and important historical footage.

[@unclemerk7]

6:36 I can see e40 spitting of that beat

[@jryde421]

Lol me2

[@mfanal5916]

The beat sounds like e-40

[@unclemerk7]

😂😂😂

[@1rockcrawford]

OOOOOOOOOOHHhhHhhh

[@unclemerk7]

QR One 💀

[@jior6]

2:48 Every player driving to the hole these days...

[@OvelNick]

I remember going to see these guys a few times in the 90s as a kid. "Synonymous with family entertainment and amazing basketball skills." It was just as awesome taking my kids to see them.

[@ralphaverill2001]

Three great American sports figures I got to see in my life before I was ten yrs old. I watched Mickey Mantle hit a home run and Jim Brown play football, both in the old Yankee Stadium, and I saw Meadowlark Lemon play with the Globetrotters in the New Haven Arena. The antics of Meadowlark Lemon stand out most in my memory.

[@davidguzman176]

This guy's were the original hall of fame flashy passers and incredible ball handling now i know where curry got his game from he still practices with today's Harlem globetrotters

[@ricochetrabbit4618]

David Guzman ...that is great to hear, he is well loved around the world!

[@nbaallday5643]

Old but Gold

[@Lolly1122dooda]

I love the way the people are dressed up to go to a basketball game, men in suits and ladies dressed nicely. I love the way they sit and enjoy and watch and appreciate with such good manners and class. It's so different from today. People had some dignity and self-respect and respect for others.

[@daydreamer226]

Yes, and all the smokers in the crowd

[@ethancxfan2349]

@@daydreamer226 you silenced him lol

[@hugnaba]

Meadowlark Lemon, Curly Neil, all magicians with the basketball. My folks and I saw them play many times, at least on TV, didn't have the $$ to see them in person. Enjoyed every minute. They couldn't be beat. True artists.

[@DeathWish1974]

Saw these guys on Scooby Doo once

[@hartzogLovesScience]

My uncle played for the globetrotters during this time.

[@sendaikid1569]

Respect.

[@DonSimkovich]

wow ... amazing .. for how long?

[@johnwood551]

These are the Globetrotters I remember as a kid. I have an 8mm movie I made of them when they played at East Tennessee State College ( I think was 1960) Meadowlark Lemmon was my favorite ! What these guys all did for their race and never took a KNEE ! What GREAT role models they were for kids ,unlike the Pro Ball players today !!

[@lowes891646]

I saw these guys when I was a kid in the late 50's in Dallas. My favorite was throwing a bucket of "water" onto the front row crowd. Just hilarious. These men were gifted in every sense of the word. Meadow Lark Lemmon was a genius.

[@YPR45]

2:26 WTF!

[@Justmoore.]

Man dem just tapped the ball

[@marksuckerburg3051]

I'll try that in a game but is it legal to do that

[@YPR45]

@@marksuckerburg3051 that's legal bro..epic act right? 😂😂

[@marksuckerburg3051]

@@YPR45 i tried it it was pretty hard to pull of

[@traeveonjenkins7432]

😂😂😂😂😂😂rIght!!! I rewinded dat like three times

[@josueeadriana]

Este time era fantástico! Nunca mais haverá um igual!

[@neill7813]

Went to see these as a child at Wembley arena ... things were so much more fun and simple . Remember it being such fun . Didn’t realise for years how skilful these gentlemen were ... 🏀

[@joeh2690]

These guys are beyond words AWESOME!!

[@PokeyCottons]

Now, I clearly see where Magic Johnson got his inspiration from.

[@elgritton]

Globetrotters has more audience in 1950's than any WNBA finals

[@howardbaxter2514]

They used to draw more fans than the NBA. The NBA was forced to schedule double-headers against the Globetrotters to get fans to show up to their games, as the Globetrotters would sell out arenas, while the NBA would struggle to get a few thousand. Yes, I do know what you said was a joke, but just a tad bit of trivia on how many people went to Globetrotters games.

[@jeffwain]

Or a Biden rally.

[@louisefrance9967]

There were fantastic! What skills!

[@daviddzubak8873]

Where I learned all my skills ! Thanks gentlemen ! The greatest !

[@uhu597]

1:40, somebody's too busy looking at his cellphone.

[@ghidrah76]

He's from the future!!!

[@THEronleon1]

Don't be silly, way before cell phones. That was his Nintendo switch

[@jimmyhopkins6721]

R M No it wasn’t nintendo switch was invented back then, that was his gameboy

[@THEronleon1]

@@jimmyhopkins6721 after a second look, U HU is correct. The guy is utilizing the one hand grip, which clearly proves it was his iPhone. His gameboy is prolly out in the, Tesla.

[@knifedeku452]

Its true I was the guy

[@TranceJay]

1956 basketball cameras = 360p 2023 NASA cameras = 144p

[@davidrasmussen5370]

I was so lucky to see them as a kid in the late '50's...and even luckier to hear my Dad tell of playing them with an "All Star "team. He was a Hamline University player just before WW2...a National powerhouse at the time under Joe Hutton. Loved his stories.

[@fnub]

I laughed so many times! Someone needs to bring this back. Watching from Canada's West Coast ✌🍻👏

[@manchesterunitedno7]

3:45 That ball movement is basically Golden State Warriors doing their thing.

[@egenba2260]

Brian Fantana no moving screens btw green and KD is the only playmakers

[@LONDONBOY10]

The old ball handle is cray weird nigga

[@blakelorimor7410]

Brian Fantana not anymore

[@writereducator]

I saw them play when I was a kid. They were so funny in person and amazingly skilled. They played a local team but the refs were part of the act.

[@hilariogutierrezsandoval8054]

Beautifull show, amazing performance ever

[@wlittle8908]

What a brilliant display of unmatched skill and entertainment.

[@djtheshooter6748]

My father told me that the Globetrotters were better than most if not all NBA teams. But the NBA had unwritten quotas that lasted into the late 60's. So many players who were much better than NBA players, never got a chance to play. Chamberlain, Russell, Robertson, Baylor, Thurmond, Bellamy and KC Jones were the exception.

[@divinegrace1279]

6:00 is that magic?🤔

[@michaelguyton2874]

So u don't see the rope hanging from the ball? Or is that just me

[@michaelguyton2874]

6:13 u should be able to see a rope

[@michaelguyton2874]

@@ozanozenir2503 no I am a high school student taking college courses Soo...

[@user-lg9sr4qw8c]

it's string

[@sadhatcat6574]

U are bobo child

[@snivelinj7612]

They were so popular back then and so funny. I always wanted so bad to see them in person but never had the chance. Good old days indeed.

[@TiagoHillesheim]

I went to see the Globetrotters with my father here in Brasil, in 1995 or so, I was 15 yo. so amazing and entertaining, I remember so much till these days