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.
@Thinkdre9 ай бұрын
are you 76 years old sir?
@INFINITESYKOSIS4 ай бұрын
whats sheldered ???🤔
@sonnydin18413 жыл бұрын
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.
@frankkinley62723 жыл бұрын
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.
@scotttyson86613 жыл бұрын
Good ole days.
@SirManfly3 жыл бұрын
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.
@colinhalliley1113 жыл бұрын
@@SirManfly he was my favorite !
@RobbCorless3 жыл бұрын
@@colinhalliley111 Mine too..A true talented Comic Athlete with great timing...
@Phaedrax26 жыл бұрын
Not only are they clever & entertaining, but the nicest guys I ever met.
@boblesteresta96106 жыл бұрын
dang, how old are you?
@Jeiyojammeh6 жыл бұрын
@@boblesteresta9610 good question?
@beefpares8106 жыл бұрын
Are you 120years old and still typing on youtube?
@vuxxscottyxx67186 жыл бұрын
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
@geewiz37326 жыл бұрын
What how old are you man
@harrisbobroff98133 жыл бұрын
100 times I seen this and more. The originals were the best of them.
@botchopz5 жыл бұрын
Damn their passing skills is like God tier
@minxkid17105 жыл бұрын
I know Jesus
@DK-oc6sf5 жыл бұрын
tell em i said hello
@charlesquales74505 жыл бұрын
Samething with Their handles
@justcallmechaz53965 жыл бұрын
Chopzzz all this is scripted
@VIDE_0054 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@Phaedrax26 жыл бұрын
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_896 жыл бұрын
May I ask what date you met them and how old are you?
@kanitplakaj94986 жыл бұрын
@vincent he met them on 12/9/2018 and he is 5 years old 😂😂😂
@VincentVincent_896 жыл бұрын
@@kanitplakaj9498 any proof?
@saylah1906 жыл бұрын
Vincent r/woooosh
@farpointgamingdirect5 жыл бұрын
@@VincentVincent_89 The Globetrotters began in the 1920s and are around to this day. There are actually TWO teams, east and west.
@darrellreed25893 жыл бұрын
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.
@JoeVideoed3 жыл бұрын
Same here, except we saw them in Tempe @ the then University Activity Center.
@stanervin61083 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@skygh13 күн бұрын
My folks took me to see them in Omaha in the sixties, I was probably 12. The show was very funny
@MK-qs6os5 жыл бұрын
Props to them. Still entertaining during a time of extreme racism and segregation in the US.
@petenelson43965 жыл бұрын
M K not in Harlem and throughout 80% of the country. They even sold out Birmingham with 90% whites.
@sonicbro21495 жыл бұрын
Stole the words from my mouth mk
@sonicbro21495 жыл бұрын
@The One who Doubts the Plan not reallyyyyy
@amanuel_235 жыл бұрын
The One who Doubts the Plan totally not true
@eclipsewrecker5 жыл бұрын
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.
@cwctlh4 жыл бұрын
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.
@normanrappaport66833 жыл бұрын
I can still recall seeing them on television. They usually played a team called the WASHINGTON GENERALS. They were truly a class act.
@StriatedMuscle3 жыл бұрын
Wow! You grew up in the one ninety-nine sixties??!! (The future.......)
@cwctlh3 жыл бұрын
@@StriatedMuscle 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.
@조정현-t6f5 жыл бұрын
Not only their performances are entertaining, but also they are actually fantastic basketball players
@howardbaxter25144 жыл бұрын
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.
@rockvilleraven3 жыл бұрын
@@howardbaxter2514 After Wilt left Kansas that was the only place to play since the NBA only drafted upperclassmen back then.
@RadicalCaveman Жыл бұрын
@@howardbaxter2514 A couple years in a row in the forties, they actually beat the NBA Champions.
@petergreen5337 Жыл бұрын
❤exactly well said
@JeriFlynn-rr7ep8 ай бұрын
YUH THINK !
@anakatrien24633 ай бұрын
I saw them in 1972 with my father and brother. Meadowlark Lemon, Curly Neal, Geese Ausbey on their team then. Just so much fun at that time. We were living at Ft. Benning, Ga, during the Vietnam war, and a time of so much racial discrimination. I think that we were all looking for some way to find some laughter and togetherness, and the Globetrotters were the best ambassadors ever 🙂❤
@juneshopper4 жыл бұрын
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.
@bidziilalex1463 жыл бұрын
Hi 👋
@SKG19413 жыл бұрын
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.
@Tookitout3 жыл бұрын
Stacey, may I ask what town?
@bidziilalex1463 жыл бұрын
Hi 👋
@olmalone Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@olmalone amazing man
@ryanbluer609818 күн бұрын
You can see why it’s a great honour to be picked to play for the Harlem Globetrotters because only the best and greatest players got in . They have been entertaining crowds for a long time with their skills and entertainment elements they introduced to basketball and nobody promoted the game better and made children want to take up the sport. Massive MASSIVE respect to every player selected and privileged enough to have played for the best basketball teams ever throughout the years.
@MonKordelinfoTv3 жыл бұрын
The harlem are super famous. Their skill is like majic... lovely to wacth... cool music
@SpeedHomeAttack6 жыл бұрын
The only team that can beat the Warriors
@ewwxslapzw92686 жыл бұрын
SpeedHomeAttack yea ok
@abs15326 жыл бұрын
Yeah there athletic ability and coordination is on point😅
@daves.dumanjug78076 жыл бұрын
James can beat the warriors with duranr
@crissangelortega54506 жыл бұрын
dude warriors keep lossing
@cjpacoli176 жыл бұрын
SpeedHomeAttack i agreed
@luisbermea81583 жыл бұрын
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.
@riadanabtawi58803 жыл бұрын
Extremely skilled guys, they deserve all basketball lovers appreciation.
@mikemccormick8115 Жыл бұрын
Remember as a kid when they used to appear on ABC Wide World of Sports. Curt Gowdy would host or Chris Shenkel. I remember Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal. But was it Meadowlark who started the Globetrotters? I always thought so but they went back this far to the 50s. Wow. Great entertainment!
@MarkSouza-bh6svАй бұрын
Richard Pryor,Evel knevel, Ali, Cossel ,wide world of sports and the Harlem globetrotters ALL trail blazed and were the 70’s entertainment source hands down!What a time to grow up in 💪
@BlockPantherPH6 жыл бұрын
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-ej9mo5 жыл бұрын
I'm sure the refs got annoyed by the fake free throw attempts and not "these men" . smh edit: unleeeess....
@rembrandt972ify5 жыл бұрын
The refs had seen the script. They only pretended to be annoyed.
@nazarethdude50705 жыл бұрын
@@rembrandt972ify woooosh?
@carsonwood6115 жыл бұрын
Sean Dicitra r/Idonthavereddit
@nazarethdude50705 жыл бұрын
@@carsonwood611 i would say i didn't put the r slash before the woooosh but ur username scares me so ok
@garyjarvis82905 жыл бұрын
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.
@Nana-vi4rd3 жыл бұрын
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.
@bidziilalex1463 жыл бұрын
How are you doing
@Nana-vi4rd3 жыл бұрын
@@bidziilalex146 Very well thank you, how are you? My life has truly been blessed by our Lord.
@bidziilalex1463 жыл бұрын
@@Nana-vi4rd I’m good thanks for your concern
@bidziilalex1463 жыл бұрын
@@Nana-vi4rd yeah I’m glad you’re a Christian
@bidziilalex1463 жыл бұрын
@@Nana-vi4rd anyway I’m Alex originally from Finland but I live in Houston where are you from?
@ralphalvarado47707 ай бұрын
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.
@davidvincent1093 Жыл бұрын
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.
@sandybarker193 жыл бұрын
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! ♥️ 🇺🇸
@JOECANDELA225 жыл бұрын
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!!
@wadesaleeby21725 жыл бұрын
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!🤗
@constancemiller37534 жыл бұрын
This 1956 team came thru McPherson Kansas and cleaned the diner out of food. My dad was there attending college he said everyone talked about it forever. He told me about in the 1980's Reece Goose Tatum was his favorite.
@JonJonesLPM4 жыл бұрын
I think this is my favorite comment under this video so far.
@ncstonecrew3 жыл бұрын
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!
@kathyp.95075 жыл бұрын
Harlem Globetrotters always will be the best team on the planet!!!!🏀🏀🏀🏀 👏👏👏👏👏
@MikeMaxwell19613 жыл бұрын
They were pure talent and great people.
@townnearacliff30095 жыл бұрын
That hand shake transition was smooth af
@TomTimeTraveler3 жыл бұрын
A joy to watch. Great talent. Their warm up to "Sweet Georgia Brown" is a classic.
@olmalone Жыл бұрын
That rhythm is finger popping with bones added. I used to do both while whistling only that catchy cool tune.
@donaldleider7382Ай бұрын
Grew up in the sixties and went to see them every year at the Westchester County Center, small venue where you could hear all the banter and every joke. They were always fantastic!
@syncmonism Жыл бұрын
I saw them play in the 90's and it was a lot like this
@fddd4995 жыл бұрын
Who else is watching this in the year of 3198
@hunters.95725 жыл бұрын
What
@fddd4995 жыл бұрын
Unheard NewWorld idk barbecue chicken
@ahahm35 жыл бұрын
im watching in 1955
@VIDE_0054 жыл бұрын
It’s 2020
@fddd4994 жыл бұрын
SegaHedgehog what are you talking about bro
@mr.missouri86246 жыл бұрын
Converse all star
@edpbunker50195 жыл бұрын
Yuo
@dwiadiproduction77365 жыл бұрын
chuck taylor
@edpbunker50195 жыл бұрын
Dwiadi Production thanks!where can I get that
@jerrybrownell36335 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine the hours of practice and preparation it takes to perfect their routines.
@CharlieRootsMusic Жыл бұрын
The group of harlem globetrotters in 2001 came to our school and did a gig. Pretty awesome to watch.
@ronaldstrange89818 ай бұрын
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.
@jessielee13695 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing them as a kid. I loved it. Brings tears of joy to my eyes. They were a bunch of great guys.
@frankesposito21825 жыл бұрын
My Dad had a Projector and some Castle films....this was one of them....Great memories...
@jerrybrownell36335 жыл бұрын
Probably the greatest entertainers and crowd pleasers ever. Still going strong in their 94th year (founded in 1926 ).
@olmalone Жыл бұрын
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.
@chancegoode1733 жыл бұрын
Nothing like the old golden age Harlem Globetrotters. They had so much showmanship, talent and skills with the ball I just don’t see the same level in the newer generations of Globetrotters
@caseysmith13573 жыл бұрын
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!
@CMRinehart5 жыл бұрын
My parents went to see the Globetrotters in the mid 60’s and left us kids at home. Terrific parents indeed.
@phatrickmoore Жыл бұрын
get over it and be happy for them
@CMRinehart Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@NoBullsh_t3 ай бұрын
@@phatrickmoore ok boomer
@willynicky15 жыл бұрын
Imagine the PROFESSOR at the time.
@hahawxrd58485 жыл бұрын
And boncellector
@ypctyy6885 жыл бұрын
He would be the Micheal Jordan of that era
@soulfreeman63075 жыл бұрын
@@hahawxrd5848Who's Boncellector? Haha
@Drippin_Sauce5 жыл бұрын
Soul Freeman bonecollector
@soulfreeman63075 жыл бұрын
@@Drippin_Sauce I'd never guessed...
@nancywood95313 жыл бұрын
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. 🏀🏀🏀
@thomascaldwell32759 күн бұрын
Got to see them in about 1960 in Landstuhl, Germany and again in Englewood, Colorado about 1966. Meadowlark Lemon was my favorite... very fun And funny!
@johnwood551 Жыл бұрын
They came to my home town in East Tenn I think in 1962 or 63 , and I took our family 8mm camera and filmed a lot of it. They even had the Great Satchel Page with them and he came out at Half Time to take a bow. THEY WERE GREAT ! Curly was my favorite from then on.
@bsshh5 жыл бұрын
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!
@aboood6610131416 жыл бұрын
I loved how the crowd looks soo classic neat and clean combed hair and everything ♥️
@BrianBattles6 жыл бұрын
What's that got to do with anything?
@aboood6610131416 жыл бұрын
@@BrianBattles just showing appreciation to the beautiful past when people were good from the inside and the outside ❤♥️
@BrianBattles6 жыл бұрын
@@aboood661013141 You're imagining things. The past was no better than today.
@aboood6610131416 жыл бұрын
@@BrianBattles that's your past sir 🤗, don't compare what you have experienced and been thought of on other communities at least mine .
@BrianBattles6 жыл бұрын
@@aboood661013141 Most people nostalgically remember an imagined past as better than it really was.
@clancen4 жыл бұрын
Some editor in 1956 was really trying hard to make this look like 1916.
@SavageGreywolf4 жыл бұрын
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.
@keithmills7783 жыл бұрын
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.
@jeffwain3 жыл бұрын
Well color tv didn't start until 57, so yeah it looks older.
@perirgensolsson3673 Жыл бұрын
I saw them in Stockholm Sweden middle of 1960ths amazing stuff .
@mchapman1323 жыл бұрын
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.
@lorenzdejos18835 жыл бұрын
2:33 time travel alert, notice him
@boxingbull5235 жыл бұрын
Who?
@joshgetsup5 жыл бұрын
Renz Dejos draymond green
@texastoast96295 жыл бұрын
Where
@joshgetsup5 жыл бұрын
AngryWhiteGuy around the top right youll see him hes behind
@joshgetsup5 жыл бұрын
AngryWhiteGuy the guy thats smiling on the right to the top left of him
@johnbrown-wi6zy3 жыл бұрын
WOW hours of love when they practised,LOVING WHAT YOU DO IS THE KEY TO LIFE.... PURE PURE EXCELLENCE......
@YPR455 жыл бұрын
2:26 WTF!
@marksuckerburg30515 жыл бұрын
I'll try that in a game but is it legal to do that
Not legal anymore, the ball has to reach it's highest point before anyone can touch it now, stopped the tallest player from having the advantage
@tomhammer1784Ай бұрын
My uncle took me to see them in around 1955/56 at our local high school field house. Was great entertainment. Goose Tatum, Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon.
@hugnaba3 жыл бұрын
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.
@dimitrisk99376 жыл бұрын
5:19 what a shame to miss that! 😔😢
@GetTpOrDIE5 жыл бұрын
Pay your debt first, after you can comment greek boy
@ubt85805 жыл бұрын
@@GetTpOrDIE lmao
@CopperAboriginies5 жыл бұрын
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.
@senseichess86883 жыл бұрын
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
@kenhobbs92513 жыл бұрын
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
@Kyohan1373 жыл бұрын
Wide World Of Sports is still the best sport centered program ever
@terryschiller26254 ай бұрын
Had the honor of seeing them in person twice. Meadowlarks and Curly are so awesome!! 😎
@johnleos1687 Жыл бұрын
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.🙏
@MrAlejandroII6 жыл бұрын
I know that's world it's a little weird but.... Who can really dislike this outstanding master piece??
@progressmafu2277 Жыл бұрын
You know who🤷🏽♂️
@hidemyselfasatiger24155 жыл бұрын
Everyone was magic Johnson, just had been born a little earlier
@Dontbustthecrust4 жыл бұрын
Everyone was? Even me?
@mr.goodgamer99864 жыл бұрын
Patrick O'Donnell bro he meant the globetrotters smh
@nishaaugustine69204 жыл бұрын
Mr.GoodGamer bro he made a joke smh
@mr.goodgamer99864 жыл бұрын
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.
@nishaaugustine69204 жыл бұрын
Mr.GoodGamer it was a joke, unfunny at that, but a joke nonetheless.
@unibeastbeats5 жыл бұрын
man I love this old jazz and ragtime music
@BlancoToldYou5 жыл бұрын
Lol me too ..
@j.b.macadam6516 Жыл бұрын
I saw the Harlem Globetrotters in the 60's and early 70's. They were the greatest!
@ralphaverill20013 жыл бұрын
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.
@ch.illmatic6 жыл бұрын
It seems like they've never changed at all... The 60's Globetrotters style is so similar to the modern globetrotter style
@petten335 жыл бұрын
An awe inspiring legend, in the making. These great young gentlemen were/ are the best of the best. Respect and love. OSU
@GoobHak5 жыл бұрын
0:54 how smooth was that shake 😳
@amiriothegreat4 жыл бұрын
Is this the first dap ever recorded on camera?
@neill78133 жыл бұрын
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 ... 🏀
@JoeyBagOfBagels994 жыл бұрын
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.
@Levyiathan-yq2og5 жыл бұрын
If was alive in this period I would be the Michael Jordan.
@yeahyourerightheresmystupi53525 жыл бұрын
Minus the everything
@princesamael80995 жыл бұрын
Youbsound dumb as fuck
@subswithoutvids-dw6dv5 жыл бұрын
No way, unless you are very gifted.
@animecity96785 жыл бұрын
Ong
@paulostatic84975 жыл бұрын
If you were alive back then there's a good chance you wouldn't even know what basketball is. It is not as popular as it is back then.
@euro6098 жыл бұрын
Good stuff, I really enjoyed it. It was interesting to not see a 3 point line.
@JonJonesLPM8 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Good point. I hadn't even considered that, but yeah, you're right.
@dantonmcdiffett71275 жыл бұрын
@@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_0054 жыл бұрын
3Pt made its debut in ‘79
@macdavidson38144 жыл бұрын
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.
@ytanonymity35853 жыл бұрын
@@VIDE_005 in NBA, sure. But another 🏀 league in America such as ABA already made the debut of 3 point line in 60s
@divinegrace12796 жыл бұрын
6:00 is that magic?🤔
@michaelguyton28746 жыл бұрын
So u don't see the rope hanging from the ball? Or is that just me
@michaelguyton28746 жыл бұрын
6:13 u should be able to see a rope
@michaelguyton28746 жыл бұрын
@@ozanozenir2503 no I am a high school student taking college courses Soo...
@黒田16 жыл бұрын
it's string
@sadhatcat65746 жыл бұрын
U are bobo child
@TiagoHillesheim Жыл бұрын
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
@johnwood5513 жыл бұрын
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 !!
@freezypuffs11675 жыл бұрын
Imagine doing this in 2019
@beeruwu5 жыл бұрын
FreezyPuffs lol some 14 year old would just dunk on them 😂
@Qwerty-yc9gg5 жыл бұрын
Bruh they still exist
@persaud8815 жыл бұрын
except for you
@zidg40865 жыл бұрын
Qwerty yeah but they are talking about in a real NBA game
@trejonb13835 жыл бұрын
@@Qwerty-yc9gg woosh
@davidguzman1766 жыл бұрын
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
@ricochetrabbit46186 жыл бұрын
David Guzman ...that is great to hear, he is well loved around the world!
@djtheshooter67486 жыл бұрын
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.
@josephleehooker52563 жыл бұрын
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 ❤️🙏
@lowes8916463 жыл бұрын
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.
@josueeadriana5 жыл бұрын
Este time era fantástico! Nunca mais haverá um igual!
@adiblegend32867 жыл бұрын
Feel like in 50's old school 👍👍👍👍
@unclemerk74 жыл бұрын
6:36 I can see e40 spitting of that beat
@jryde4214 жыл бұрын
Lol me2
@mfanal59164 жыл бұрын
The beat sounds like e-40
@unclemerk74 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@1rockcrawford4 жыл бұрын
OOOOOOOOOOHHhhHhhh
@unclemerk74 жыл бұрын
QR One 💀
@daves.53015 жыл бұрын
Love these guys. Saw them as a kid in 1993. Good times. Thank you for the memories.
@snivelinj76123 жыл бұрын
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.
@jior65 жыл бұрын
2:48 Every player driving to the hole these days...
@leeazo6 жыл бұрын
Are any of them still alive 62 years later?
@killerpretty6 жыл бұрын
Nah they dead
@gabe62816 жыл бұрын
Prob not. They all look 30ish.
@EtherMagic5 жыл бұрын
If they are they all took alot of shits between then and now 😖
@RandomGuy-sl2cv5 жыл бұрын
Golden Kingdom some NBA legends from this time period are still alive.
@robertcalhoun31234 жыл бұрын
45 is baseball Hall of Famer, Bob Gibson he is still alive
@hartzogLovesScience3 жыл бұрын
My uncle played for the globetrotters during this time.
@sendaikid15693 жыл бұрын
Respect.
@DonSimkovich3 жыл бұрын
wow ... amazing .. for how long?
@g.sepich99977 ай бұрын
Marvelous and entertaining vintage film footage. Classic stuff for sure.
@meadows4083 жыл бұрын
The antics of Meadowlark Lemon and his talking smack were the funniest. I saw them several times when I was growing up.3
@PokeyCottons6 жыл бұрын
Now, I clearly see where Magic Johnson got his inspiration from.
@writereducator6 жыл бұрын
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.
@manchesterunitedno76 жыл бұрын
3:45 That ball movement is basically Golden State Warriors doing their thing.
@egenba22606 жыл бұрын
Brian Fantana no moving screens btw green and KD is the only playmakers
@LONDONBOY106 жыл бұрын
The old ball handle is cray weird nigga
@blakelorimor74105 жыл бұрын
Brian Fantana not anymore
@t.w.schmitt83393 жыл бұрын
As a kid I saw them in the early 70's..great showmanship
@MichaelCrystall673 жыл бұрын
It's magnificent. Charming plastics without power! Thanks!