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Meadowlark Lemon | |
|---|---|
 Lemon in 1988 | |
| Born | Meadow Lemon III[1] April 25, 1932 |
| Died | December 27, 2015 (aged 83) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Basketball player, actor, minister |
| Known for | The Harlem Globetrotters |
| Spouse |
Cynthia Lemon (m. 1994–2015) |
| Children | 10 |
Meadow Lemon III[1] (April 25, 1932 – December 27, 2015),[2] known professionally as 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
In his final interview, basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain described Lemon as "the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen".[6] Fellow Wilmington great Michael Jordan called Lemon a "true national treasure" and a personal inspiration in Jordan's youth.[4]
- ^ a b "Meadowlark Lemon Biography." Archived May 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine www.meadowlarklemon.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Meadowlark Lemon: The Clown Prince Of Basketball (1932-2015)." www.meadowlarklemon.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Meadowlark Lemon, "Clown Prince" of Harlem Globetrotters, dead at 83". CBS News. December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Miller, Randy. "Meadowlark Lemon, late Harlem Globetrotters legend, was Michael Jordan of his day." NJ.com, December 28, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Meadowlark Lemon Ministries." Archived February 19, 2020, at the Wayback Machine www.meadowlarklemon.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Associated Press. "Wilt spoke of regrets, women and Meadowlark." ESPN.com, October 13, 1999. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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