The Harlem Globetrotters

By: Joseph Olivier

The Team• The Harlem Globetrotters were originally founded in 1926

under a different name, but in the end the final name became The Harlem Globetrotters.

• They have played over 20,000 exhibition games in over 118 countries • Their Mascot is the Globie.• The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater, and comedy.• Their signature song is "Sweet Georgia Brown"

Accomplishments

• The Harlem Globetrotters have accomplished the best winning streak of all time, 8,829 undefeated games

• They have served as great entertainers for the U.S. and over 100 other countries

Other Interesting Facts• The Trotters came to be undefeatable at a time, 8,829 to

be exact.• They were so good it was a challenge to find a worthy

opponent for them.• At one game they were winning 151-13, the opposing

team’s fans started leaving, so the Trotter’s coach told them to start playing around like at practice, the fans returned and even though it was a total blowout, the fans got their money’s worth, and that’s why the Trotters are so fun to watch.

• Michael “Wild Thing” Wilson a current Globe Trotter has the record for the highest dunk, 12ft

The End