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RIP Meadowlark Lemon
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RIP Meadowlark Lemon


Dec 28, 2015, 6:28 AM

There was a time when the Globetrotters were far more popular than any pro basketball team.

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Got his autograph as a kid, RIP Meadowlark***


Dec 28, 2015, 7:50 AM



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Re: RIP Meadowlark Lemon


Dec 28, 2015, 7:53 AM

Absolutely. He was an entertainer at heart and thrilled so many of us. Rest in peace.

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Dec 28, 2015, 8:49 AM

:(

another piece of my childhood gone...

he was a joy to behold on and off the court

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NY Times obit


Dec 28, 2015, 8:54 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/29/sports/basketball/meadowlark-lemon-harlem-globetrotter-who-played-basketball-and-pranks-with-virtuosity-dies-at-83.html?_r=0

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Meadowlark was 83?!?


Dec 28, 2015, 9:03 AM

Well, he lived a long life then. And brought joy to many. RIP.

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WHAT?!? RIP. Yet another part of my youth


Dec 28, 2015, 9:01 AM

gone forever. 'Member the Saturday morning cartoon? Sniff, sniff...

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Yep. He was one of those people that had always


Dec 28, 2015, 9:08 AM

just been there, and even though I hadn't seen anything about him in a while, it seemed as though he always should "be there".

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Re: RIP Meadowlark Lemon


Dec 28, 2015, 9:04 AM

Got to see him and Curly Neal work their magic years ago. Passed it forward to my son when BNice played with the 'Trotters a few years ago in Augusta. Bryan hit five 4-pointers in a row for his home town crowd. We had front row seats and my son and his girlfriend got pulled into a stunt. Good times. RIP, Meadowlark. You were the greatest Globetrotter.

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Meadowlark was The Man - an American icon who


Dec 28, 2015, 9:06 AM

entertained generations. Godspeed, Meadowlark.

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Re: RIP Meadowlark Lemon


Dec 28, 2015, 10:02 AM

Shame...he was true American folklore.

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Growing up in the 60's and 70's, Meadowlark Lemon...


Dec 28, 2015, 8:39 PM

...was as big as Jordan or Lebron in celebrity status at the time. Remember the poor old Washington Generals they used to play all the time? LOL. Good memories. RIP Mr. Lemon.

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I had a friend of mine play for the Generals


Dec 28, 2015, 8:48 PM

he said it was a lot of fun

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Like many I got to see him once in person..in Charlotte!


Dec 28, 2015, 8:49 PM [ in reply to Growing up in the 60's and 70's, Meadowlark Lemon... ]

And he wAs great shooter & a laugh-a-minute with his gags & chatter !

RIP Lemon!!

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