Ermer Robinson

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Ermer Robinson was a native of San Diego.^[1] He graduated from high school in 1942.^[2] Robinson was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.^[3] Robinson shot the game winning basket when the Globetrotters beat the Lakers.^[4]

San Diego is a city in the U.S. state of California on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 120 miles (190 km) south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico. With an estimated population of 1,419,516 as of July 1, 2017, San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest in California. It is part of the San Diego–Tijuana conurbation, the second-largest transborder agglomeration between the U.S. and a bordering country after Detroit–Windsor, with a population of 4,922,723 people. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center.

The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. Over the years, they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 124 countries and territories. The team's signature song is Brother Bones' whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown". Their mascot is an anthropomorphized globe named Globie. The team plays over 450 live events worldwide each year. The team is currently owned by Herschend Family Entertainment. The executive offices for the team are located in the Atlanta suburb of Peachtree Corners.

Robinson was Head Coach of the Oakland Oaks and the general manager for the Chicago Majors, both of the American Basketball League.^[5] He was a coach for Oakland in 1962.^[6] He joined the US Army and the Globetrotters when the war ended.^[7] He died from cancer in 1983.^[7]^[1]

The Oakland Oaks were an American basketball team based in Oakland, California that was a member of the American Basketball League (1961–62). They played under this name in the 1962–1963 season, after having played as the San Francisco Saints in the 1961-1962 season.

The Chicago Majors was a basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, that was a member of the American Basketball League from 1961 to 1963.

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References

1 2 "St. Petersburg Times". Google News Archive Search. 1983-01-01. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
↑ Christgau, J. (2007). Tricksters in the Madhouse: Lakers Vs. Globetrotters, 1948. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-1599-3 . Retrieved 2015-04-30.
↑ "The All-Time Roster of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters". harlemglobetrotters.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
↑ Corona, P. (2009). Little Italy: The Way It Was. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4269-1957-2 . Retrieved 2015-04-30.
↑ Nelson, M.R. (2013). Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960-1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA. McFarland, Incorporated Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4766-0128-1 . Retrieved 2015-04-30.
↑ "Jet". google.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
1 2 "Ermer Robinson, a Member Of First Harlem Globetrotters". NYTimes. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

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[google.com-1] 1 2 "St. Petersburg Times". Google News Archive Search. 1983-01-01. Retrieved 2015-04-30.

[2] Christgau, J. (2007). Tricksters in the Madhouse: Lakers Vs. Globetrotters, 1948. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-1599-3 . Retrieved 2015-04-30.

[3] "The All-Time Roster of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters". harlemglobetrotters.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

[4] Corona, P. (2009). Little Italy: The Way It Was. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4269-1957-2 . Retrieved 2015-04-30.

[5] Nelson, M.R. (2013). Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960-1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA. McFarland, Incorporated Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4766-0128-1 . Retrieved 2015-04-30.

[6] "Jet". google.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

[NYTimes-7] 1 2 "Ermer Robinson, a Member Of First Harlem Globetrotters". NYTimes. Retrieved 27 March 2015.