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May 8, 2024 · Some outstanding Globetrotters were Reece “Goose” Tatum, Marques Haynes, Clarence Wilson, “Meadowlark” Lemon, Wilt “the Stilt” Chamberlain, Herb “Geese” Ausbie, and Lynette Woodard, the first woman to play for the team. Mannie Jackson, a former player, purchased the team in 1993.
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Jun 7, 2018 · Around a dozen women have played for the Globetrotters. How did they decide to field female players? Lynette Woodard became the first woman to play with the Harlem Globetrotters in 1985.
The Globetrotters signed their first female player, Olympic gold medalist Lynette Woodard, in 1985. Because nearly all of the team's players have been black, and as a result of the buffoonery involved in many of the Globetrotters' skits, they drew some criticism during the Civil Rights era.
Career History. THE FIRST LADY: LYRICAL LYNETTE. INSPIRATION FOR SONG BY WYNTON MARSALIS. NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME. HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS. FIRST FEMALE PLAYER. BLACK LEGEND'S PROFESSIONAL HALL OF FAME. U.S OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL. CAPTAIN OF THE 1984 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM.
THE FIRST LADY: LYRICAL LYNETTE. INSPIRATION FOR SONG BY WYNTON MARSALIS. NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME. HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS. FIRST FEMALE PLAYER. BLACK LEGEND'S PROFESSIONAL HALL OF FAME. U.S OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL. CAPTAIN OF THE 1984 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM. THE WOMEN'S HALL. OF FAME. KODAK ALL-AMERICAN HONORS. AWARDED 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS.
When. 1985. Lynette Woodard (USA) joined the Harlem Globetrotters (USA) in 1985, becoming the first woman to play as a member of the world famous team of basketball entertainers. Woodard, a standout at Kansas University (USA), was captain of the 1984 U.S. Olympic gold-medal winning team and a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
Nov 1, 2021 · On October 7, 1985, Lynette Woodard, captain of the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic women's basketball team in 1984, becomes the first female player for the Harlem Globetrotters.
