Talk:Meadowlark Lemon

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The article says he was on the Globetrotters for 25 years. It also says he played more than 16000 games for the Globetrotters. Something doesn't add up. That's more than 640 games a year! 185.120.125.20 (talk) 14:25, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Recently died tag[edit]

I've tried to add this but it distorted the whole article (I'm new to this). Could someone fix it up if they see this?

Number of games played[edit]

It's certainly possible, but to play 16,000 at the rate of one game a day, he'd have had to play every day for almost 44 years. Can this number (16,000) be verified?71.175.227.230 (talk) 20:29, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

To further support ^ this point. From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters#Winning_streaks_and_rare_defeats "After a loss to the Washington Generals in 1962 alleged by Generals owner Red Klotz, the Harlem Globetrotters lost only three more games in the next 50 years (5,983 games)." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.224.99.133 (talk) 02:34, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It hardly seems likely. Playing every day for 22 years is only 8030 games or so. Let me add that this guy was not only a great basketball player, but a superb comedian. He invented, I believe, the rubber-band basketball that returned to the person who threw it and a lot of other hilarious and classic gags. I watched the Globetrotters on TV when I was young and it was always funny to see him play a trick on the opposing team or the referee. Of course, the other team would get to take a free throw, but that never mattered; the Globetrotters always won. 173.174.85.204 (talk) 21:10, 27 May 2017 (UTC) ERic[reply]
While I don't have the info with me, I'd like to bring up the possibility that The Globetrotters played more than one game a day... In fact, I can recall reading that they would put on shows in more than one city in a day. When I saw the new globetrotters, they had 2 shows, an earlier viewing and a later one. I can imagine in the earlier days, they had to in order to cover expenses. Its not like a pro league, it's set up like a traveling show. He also didn't always play on the globetrotters. Basically I'm saying that I can believe it. Persistent Corvid (talk) 03:13, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Name etc.[edit]

The article states that he still plays professionally/competitively, meaning he does so at age 75. This seems a bit hard to believe, but not out of the realm of possibility. Can someone confirm this?

Also, what is the origin of his name? Chris77xyz 22:37, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

IMDB confirms that his original name was George, although they list him as being born in Lexington, South Carolina, not Wilmington, North Carolina. Also, I know he was touring as of 2007 -- he came to my city. I do have a problem with the 16,000 games part, though, as his biography states that he's about to play his 10,000th total game. The site looks to be a couple of years old; does anyone know of a better source? Thanks, Trvsdrlng (talk) 16:44, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
His foundation advises that "George" is his son. References to George "Meadowlark" are not correct if referring to father.
Also, he works out regularly in Scottsdale, AZ gym incl. shotting with unbeliveable basketball accuracy. My wife works out at same gym and regularly sees him "in action". She could not believe his reported age until re-checked data. She has chatted with him and, yes, he goes out for sponsored events.... presume that means "playing basketball". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.176.240.201 (talk) 03:20, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have a source for the claim regarding his name? →Wordbuilder (talk) 14:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lemon, Meadowlark (2010). Trust Your Next Shot, How to Live a Life of Joy. Overland Park, Kansas: Ascend Books. p. 2654. ISBN 978-0-9841130-4-0.


Growing up in Britain, whenever I saw him play on TV, I always thought (because of the accents) that his name was "Medal-Log Lemon" I assumed it was because he had a huge log of gold medals LOL It was only when internet came about and I was trying to search on his name that I found out it was Meadowlark....I couldnt believe it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.225.149.5 (talk) 12:06, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Kiddisk[edit]

I watched through the linked YouTube video of The First National Kidisk, and didn't notice Lemon. It's possible he appears in one of the slideshow segments? His name didn't appear in the credits, either. The cited sources for the claim that Lemon appears on the recording don't mention Lemon at all. I suggest removing the claim Lemon appeared in the recording. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.126.166.215 (talk) 05:22, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Meadowlark Lemon/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

I'm not going to write it up, but ML had some considerable drama in his life that is not reported here. He was the victim of (failed!) discrimination in his suburban community, and let's say.. family trouble. I don't want to allege anything I have no source for, I just live here.

Last edited at 02:12, 27 February 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 23:34, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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Television[edit]

I remember regularly seeing Meadowlark Lemon in the TV listings when I was a teenager in the 1990s, but I don't see any listing of a solo show on the page. I never actually watched it. It was on a low power station. Perhaps it was a religious btroadcast. I don't really know. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 20:41, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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