Louis 'Babe' Pressley

Louis 'Babe' Pressley was a former member of the Harlem Globetrotters.[1] He was a 6'3 Guard out of Central Cleveland High School.[1] He signed with the Globetrotters in 1937 until 1958.[2] Pressley was key in double teaming George Mikan, when the Globetrotters beat the Lakers.[3] He was inducted into the Cleveland Hall of Fame in 1976.[2] Pressley was recognized as an athletic great in an article concerning Abe Saperstein.[4]

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  1. 1 2 "The All-Time Roster of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters". harlemglobetrotters.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Pressley, Louis (Babe) - Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame". clevelandsportshall.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago Tribune (14 February 2015). "How the Harlem Globetrotters integrated the NBA". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. Retrieved 15 May 2015.


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