Las Vegas Sun

April 23, 2024

Former Harlem Globetrotters great Marques Haynes holds a photo circa 1951 of himself in his Globetrotters uniform Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, in Plano, Texas. Haynes played in the legendary game 60 years ago, Feb. 19, 1948, when the Globetrotters beat the Minneapolis Lakers and their big man, George Mikan, 61-59 at Chicago Stadium.

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Former Harlem Globetrotters great Marques Haynes holds a photo circa 1951 of himself in his Globetrotters uniform Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, in Plano, Texas. Haynes played in the legendary game 60 years ago, Feb. 19, 1948, when the Globetrotters beat the Minneapolis Lakers and their big man, George Mikan, 61-59 at Chicago Stadium.