Frank Washington
Frank Washington (4 April 1921 - 24 January 2013)[1] was an American basketball player. He was born and raised in Germantown and graduated from Germantown High School.
Washington was a 6'4" guard from Wilberforce, Ohio.[2] Before joining the US Navy, he played one season for the New York Rens from 1941 to 1942 .[3]
In 1945, he played for the Washington Bears.[3] Washington was part of the first Harlem Globetrotters team to travel around the world.[4] Washington was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters from 1946 to 1960.[4][5]
After his basketball career, he joined Pepsi-Cola, working in advertising, then sales, and rising to the position of community relations manager.[6]
His daughter Michelle Washington was also a basketball player. Washington died on 24 Jan 2013 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital at the age of 91.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Washington". Fold3. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "The All-Time Roster of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters". harlemglobetrotters.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Legendary hoops player Frank Washington honored". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Harlem Globetrotter Legend "Big" Frank Washington". harlemglobetrotters.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Harlem Globetrotters/Legends/ "BIG" FRANK WASHINGTON". Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ "Obituary:'Big Frank' Washington, Harlem Globetrotters star, dead at 91". The Philadelphia Sunday Sun. 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ "The memory of Norristown basketball standout Michele Washington remains vivid for all that knew her". timesherald.com. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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