Roscoe Franklin "Duke" Cumberland (1913 – October 23, 1966) was a member of the
Harlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. Created in 1926 by Tommy Brookins in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name ''Harlem'' because of i ...
. He averaged 6.9 points per game in the
National Basketball League for the
Chicago Studebaker Flyers The Chicago Studebaker Flyers (also known as the Chicago Studebakers) were a National Basketball League team from 1942 to 1943.Charley Rosen. The First Tip-Off'. McGraw-Hill, 2008. 105. They were funded by the United Auto Workers and replaced Georg ...
.
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The Harlem Globetrotters (film)
''The Harlem Globetrotters'' is a 1951 Sport/Drama film about the famous African American basketball team The Harlem Globetrotters released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars Thomas Gomez, Bill Walker, Dorothy Dandridge, Angela Clarke, and Pe ...
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1913 births
1966 deaths
American men's basketball players
Chicago Studebaker Flyers players
Dayton Metropolitans players
Dayton Rens players
Forwards (basketball)
Harlem Globetrotters players
Knoxville Bulldogs men's basketball players
New York Renaissance players
Basketball players from Toledo, Ohio
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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