Inman Jackson
Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | March 7, 1907
Died | April 6, 1973 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 66)
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Wendell Phillips Academy High School (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | City College of New York |
Playing career | 1925–1945 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1925–1927 | Chicago Giles American Legion Post |
1926–1930 | Savoy Big Five |
1930–1945 | Harlem Globetrotters |
Basketball Hall of Fame |
Inman William Jackson (March 7, 1907 – April 6, 1973) was an American professional basketball player. He was a long-time member of the Harlem Globetrotters and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.
Early life
Jackson was born on March 7, 1907, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He attended Wendell Phillips Academy High School in Chicago and later graduated from the City College of New York.[2][3]
Playing career
Later career and death
References
- ^ "Inman Jackson". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Jackson, Inman (1974)". Basketball Museum of Illinois.
- ^ "Trotter Great". Livingston Enterprise. February 25, 1940. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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