Marques Haynes
Inducted:
1998
Player Stats
Born
March 10, 1926
Sand Springs, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died
May 22, 2015
Plano, Texas, U.S.
Position
Point guard
College
Langston (1942–1946)
Marques Oriole Haynes is widely celebrated as the "World’s Greatest Dribbler" and a paramount figure in basketball history. Haynes was a superstar for the Harlem Globetrotters, famously leading them to two historic upset victories over the Minneapolis Lakers (led by George Mikan) in 1948 and 1949. Known for a handle that seemed to defy physics, Haynes could dribble the ball as many as 348 times per minute and keep it alive just one inch off the hardwood.
Despite receiving a massive contract offer from the Philadelphia Warriors in 1953 that would have made him the second-highest-paid player in the NBA, he chose to maintain his independence, founding the Harlem Magicians. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998, becoming the first Globetrotter ever to be enshrined.
Haynes's Awards and Records
- First player inducted as a Harlem Globetrotter
- Harlem Globetrotters "Legends" Ring (2001)
- 4x All-Conference (Langston University)
- Oklahoma Hall of Fame (2011)
- Jim Thorpe Hall of Fame (1993)
- NAIA Hall of Fame (1985)
NBA Teams
Harlem Globetrotters (1946–1972)
NBA Stats
Professional Games:
12,000+
Career Length:
46 Years (1946–1992)
College Record:
112–3
Countries visited:
100+
Countries Played In:
97+