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_ _ F-f,i—»5· ’ for scoring the most points (250,000). In all, he was a
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E; __ ` . enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
‘» · ‘ · _ ,_ · _ Fame (1997); the National Association of Intercollegiate
``_- ’ "l°j·"g;`i ‘·‘'`` - Athletics Conference Hall of Fame (1985-), the Jim
- ‘ ‘ ‘·‘ i n “` ` ‘— ° *" Thorpe.Hall of Fame (1953), and the Langston University _
Marques Haynes had a storied career at Langston ‘ A Athletic Hall of Fame (1995). Although the the Naismith
Univergity in Oklahgma during the early 1l)4(`)5_ l-le led Memorial Basketball_ Hall of Fame has elected persons
the Ligng in gcgring and was an A|_|_-Qgnf€rgnC€ guard ` affiliated with {hi? Harlem GlOb€U`OlZ[€I'S - lI`lClUdlI’1g
tnrougnout his collegiate years. The four-year starter Saperstein, Will Chamberlain, Connie Hawkins, and Pop
also led his team toiback-to-back undefeated seasons G¤l€‘$ · H3)/0€‘5 is Chl? l:lV$t Gl¤b€tF0€'€€*F Dl¤V€F to h¤V€* `
(e1943-·44 and 1944-’45)’ and a 112·3 reeerd Overall been elected into the Hall of Fame. He was inducted _
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one of many sponsored by Black businesses. (Still lll 1997, El $acti¤n Of Okl€lh0m¤'$ $'C¤C€ highway WHS
other professional and semi-professional teams were F€‘¤éliTl€d lll hl$ h0¤0F-
sponsored social clubs, or affiliated with Black churches
- or "Colored" YMCAs.) During the next season, Haynes F . A
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· owner of the Harlem Globetrotters. Haynes led the , A
Lions in scoring enroute to a 74-70 vi.ctory over the · . . ,
Globetrotters. Following graduation, he joined the . _ ·
squad, and starred in its 61-59»victory over the George 1 _ `
Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers ini 1948, and its 49-45 ‘ ` 1
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over a contractual disagreement with Saperstein. He ‘ A » ` e l
started his own team, the Harlem Magicians. He toured _ A ,
with the Magicians for 18 years, before rejoining the , <
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12 distinguished nominees for- the Archbishop Desmond
Tutu Award for Human Rights in recognition of his work
i in South Africa. In May 2005 during the Kentucky Derby
weekend celebration, Jackson was named 2005’s Man-
ig of-the-Year by the Winner’s Circle for Children Inc. in ‘
’ · · Louisville, Ky. Recognizing years of promoting human it
· i , _ gs 1 rights throughout the world, the National Civil Rights
‘ P ‘ Museum_in Memphis, Tenn. presented their inaugural
I ‘ International Award to Jackson in January 2006. -
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. Jackson is a founding member and former president of
s I the Executive Leadership Council, providing African- _
__ American executives with a network and leadership
gah _ ia ·_·- forum to promote excellence in business. In 2002,
_ Jackson and the Globetrotters were inducted into the
- 1 Black Sports and Entertainment`Hall of Fame. This
‘ "“ recognition was followed by the National Conference of
iii, ._,_ i ;;,j,1.;_ _._._ Community and Justice’s (NCCJ) Arizona region honored
‘ ·· ‘ = i ·I Jackson with the 50th Annual Humanitarian of the Year
i . - Award.- Later ·that year, the Rainbow! Push Coalition
f`/i;§:§rj§2il2S;lr:aag§;\gdl;adF;;§glCigarbizagara’ awarded Jackson the prestigious Effa Manley Sports
. . p Executive-of-the-Year Award, for his work with the
turnaround restoring the Hall of Fame basketball team Giobetmttei, Organization in the Spring Of 2003 Lincoln
la lla alalua as a global lam" A farmer Glabalmllar University in PennsylvaniaI the nation’s oldest historical I
player, Jackson purchased tha laam in *993 and ravlvaa black college founded in 854 recognized Jackson with
Ilha naaabaakmpl argaalzallaa lata aaa Of lha mast Ian honorary doctorate degree in Humane Letters for his
admlraa and publlclzad teams ln the Y"°.’*dI¥I Whlla I. I work within the business community. Jackson was also
‘“°""aS‘“g ""’€““'€ ':"’€‘f.°*d amd '€b““dT“?· the fa",. _ presented the achievement award from the Executive
base to near record levels. Before a national television Leadership Council in 2003
audience, the team confirmed its status as one of the ~ ` ` .
best and most-influential basketball teams ih the world Prior to taking the reins of the Globetrotters in 1993,
when Jackson and the Globetrotters were the fifth team Jackson gerved 35 President and General Managay gf
inducted i¤t0_ thi? NaiSmith Memorial BaSk€tbf:\U Hall .Honeywell’s Telecommunications Business before retiring -
of Fame on September 27, 2002. ln fact, the team haS I as a corporate Officer and Senior Vice President of
been recognized six times in thi? past S€V€¤ YEGFS by Honeywell,Ilnc. Jackson has been recognized in various
baSk€tball’S m0St prestigious barometer of SUCCESS- S ~ prominent financial publications throughout his career,
. . . a — including being named one of the Nation’s 30 Most
Jacksaa Slappaa mm, lha hlalary baalls Whaa he Powerful and Influential Black Corporate Executives; .
pursessd its team ·¤_19‘?3· as the its A"·¤¤¤· z 2 » S ofthe Nation’s Top so Corporate seeegee and
American to own a major international sports and _ in 1992 was named one of the 20 AfriCan_Am€riCan _
entertainment organization. The conclusion of the High Neft Worth Entrepreneurs in the Spring Of 2001 -
team’s 2005 North American Tour in April 2005, marked ,,Han/ard Business R9/i€w,, published 6 Hrsbperson ’ `
lz Caasacullva years Ofaaublaaalgll growth Jackson account of Jackson’s business principles that turned A I I
amassed an lmpraaalva list af nallanal Spansarai the Globetrotters into a market leader and the most
expanded countries visited to 118 with attendance of iemwned team in the world · _
r over two million annually, and topped the Sports Q ' `I
, ratings as the most liked and recognized team in the During the 1996 and 1997 gggggn, Jackson and tha
world in 1999, 2000 and 2002. Globetrotters were instrumental in securing over »
_ I S2 million to the Nelson Mandela African Children-’s
éailjgg iirgiiglzgslaiggawrgsiliailaiggicggrihlg glggrd Foundation. Since 1993, the Globetrotters charitable
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of $100,000 to the Lincoln School Alumni Foundation of · `Born in a railway boxcar in Illmo, Mo., Jackson grew up
Edwardsville, Ill., helping provide youth with college _ in Edwardsville, Ill., earning the title of Illinois’ "Mr. »
scholarships and pledged $250,000 to the Globetrotters Basketball," and attended the University of Illinois,
Alumni Association. The NCCJ, which Jackson contributed becoming the first African-AmericanAll-American and
$125,000 to, recently named the Harlem Globetrotters captain of the Illini basketball team. He is also a charter
` Scholarship Fund, awarded to Arizona youth, allowing them member of the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame, and a
to participate in the NCCJ’s leadership program, Anytown 2 member of the National Black Sports and Entertainment ,
USA. During the 2001-2002 season Jackson directly _ Hall of Fame, as well as, a charter member of the Black
contributed $100,000 to the American Red_ Cross for the _ Legends of Professional Basketball, and is an investor
Disaster Relief Fund to help victimsof Sept. 11th tragedy. . with a limited partnership interest in the Arizona ·
In 2003, Jackson presented the Basketball Hall of Fame Diamondbacks. Jackson and his wife, Cathy, reside in Las
with a quarter of a million dollar donation to continue Vegas, Nev., and have two adult daughters: Cassandra, a
basketball’s greatest legacy. In January 2005, Jackson graduate of DePaul University, who is currently studying to _
pledged $100,000 to UNICEF to aid victimsof the tsunami be a chef, and Candace, a graduate of New York University
in Southest Asia, as well as a $250,000 do_nation to the and Columbia University, who recently joined the Wall
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