![]() Haynes, circa 1951 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, U.S. | March 10, 1926
Died | May 22, 2015 Plano, Texas, U.S. | (aged 89)
Career information | |
High school | Booker T. Washington (Sand Springs, Oklahoma) |
College | Langston (1942–1946) |
Position | Point guard |
Basketball Hall of Fame as player |
Marques Haynes (March 10, 1926 – May 22, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters, notable for his ability to dribble the ball and keep it away from defenders. According to the 1988 film Harlem Globetrotters: Six Decades of Magic,[1] Haynes could dribble the ball as many as 348 times a minute.[2]