Marques Haynes

Marques Haynes
Haynes, circa 1951
Personal information
Born(1926-03-10)March 10, 1926
Sand Springs, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedMay 22, 2015(2015-05-22) (aged 89)
Plano, Texas, U.S.
Career information
High schoolBooker T. Washington
(Sand Springs, Oklahoma)
CollegeLangston (1942–1946)
PositionPoint 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]

  1. ^ Harlem Globetrotters: Six Decades of Magic (1988)
  2. ^ "Longtime Harlem Globetrotter Marques Haynes dies at 89". Sportal. May 23, 2015. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

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