Legendary basketball player, actor, and minister passes away at 83

George “Meadowlark” Lemon III (April 25, 1932 – December 27, 2015), publicly known as “Meadowlark” Lemon, was an American basketball player, actor, and minister. For 22 years, Lemon was known as the “Clown Prince” of the touring Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.[1] He played in more than 16,000 games for the Globetrotters and was a 2003 inductee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

When basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain was asked his opinion on the best player of all time, he responded, “Believe it or not, Meadowlark Lemon.”