Logo of the original Harlem Globetrotters, a team of basketball showmen who have barnstormed across the country entertaining fans since 1926. They were created by promoter Abe Saperstein and their act consisted of tremendous basketball skills combined with comedy. On any given night, they usually face the Washington Generals, a team of patsies who play along with all the humorous Trotter tricks. The club is legendary, and even defeated the NBA champion Minneapolis Lakers two years in a row in exhibition matches in the late 1940s. They are accompanied on most nights in arenas they play in by their official theme song, Sweet Georgia Brown, and some of their most recognizable players include Meadowlark Lemon, Goose Tatum, Curly Neal, Marques Haynes and the team’s first female player – Lynette Woodard. Their roster over the years has also included NBA greats Wilt Chamberlain and Connie Hawkins and two baseball Hall of Famers – Bob Gibson and Ferguson Jenkins.