Duke Cumberland
![]() Cumberland, circa 1945 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 1913 |
Died | October 23, 1966 Toledo, Ohio | (aged 52–53)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Scott (Toledo, Ohio) |
College | Knoxville |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1935–1936 | Toledo's Brown Bombers |
1936–1939 | Jesse Owens Collegians |
1938–1942 | Harlem Globetrotters |
1941–1943 | New York Rens |
1942–1943 | Chicago Studebaker Flyers |
1943–1946 | Harlem Globetrotters |
1945–1947 | New York Rens |
1946–1947 | Columbus Collegians |
1947 | Dayton Metropolitans |
1948–1949 | Dayton Rens |
1949–1952 | Harlem Globetrotters |
Roscoe Franklin "Duke" Cumberland (1913 – October 23, 1966)[1] was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.[2] He averaged 6.9 points per game in the National Basketball League for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Duke Cumberland profile". Peach Basket Society. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "The Hidden Story: Rens Break Pre-NBA Color Barrier, 1948". blackfives.org. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Roscoe Cumberland NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.