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Abraham Michael Saperstein (Yiddish: אברהם מיכאל סאפערשטיין; July 4, – March 15, ) was the founder, owner and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters. Saperstein was a leading figure in black basketball and baseball from the s through the s, primarily before those sports were racially integrated.

David saperstein Abe Saperstein became involved with the team as its manager and promoter. By , Saperstein was touring Illinois and Iowa with his basketball team called the "New York Harlem Globe Trotters".

Saperstein kojak Abraham M. Saperstein (July 4, – March 15, ) was the founder and coach of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters. In an era where basketball hadn’t yet found its niche, Saperstein played the role of Phineas T. Barnum and promoted the nuances of the sport worldwide.

Saperstein parks and rec The famous Globetrotters were founded in in Chicago by one 5-foot-5 Abe Saperstein, who not only founded the Clown Princes of Basketball, but also played a role much larger than his size in Negro League baseball

Saperstein meaning Saperstein, who at 5-foot-3 is the shortest man in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, is credited with introducing the three-pointer to the game. But his imprint on basketball.

Dr saperstein Abraham M. "Abe" Saperstein. Although only 5-foot-3, Abe Saperstein, through his promotion of the Harlem Globetrotters, did more to popularize and publicize basketball than any of the game's big men. A masterful promoter and shrewd businessman, Saperstein's keen sense of entertainment, and his handling of the Harlem Globetrotters was genius.

Abraham Michael Saperstein (Yiddish: אברהם Abe Saperstein (–), founder and coach of the Savoy Big Five, which later became the Harlem Globetrotters; Abram Saperstein, changed his name to Albert Sabin (–), Polish-American medical researcher who developed an oral polio vaccine; President of the Weizmann Institute of Science; David Saperstein (disambiguation).

The Generals were formed The West Coast Negro Baseball Association [1] (WCNBA) was one of the several Negro baseball leagues created during the time organized baseball was segregated. The WCNBA was organized as a minor league in by Abe Saperstein and Jesse Owens as a means to provide the west coast with a platform for African-American players.