The Harlem Globetrotters, after spinning off from Chicago's Savoy Big Five, began play under the current monicker in 1928. Thirty years later, then captain Clarence Wilson was a contestant on To Tell The Truth, two years after Wilson and a few teammates had appeared on What's My Line?. Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo) is on the panel, moderated, of course, by Bud Collyer. Wilson is in the first game.
12 years later, the 'Trotters would land their first Saturday morning series, on the same network that was home to Truth, CBS. Wilson was no longer with the team by then.
For what it's worth, "Sweet Lou" Dunbar, who was characterized in the 1979 Super Globetrotters series, is now an assistant coach with the current Globetrotters.
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