[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 72 (Wednesday, June 5, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS

 Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I note with pleasure that the Harlem 
Globetrotters basketball team was honored in April by the Arizona 
chapter of the National Conference for Community and Justice.
  The world-renowned Harlem Globetrotters, who have made their home in 
Phoenix since 1995, have given joy to basketball fans in America and 
around the world for three quarters of a century. In over 20,000 games 
of basketball, played in some 115 countries, the team's stellar showmen 
and athletes have been ambassadors for their country and their sport. 
Especially impressive is the tenacity of owner and former player Mannie 
Jackson, who took a franchise on the wane and revived it. He and his 
athletes have given something of value to Arizonans, Americans, and 
basketball lovers everywhere.
  Arizona is proud to be the home of the 21st century Globetrotters, 
recipients of a richly deserved humanitarian award.

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