Robert "Showboat" Hall
Harlem Globetrotter Robert “Showboat” Hall passed away in his hometown of Detroit on Christmas Eve Day.
The Globetrotters announced the death in a press release issued on Friday. The Globetrotters organization said it did not know the cause of death or his age.
The organization described Hall "as one of the most revered showmen in the history of the Harlem Globetrotters."
Halls played his first season as a Globetrotter in 1949 and succeeded Reece “Goose” Tatum as the team’s top showman in 1955.
Hall played in over 5,000 games in nearly 90 different countries during his career, teaming with the likes of Tatum, Wilt Chamberlain, Connie Hawkins and Marques Haynes, the press relase said.
“The Globetrotters family has lost one of its most esteemed members,” said Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider in a statement “Bob Hall’s dedication to the team, to his craft and to bringing joy to families around the world is matched by few people in the history of the organization.”
