Ermer Robinson

Elmer Robinson, circa 1955

Ermer B. Robinson (November 24, 1922 - December 29, 1982)[1] was an American professional basketball player and coach.

He was a native of San Diego.[2] He graduated from high school in 1942.[3] Robinson was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.[4] Robinson shot the game winning basket when the Globetrotters beat the Lakers.[5]

Robinson was Head Coach of the Oakland Oaks and the general manager for the Chicago Majors, both of the American Basketball League.[6] He was a coach for Oakland in 1962.[7] He joined the US Army and the Globetrotters when the war ended.[8] He died from cancer in 1982.[8][2]

References

  1. ^ "Ermer B Robinson in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  2. ^ a b "St. Petersburg Times". Google News Archive Search. 1983-01-01. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  3. ^ Christgau, J. (2007). Tricksters in the Madhouse: Lakers Vs. Globetrotters, 1948. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-1599-3. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  4. ^ "The All-Time Roster of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters". harlemglobetrotters.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. ^ Corona, P. (2009). Little Italy: The Way It Was. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4269-1957-2. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  6. ^ Nelson, M.R. (2013). Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960-1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA. McFarland, Incorporated Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4766-0128-1. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  7. ^ "Jet". google.com. Johnson Publishing Company. 25 October 1962. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Ermer Robinson, a Member Of First Harlem Globetrotters". NYTimes. Retrieved 27 March 2015.