Duke Cumberland Explained

Duke Cumberland
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:1913
Death Place:Toledo, Ohio
Nationality:American
High School:Scott (Toledo, Ohio)
College:Knoxville
Years1:1935–1936
Team1:Toledo's Brown Bombers
Years2:1936–1939
Team2:Jesse Owens Collegians
Years3:1938–1942
Team3:Harlem Globetrotters
Years4:1941–1943
Team4:New York Rens
Years5:1942–1943
Team5:Chicago Studebaker Flyers
Years6:1943–1946
Team6:Harlem Globetrotters
Years7:1945–1947
Team7:New York Rens
Years8:1946–1947
Team8:Columbus Collegians
Years9:1947
Team9:Dayton Metropolitans
Years10:1948–1949
Team10:Dayton Rens
Years11:1949–1952
Team11:Harlem Globetrotters

Roscoe Franklin "Duke" Cumberland (1913 – October 23, 1966)[1] was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.[2] He averaged 6.9 points per game in the National Basketball League for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Duke Cumberland profile. Peach Basket Society. September 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160915112350/http://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2015/12/duke-cumberland.html. September 15, 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: The Hidden Story: Rens Break Pre-NBA Color Barrier, 1948. blackfives.org. 27 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Roscoe Cumberland NBL Stats. Basketball-Reference.com. 27 March 2015.