Ermer Robinson Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ermer B Robinson in Social Security Death Index . 2023-08-29 . Fold3 . en.
  2. Web site: St. Petersburg Times . Google News Archive Search . 1983-01-01 . . 2015-04-30.
  3. Book: Christgau, J. . Tricksters in the Madhouse: Lakers Vs. Globetrotters, 1948 . University of Nebraska Press . 2007 . 978-0-8032-1599-3 . 2015-04-30.
  4. Web site: The All-Time Roster of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. harlemglobetrotters.com. 27 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20121208045155/http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/harlem-globetrotters-all-time-roster. 8 December 2012. dead.
  5. Book: Corona, P. . Little Italy: The Way It Was . AuthorHouse . 2009 . 978-1-4269-1957-2 . 2015-04-30.
  6. Book: Nelson, M.R. . Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960-1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA . McFarland, Incorporated Publishers . 2013 . 978-1-4766-0128-1 . 2015-04-30.
  7. Web site: Jet. google.com. 25 October 1962. Johnson Publishing Company. 27 March 2015.
  8. Web site: Ermer Robinson, a Member Of First Harlem Globetrotters. NYTimes. 27 March 2015.

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