Babe Pressley | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 195 |
Birth Date: | 21 September 1916 |
Death Place: | Cleveland, Ohio |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Central (Cleveland, Ohio) |
Career Position: | Guard |
Years1: | 1936 |
Team1: | Cleveland Penzoil |
Years2: | 1936–1939 |
Team2: | Jesse Owens Collegians |
Years3: | 1937–1942 |
Team3: | Harlem Globetrotters |
Years4: | 1942–1943 |
Team4: | New York Rens |
Years5: | 1943 |
Team5: | Chicago Studebaker Flyers |
Years6: | 1943 |
Team6: | Cleveland Buckeyes |
Years7: | 1943–1954 |
Team7: | Harlem Globetrotters |
Years8: | 1945–1946 |
Team8: | Chicago Monarchs |
Louis "Babe" Pressley (1916–1965) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers.[1] He was also a long-time player for the Harlem Globetrotters.[2] [3] Pressley signed with the Globetrotters in 1937 until 1958.[4] Pressley was key in double teaming George Mikan, when the Globetrotters beat the Lakers.[5] He was inducted into the Cleveland Hall of Fame in 1976.[4] Pressley was recognized as an athletic great in an article concerning Abe Saperstein.[6]