Marques Haynes

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Marques Haynes was an American basketball player renowned as one of the greatest ball-handlers in history, best known for his dazzling dribbling skills and showmanship.

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instanceOf basketball player
human
awardReceived Enshrined in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
causeOfDeath natural causes
collegeTeam Langston Lions men's basketball NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-03-10
dateOfDeath 2015-05-22
describedAs one of the greatest ball-handlers in basketball history
educatedAt Langston University NERFINISHED
eraOfActivity 1940s
1950s
1960s
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Haynes NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Marques NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
hasWorkPeriodEnd 1970s
hasWorkPeriodStart 1940s
height about 5 ft 11 in
inductionYear 1998
influenced later generations of ball-handlers
jerseyNumber 20
knownFor basketball showmanship
dazzling dribbling skills
exceptional ball-handling
memberOf Harlem Globetrotters NERFINISHED
name Marques Haynes NERFINISHED
notableSkill ability to control the ball at high speed
ability to dribble extremely low to the floor
numberOfGamesPlayedWithHarlemGlobetrotters over 12,000 GENERATED
occupation basketball showman
professional basketball player
placeOfBirth Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Plano, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
playedFor Harlem Globetrotters NERFINISHED
Harlem Magicians NERFINISHED
Harlem Wizards NERFINISHED
positionPlayed guard
residence Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED
Texas, United States NERFINISHED
sport basketball
styleOfPlay entertaining exhibition basketball

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Harlem Globetrotters notableMember Marques Haynes