Break from the Grind April 23, 2013
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: How Many Honorary Harlem Globetrotters Are There?
April 23, 2013 – In 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an honorary Harlem Globetrotter.
Reported by PS
How many honorary Harlem Globetrotters are there?
There are eight, including:
- Henry Kissinger (1976)
- Bob Hope (1977)
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1989)
- Whoopi Goldberg (1990)
- Nelson Mandela (1996)
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1999)
- Pope John Paul II (2000)
- Jesse Jackson (2001)
In addition, Bill Cosby (in 1972) and Magic Johnson (in 2003) have been signed to $1-a-year lifetime contracts with the Globetrotters. Cosby’s was increased to $1.05 in 1986.