... and Redheads traveled all across the country, from New York City to California. The Globetrotters also went across the border and played in several other countries. According to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, they would make trips up to Canada and to dozens of other countries (par. Bio). This added up to about 170 games a year, according to Jackson (par. Timeline 1940). It seemed like they were constantly on the road. The Redheads rarely played out of the United States, but that allowed more Americans to see their style of play. They played more than 200 games a year. As William Johnson and Nancy Williamson, editors of Sports Illustrated pointed out, they traveled more than 60,000 miles a year, to every state except Hawaii (pg. 78). Can you imagine traveling that much? 60,000 miles is equivalent to 20 trips across the United States! The Harlem Globetrotters and All-American ...

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