| Height | 6 ft |
|---|---|
| Height in | 2 |
| Weight lb | 195 |
| Birth date | September 21, 1916 |
| Death date | September 15, 1965 (aged 48) |
| Death place | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Central (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| Career start | 1936 |
| Career end | 1946 |
| Years 1 | 1936 |
| Team 1 | Cleveland Penzoil |
| Years 2 | 1936–1939 |
| Team 2 | Jesse Owens Collegians |
| Years 3 | 1937–1942 |
| Team 3 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| Years 4 | 1942–1943 |
| Team 4 | New York Rens |
| Years 5 | 1943 |
| Team 5 | Chicago Studebaker Flyers |
| Years 6 | 1943 |
| Team 6 | Cleveland Buckeyes |
| Years 7 | 1943–1954 |
| Team 7 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| Years 8 | 1945–1946 |
| Team 8 | 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]
References
- ^ "Babe Pressley NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Babe Pressley". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "The All-Time Roster of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters". harlemglobetrotters.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Pressley, Louis (Babe) - Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame". clevelandsportshall.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Chicago Tribune (14 February 2015). "How the Harlem Globetrotters integrated the NBA". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company.. Johnson Publishing Company. 31 March 1966. Retrieved 15 May 2015.