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Former Globetrotter Hallie Bryant
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January 17, 1983
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Battalion Staff
Who can spin a basketball on
one finger without looking at it?
Who can put on a one-man bas
ketball show to the delight of all?
A Harlem Globetrotter, of
course.
Hallie Bryant, who played on
the Globetrotter team for 11 sea
sons and is now the advance
publicity representative for the
team, was here last week prom
oting the Globetrotter game at
G. Rollie White Coliseum on
Feb. 1.
In the summer when he’s not
promoting the team, Bryant has
nis own one-man Globetrotter
show. He performs a comedy act
at conventions and malls.
“The one-man show has
allowed me to continue to work
in the capacity of an entertain
er,” Bryant said. He said that he
,wears his uniform now more
than ever.
Bryant began his basketball
career at Crispus Attucks High
School in Indianapolis, Ind. He
was named “Mr. Basketball” —
the top honor for high school
players in Indiana. He then
went to Indiana University and,
pavilion becomes
registration center
eludes space for registration
offices and a snack bar. The
facility will be known as the pavi
lion until the Board of Regents
formally names it.
The cost of the remodeling
project was about $2.1 million,
said Bob Evans, assistant mana
ger for the Texas A&M System
facilities construction division.
Construction included adding a
second floor and installing new
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Globetrotters.
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“Being a Globetrotter has
helped me grow in so many
areas related to people and hu
man nature,” Bryant said. He
said he takes pride in being able
to represent an organization like
the Globetrotters.
The reason the Globetrotters
are popular after more than 50
years is that they can reach all
people and all ages, Bryant said.
He said people enjoy the Globet
rotters because the team does
more than just play basketball.
The team incorporates football,
baseball, ballet and comedy into
their game so people don’t have
to understand basketball to have
fun with the Globetrotters, he
said.
“How the Globetrotters make
people feel is intangible,” he
said. “Something like Santa
Claus is to a child.”
The popularity of the Globet
rotters has remained about the
same, Bryant said, but media ex
posure has increased.
“Who doesn’t think about the
Globetrotters when they hear
‘Sweet Georgia Brown’ being
played?,” he asked.
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