Duke Cumberland facts for kids
For peerage title conferred upon junior members of the British Royal Family, see Duke of Cumberland. For the steamship, see TSS Duke of Cumberland.
Cumberland, circa 1945
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 1913 |
| Nationality | American |
| Died | October 23, 1966 (aged 52–53) Toledo, Ohio |
| High school | Scott (Toledo, Ohio) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Knoxville |
| Career history | |
| 1935–1936 | Toledo's Brown Bombers |
| 1936–1939 | Jesse Owens Collegians |
| 1938–1942 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 1941–1943 | New York Rens |
| 1942–1943 | Chicago Studebaker Flyers |
| 1943–1946 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 1945–1947 | New York Rens |
| 1946–1947 | Columbus Collegians |
| 1947 | Dayton Metropolitans |
| 1948–1949 | Dayton Rens |
| 1949–1952 | Harlem Globetrotters |
Roscoe Franklin "Duke" Cumberland (1913 – October 23, 1966) was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. He averaged 6.9 points per game in the National Basketball League for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers.
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- The Harlem Globetrotters (film)
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