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Born in 1932 in Wilmington, N.C., Lemon was amazingly adept at a long list of tricks that became a staple of the Globetrotters even after he left the team in 1978. From his no-look pass behind his back, to those rarely missed halfcourt hook shots and his signature bucket of confetti in the face of "unsuspecting" referees, Lemon became a beloved international figure.
For two decades Lemon was more or less the face of the team playing more than 16,000 games for the Globetrotters during his 24-year stint. He was called the "clown prince" of the Globetrotters and became famous the world over playing before presidents, popes, kings, and queens.

"My destiny was to make people happy," he said as he was inducted into the basketball hall in 2003.

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