Babe Pressley

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]

Babe Pressley

Pressley, circa 1954
Personal information
Born	(1916-09-21)September 21, 1916
Died	September 15, 1965(1965-09-15) (aged 48) Cleveland, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Central (Cleveland, Ohio)
Position	Guard
Career history
1936	Cleveland Penzoil
1936–1939	Jesse Owens Collegians
1937–1942	Harlem Globetrotters
1942–1943	New York Rens
1943	Chicago Studebaker Flyers
1943	Cleveland Buckeyes
1943–1954	Harlem Globetrotters
1945–1946	Chicago Monarchs