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Goose Tatum

AKA Reece Tatum

Born: 31-May-1921
Birthplace: El Dorado, AR
Died: 18-Jan-1967
Location of death: El Paso, TX
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Remains: Buried, Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, TX

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Basketball

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Harlem Globetrotter, Basketball Hall-of-Famer

Military service: US Army Air Corps (WWII)

Father: Benjamin Tatum
Mother: Alice
Wife: Nona Alford (until his death, d. 1984, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Marjorie A. Tatum Byrd (b. 1942, d. 2012)
Son: Reece, Jr. (b. 1948, d. 1966 automobile accident)

    High School: Booker T. Washington High School, El Dorado, AR

 
    Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1974
    Basketball Hall of Fame 2011

    SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
    Harlem Globetrotters

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Go, Man, Go! (27-Jan-1954) · Himself
    The Harlem Globetrotters (30-May-1951)


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