Reese 'Goose' Tatum

Reese 'Goose' Tatum

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1921-05-31
Deathday: 1967-01-18 (45 years old)

Biography

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Reece "Goose" Tatum (May 31, 1921 – January 18, 1967) was an African American multi-sport athlete.


Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Tatum played Negro League Baseball before becoming a star basketball player with the Harlem Globetrotters. Goose and Satchel Paige were teammates. Tatum is considered to be the original "clown prince"—a term first applied to seminal Chicago Crusader/Philadelphia Giant Jackie Bethards in 1933—of the Trotters. He wove numerous comic routines into his play, of which many would reach cult status. Some of these routines were based on his stature—at 6'4", it is reported that he had an arm span of about 84 inches (210 cm) and could touch his kneecaps without bending.


He is credited with inventing the hook shot.


Tatum and Marques Haynes, who were both Harlem Globetrotters superstars, formed a barnstorming basketball team of their own: The Fabulous Harlem Magicians. Dempsey Hovland, owner of 20th Century Booking Agency, was recruited to book the Harlem Magicians' games. Hovland earlier had managed the barnstorming House of David basketball team.


In 1966, Tatum's son, Goose Jr., was killed in a car accident. Soon after, Tatum began drinking heavily which led to a series of hospital visits. He died at his home in El Paso, Texas on January 18, 1967 at the age of 45. The official autopsy stated that he died of natural causes. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, Tatum was interred in the Fort Bliss National Cemetery.


In 2011, Tatum was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1921-05-31

Deathday
1967-01-18 (45 years old)

Birth Place
El Dorado, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As
Goose Tatum, Reese Tatum

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