Oklahoma Today Winter 1983-1984 Volume 34 ... - Digital Collections

years there. That should give some of
today's collegiate basketball stars a record
to shoot for.
Meanwhile, the "World's Greatest
Dribbler," a title Haynes earned during
his years with the Harlem Globetrotters,
will be dribbling his basketball all over
Oklahoma during January.
And while he's doing some pretty fancy
stuff with his basketball, he will be
raising funds to buy shoes or uniforms or
a scoreboard for the high school athletic
programs sponsoring the exhibition
games.
"I feel good in being a part of helping
to raise funds," says Haynes, who was
born in Sand Springs, some 60 or so
years ago. "And another thing that
makes me feel good, too, is that all of
'em want us back next year."
Haynes will be shooting and dribbling
in Guymon, January 12; Fort Sill, January
13; Miami, January 14; Holdenville,
January 16, and Owasso, January 17.
Cowboys and cowgirls will be doing
some fancy ropin' and ridin' as they compete
for prize money in excess of
"The 'vvor~a s Greatest urlmler pauses to talkto granaaaugnrer 1orr.aaugnrt.r or drew Pearson. $800,000 during the 25th National Finals
fter scoring in excess of 120,000 world, and Haynes plans to continue a Rodeo at Oklahoma City's hiIyriad 1%-
"Apoints in more than 6,000 bas- while. cember 3-11. The first two days will
ketball games in over 30 years, Marques "I've taken it most of the time one feature bullfighting and Miss Rodeo
Haynes is giving some indications that year at a time or two or three years at a America contestants along with teen-age
he might be interested in beginning to time, but I have my sights set to contin- competition in bareback riding, barrel
retire." ue through '90 or '91 maybe. Mainly racing and team roping. Tickets are still
That's how a story in the Winter 1970 because I think I am the only player still available for the Beauty and the Beast
issue of ORLahoma 'IDDAY began, but playing that's played in six decades. I events, but if you'd like to attend the
were we ever premature. would like to go into the seventh de- NFR, you'll need to order your tickets in
Thirteen years later, Marques Haynes cade," he says. January for the 1984 rodeo.
and his Tulsa-based Harlem Wizards are His career really began at Langston We have had terrific response to manstill
on the road and still scoring points in University, where his team lost only aging editor Kate Jones' request that
exhibition basketball games all over the three games and won 112 during his four photographers submit black and white
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