Duke Cumberland

Roscoe Franklin "Duke" Cumberland (1913 – October 23, 1966)[1] was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.[2] He averaged 6.9 points per game in the National Basketball League for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers.[3]

For peerage title conferred upon junior members of the British Royal Family, see Duke of Cumberland. For the steamship, see TSS Duke of Cumberland.
Duke Cumberland
Cumberland, circa 1945
Personal information
Born1913
DiedOctober 23, 1966(1966-10-23) (aged 52–53)
Toledo, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolScott (Toledo, Ohio)
CollegeKnoxville
PositionForward
Career history
1935–1936Toledo's Brown Bombers
1936–1939Jesse Owens Collegians
1938–1942Harlem Globetrotters
1941–1943New York Rens
1942–1943Chicago Studebaker Flyers
1943–1946Harlem Globetrotters
1945–1947New York Rens
1946–1947Columbus Collegians
1947Dayton Metropolitans
1948–1949Dayton Rens
1949–1952Harlem Globetrotters

See also

References
  1. "Duke Cumberland profile". Peach Basket Society. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. "The Hidden Story: Rens Break Pre-NBA Color Barrier, 1948". blackfives.org. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. "Roscoe Cumberland NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.


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