This article appeared in the Arizona Daily Star in 2001.
Spinning, spanning
Trotters mix talent, mirth all over earth
By Ed Odeven
For 75 years, the Harlem Globetrotters have entertained the masses with their captivating brand of basketball.
World renown for their high-energy antics and spectacular showmanship, the Globetrotters have played before 120 million fans in 115 countries.
Their current tour stops at Barnes Fieldhouse in Fort Huachuca tomorrow for a 1 p.m. game against the New York Nationals.
Sharpshooting Wun “The Shot” Versher, a former Arizona State player, said being a Globetrotter is an experience he’ll always treasure.
“It’s amazing, really amazing how far I’ve actually come being a Globetrotter, not only as a basketball player, but as a person,” Versher said in a phone conversation.
“I’ve seen things I probably would never get to see. I met Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, Nelson Mandela and people…
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