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George Smith
George Smith
	Born: March 2, 1927; Princeton, Kentucky
	Died: October 1, 2011 (aged 84); Indianapolis, Indiana
Professional debut
	Baseball: 1948, for the Harlem Globetrotters
	Basketball: 1948, for the Harlem Globetrotters
Last appearance
	Baseball: 1952, for the Chicago American Giants
	Basketball: 1954, for the Harlem Globetrotters
Teams
	Baseball Harlem Globetrotters (1948–1950); Chicago American Giants (1951–1952); Basketball Harlem Globetrotters (1948–1954);

George E. Smith (March 2, 1927 - October 1, 2011), nicknamed "Sonny," was a sportsman who played Negro league baseball for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1948 to 1950 and the Chicago American Giants of the Negro American League from 1951 to 1952.^[1]

He also played basketball as a guard and forward for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1948 to 1954.^[2] He is the uncle of former NBA player Greg Smith (disambiguation).

References

^ "Players Register/R-S 2018-04" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 359. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ Chicago Tribune article

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