Duke Cumberland

Roscoe Franklin "Duke" Cumberland


Born:
November 20, 1915
Fostoria, OH

Died:
October 16, 1974 
Chicago, IL


Career
Scott High School - Toledo (High School)
Knoxville (College)
1935-36 Toledo's Brown Bombers (Independent)
1936-37 Jesse Owen's Olympians (Independent)
1937-38 Jesse Owen's Olympians (Independent)
1938-39 Jesse Owen's Olympians (Independent)
1938-39 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1939-40 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1940-41 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1941-42 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1941-42 New York Rens (Independent) 
Ciralsky Meat Packers (Independent)
1942-43 Chicago Studebaker Flyers (NBL)
1942-43 New York Rens (Independent)
1943-44 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1944-45 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1945-46 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1945-46 New York Rens (Independent)
1946-47 New York Rens (Independent)
1946-47 Columbus Collegians (Independent)  
1946-47 Dayton Metropolitans (Independent)
1947-48 Dayton Metropolitans (AABL)
1948-49 Dayton Rens (Independent)
1949-50 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1951-52 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1961-62 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)  

According to his draft records, Duke was born in Fostoria, Ohio, in 1915. the 6'1.5, 185 pound basketball player played many years for the Harlem Globetrotters. Duke married Hazel Turner on May 12, 1942. 

Source
Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI), April 1, 1938
Family member

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/c/cumbero01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=cumbedu01