Goose Tatum

Goose Tatum
	Tatum on a Coca-Cola advertisement, 1954
Personal information
Birth name	Reece Tatum
Born	May 31, 1921[a]; El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S.[a]
Died	January 18, 1967 (aged 45); El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Fort Bliss National Cemetery
Education	Booker T. Washington High School (El Dorado, Arkansas)
Occupations	Sportsman; entertainer;
Years active	1937–1943, 1946–1966
Sport
Sport	Baseball (1937–1943, 1946–49), basketball (1941–42, 1946–1966)
Team	Louisville Black Colonels (1937); Memphis Red Sox (1941); Birmingham Black Barons (1942); Harlem Globetrotters (1941–42, 1946–1954); Indianapolis Clowns (1943, 1946–49); Harlem Magicians / Stars / Trotters / Roadkings (1953–1966); Detroit Stars (unknown)

Reece "Goose" Tatum^[1] (May 31, 1921^[a] – January 18, 1967) was an American Negro league baseball and basketball player. In 1942, he was signed to the Harlem Globetrotters and had an 11-year career with the team. He later formed his own team known as the Harlem Magicians with former Globetrotters player Marques Haynes. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. Tatum's number 50 is retired by the Globetrotters.