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He was named one of the All Time Greatest Globetrotters...based on "significant contribution to the growth of the Harlem Globetrotters unique brand of basketball"
"Bobby Joe Mason
Bobby Joe Mason led Bradley University of Peoria, Illinois to four National
Invitation Tournament Championships between 1956 and 1960.
Instead of accepting an offer from the Minneapolis Lakers to play in the NBA,
Mason began a fifteen year playing career with the Harlem Globetrotters.
In 1962, his rookie season, he was named team captain and won the Most
Valuable Player Award.
He was one of the players that appeared on the Harlem Globetrotter Popcorn
Machine television series."
"Bobby Joe Mason
Bobby Joe Mason led Bradley University of Peoria, Illinois to four National
Invitation Tournament Championships between 1956 and 1960.
Instead of accepting an offer from the Minneapolis Lakers to play in the NBA,
Mason began a fifteen year playing career with the Harlem Globetrotters.
In 1962, his rookie season, he was named team captain and won the Most
Valuable Player Award.
He was one of the players that appeared on the Harlem Globetrotter Popcorn
Machine television series."
