Grady McCollum was a professional basketball player in the United States. He starred for

Western Illinois University Western Illinois University (WIU) is a public university in Macomb, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. As the normal school grew, it became Western Illinois State Teachers College. Once West ...

Leathernecks before playing professionally for the Cleveland Pipers and then for the Hawaii / Long Beach Chiefs. Pipers' manager

George Steinbrenner George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010. He was the longest-serving own ...

reportedly traded him before halftime of a game to the Hawaii team. He also played for the

Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters is an American Exhibition game, exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, entertainment, and comedy in their style of play. Over the years, they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 124 ...

and Chicago Bombers. He was inducted into the Wester Illinois University Hall of Fame in 1984.

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