- Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, 1989.
- Eight-time All-Pro in a 12-year pro career.
- Enshrined in Harlem Professionals' Hall of Fame, Robert "Bob" Douglas Hall of Fame and Harlem YMCA Hall of Fame.
- One of the first black players in the NBL.
- Only player to have appeared in all 10 World Professional Basketball Tournaments in Chicago.
- Played for the Independent League New York Rens (1938-1941, 1943-1944, 1945-1946, 1947-1948), IL Long Island Grumman Flyers (1941-1942), IL Washington Bears (1942-1943), IL Long Island Grumman Hellcats (1944-1945), NBL Buffalo Bisons (became Tri-City Blackhawks) (1946-1947), NBL Dayton Rens (player/coach) (1948-1949), ABL Scranton Miners (player/coach) (1949-1950) and IL Harlem Globetrotters (player/coach) (1950-1955).
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