Charles Anthony Peyton died July 23, 2007 in Midland, Texas at 85 years of age. Tony was born in Elyria, Ohio on March 3rd, 1922. After earning a bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan in 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. navy at the beginning of World War II and became one of the first twenty black men to earn the rank of Ensign in the U.S. Navy.
Prior to WW II Tony started his career in basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters, "when the Globetrotters were a serious team and not a team of clowns." He was the last surviving member of the original team. He retired from basketball in 1956. he was installed in the Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, Mass., in 1996. He moved to Lubbock, Texas in about 1988. He was active in youth groups, passing on his basketball knowledge and experience to the youth of the Lubbock Community. He was also an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in which he had been ordained to the office of High Priest. He moved to Midland, Texas in 2001.
He married first, Chulla Hutchinson who bore him two children, Leonard Peyton and Marilyn Peyton. His second wife, Marlowe Ann Goins, died in childbirth, leaving him a daughter, Antio Marlowe Peyton. He married a third time to Neville Diane Sires. That union produced two sons, Tyler Anthony Peyton and Terrance Anthony Peyton. He is survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.∼Tony Peyton obituary - Trotter integrated NBL w/ Studebakers
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Charles Anthony Peyton
PEYTON Charles Anthony "Tony" Tony died Monday, July 23, 2007. He was born March 3, 1921 in Toledo, OH. He was an athlete at Scott High School. After high school he played college basketball before launching a professional basketball career where he played for three professional teams including the Harlem Globetrotters. Unlike the Globetrotters of today who play primarily exhibitions designed to promote fun and good will, the Globetrotters of the early 1940's played and defeated the country's top professional basketball teams. As a member of the Studebaker Champions, Tony was a member of the first professional basketball team that had both black and white players. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by three sons, Leonard Hutchinson of San Antonio, TX, Tyler and Terrance Peyton of Midland, TX; two daughters, Marilyn Dale of Toledo and Antia Peyton of Davie, FL; 9 grandchildren; 16 great-grand-children and 5 great-great-grand-children, along with countless nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held in Texas.
Published in the Toledo Blade on 8/7/2007.
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Charles Anthony "Tony" Peyton (March 3, 1922 - July 23, 2007) was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. In the early 1940s, the Globetrotters played and defeated many of the country's top professional basketball teams. Tony was born in Elyria, Ohio. He graduated from Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he played basketball, football and ran track and field. At the age of 19 he was asked to join the Harlem Globetrotters, long before the team became known primarily for its comical antics. His basketball success would now be considered unusual in that he was only six feet in stature. Tony also played briefly for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers later known as Chicago Studebaker Champions, a former professional team in the National Basketball League. As a part of the Studebaker Champions, He was a member of the first professional basketball team that included both black and white players. He retired from basketball in 1956. After his basketball career, Tony worked for twenty-eight years in the beverage industry. In 1988, Peyton moved to Lubbock, Texas, where he was active in youth basketball. He was a High Priest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2001, he moved to Midland, Texas, where he died at the age of eighty-six.
Tony was married three times. The former Trellie Mae Hutchinson bore him two children, Leonard Peyton of San Antonio, Texas and Marilyn Dale of Toledo. Marlowe Ann Goins him with a daughter, Antia Peyton of Florida. His last marriage to the former Neville Diane Cyrus, produced two sons, Tyler Anthony Peyton and Terrance Anthony Peyton, both of Midland Texas. There were also nine grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.[1]
A memorial service was held on July 28, 2007, at an LDS meetinghouse in Midland
Prior to WW II Tony started his career in basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters, "when the Globetrotters were a serious team and not a team of clowns." He was the last surviving member of the original team. He retired from basketball in 1956. he was installed in the Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, Mass., in 1996. He moved to Lubbock, Texas in about 1988. He was active in youth groups, passing on his basketball knowledge and experience to the youth of the Lubbock Community. He was also an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in which he had been ordained to the office of High Priest. He moved to Midland, Texas in 2001.
He married first, Chulla Hutchinson who bore him two children, Leonard Peyton and Marilyn Peyton. His second wife, Marlowe Ann Goins, died in childbirth, leaving him a daughter, Antio Marlowe Peyton. He married a third time to Neville Diane Sires. That union produced two sons, Tyler Anthony Peyton and Terrance Anthony Peyton. He is survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.∼Tony Peyton obituary - Trotter integrated NBL w/ Studebakers
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Post Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:26 pm
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Charles Anthony Peyton
PEYTON Charles Anthony "Tony" Tony died Monday, July 23, 2007. He was born March 3, 1921 in Toledo, OH. He was an athlete at Scott High School. After high school he played college basketball before launching a professional basketball career where he played for three professional teams including the Harlem Globetrotters. Unlike the Globetrotters of today who play primarily exhibitions designed to promote fun and good will, the Globetrotters of the early 1940's played and defeated the country's top professional basketball teams. As a member of the Studebaker Champions, Tony was a member of the first professional basketball team that had both black and white players. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by three sons, Leonard Hutchinson of San Antonio, TX, Tyler and Terrance Peyton of Midland, TX; two daughters, Marilyn Dale of Toledo and Antia Peyton of Davie, FL; 9 grandchildren; 16 great-grand-children and 5 great-great-grand-children, along with countless nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held in Texas.
Published in the Toledo Blade on 8/7/2007.
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Charles Anthony "Tony" Peyton (March 3, 1922 - July 23, 2007) was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. In the early 1940s, the Globetrotters played and defeated many of the country's top professional basketball teams. Tony was born in Elyria, Ohio. He graduated from Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he played basketball, football and ran track and field. At the age of 19 he was asked to join the Harlem Globetrotters, long before the team became known primarily for its comical antics. His basketball success would now be considered unusual in that he was only six feet in stature. Tony also played briefly for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers later known as Chicago Studebaker Champions, a former professional team in the National Basketball League. As a part of the Studebaker Champions, He was a member of the first professional basketball team that included both black and white players. He retired from basketball in 1956. After his basketball career, Tony worked for twenty-eight years in the beverage industry. In 1988, Peyton moved to Lubbock, Texas, where he was active in youth basketball. He was a High Priest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2001, he moved to Midland, Texas, where he died at the age of eighty-six.
Tony was married three times. The former Trellie Mae Hutchinson bore him two children, Leonard Peyton of San Antonio, Texas and Marilyn Dale of Toledo. Marlowe Ann Goins him with a daughter, Antia Peyton of Florida. His last marriage to the former Neville Diane Cyrus, produced two sons, Tyler Anthony Peyton and Terrance Anthony Peyton, both of Midland Texas. There were also nine grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.[1]
A memorial service was held on July 28, 2007, at an LDS meetinghouse in Midland
Charles Anthony Peyton died July 23, 2007 in Midland, Texas at 85 years of age. Tony was born in Elyria, Ohio on March 3rd, 1922. After earning a bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan in 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. navy at the beginning of World War II and became one of the first twenty black men to earn the rank of Ensign in the U.S. Navy.
Prior to WW II Tony started his career in basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters, "when the Globetrotters were a serious team and not a team of clowns." He was the last surviving member of the original team. He retired from basketball in 1956. he was installed in the Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, Mass., in 1996. He moved to Lubbock, Texas in about 1988. He was active in youth groups, passing on his basketball knowledge and experience to the youth of the Lubbock Community. He was also an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in which he had been ordained to the office of High Priest. He moved to Midland, Texas in 2001.
He married first, Chulla Hutchinson who bore him two children, Leonard Peyton and Marilyn Peyton. His second wife, Marlowe Ann Goins, died in childbirth, leaving him a daughter, Antio Marlowe Peyton. He married a third time to Neville Diane Sires. That union produced two sons, Tyler Anthony Peyton and Terrance Anthony Peyton. He is survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.∼Tony Peyton obituary - Trotter integrated NBL w/ Studebakers
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Post Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:26 pm
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Charles Anthony Peyton
PEYTON Charles Anthony "Tony" Tony died Monday, July 23, 2007. He was born March 3, 1921 in Toledo, OH. He was an athlete at Scott High School. After high school he played college basketball before launching a professional basketball career where he played for three professional teams including the Harlem Globetrotters. Unlike the Globetrotters of today who play primarily exhibitions designed to promote fun and good will, the Globetrotters of the early 1940's played and defeated the country's top professional basketball teams. As a member of the Studebaker Champions, Tony was a member of the first professional basketball team that had both black and white players. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by three sons, Leonard Hutchinson of San Antonio, TX, Tyler and Terrance Peyton of Midland, TX; two daughters, Marilyn Dale of Toledo and Antia Peyton of Davie, FL; 9 grandchildren; 16 great-grand-children and 5 great-great-grand-children, along with countless nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held in Texas.
Published in the Toledo Blade on 8/7/2007.
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Charles Anthony "Tony" Peyton (March 3, 1922 - July 23, 2007) was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. In the early 1940s, the Globetrotters played and defeated many of the country's top professional basketball teams. Tony was born in Elyria, Ohio. He graduated from Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he played basketball, football and ran track and field. At the age of 19 he was asked to join the Harlem Globetrotters, long before the team became known primarily for its comical antics. His basketball success would now be considered unusual in that he was only six feet in stature. Tony also played briefly for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers later known as Chicago Studebaker Champions, a former professional team in the National Basketball League. As a part of the Studebaker Champions, He was a member of the first professional basketball team that included both black and white players. He retired from basketball in 1956. After his basketball career, Tony worked for twenty-eight years in the beverage industry. In 1988, Peyton moved to Lubbock, Texas, where he was active in youth basketball. He was a High Priest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2001, he moved to Midland, Texas, where he died at the age of eighty-six.
Tony was married three times. The former Trellie Mae Hutchinson bore him two children, Leonard Peyton of San Antonio, Texas and Marilyn Dale of Toledo. Marlowe Ann Goins him with a daughter, Antia Peyton of Florida. His last marriage to the former Neville Diane Cyrus, produced two sons, Tyler Anthony Peyton and Terrance Anthony Peyton, both of Midland Texas. There were also nine grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.[1]
A memorial service was held on July 28, 2007, at an LDS meetinghouse in Midland
Prior to WW II Tony started his career in basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters, "when the Globetrotters were a serious team and not a team of clowns." He was the last surviving member of the original team. He retired from basketball in 1956. he was installed in the Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, Mass., in 1996. He moved to Lubbock, Texas in about 1988. He was active in youth groups, passing on his basketball knowledge and experience to the youth of the Lubbock Community. He was also an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in which he had been ordained to the office of High Priest. He moved to Midland, Texas in 2001.
He married first, Chulla Hutchinson who bore him two children, Leonard Peyton and Marilyn Peyton. His second wife, Marlowe Ann Goins, died in childbirth, leaving him a daughter, Antio Marlowe Peyton. He married a third time to Neville Diane Sires. That union produced two sons, Tyler Anthony Peyton and Terrance Anthony Peyton. He is survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.∼Tony Peyton obituary - Trotter integrated NBL w/ Studebakers
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Post Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:26 pm
http://www.legacy.com/ToledoBlade/Obitu ... D=92167974
Charles Anthony Peyton
PEYTON Charles Anthony "Tony" Tony died Monday, July 23, 2007. He was born March 3, 1921 in Toledo, OH. He was an athlete at Scott High School. After high school he played college basketball before launching a professional basketball career where he played for three professional teams including the Harlem Globetrotters. Unlike the Globetrotters of today who play primarily exhibitions designed to promote fun and good will, the Globetrotters of the early 1940's played and defeated the country's top professional basketball teams. As a member of the Studebaker Champions, Tony was a member of the first professional basketball team that had both black and white players. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by three sons, Leonard Hutchinson of San Antonio, TX, Tyler and Terrance Peyton of Midland, TX; two daughters, Marilyn Dale of Toledo and Antia Peyton of Davie, FL; 9 grandchildren; 16 great-grand-children and 5 great-great-grand-children, along with countless nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held in Texas.
Published in the Toledo Blade on 8/7/2007.
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Charles Anthony "Tony" Peyton (March 3, 1922 - July 23, 2007) was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. In the early 1940s, the Globetrotters played and defeated many of the country's top professional basketball teams. Tony was born in Elyria, Ohio. He graduated from Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he played basketball, football and ran track and field. At the age of 19 he was asked to join the Harlem Globetrotters, long before the team became known primarily for its comical antics. His basketball success would now be considered unusual in that he was only six feet in stature. Tony also played briefly for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers later known as Chicago Studebaker Champions, a former professional team in the National Basketball League. As a part of the Studebaker Champions, He was a member of the first professional basketball team that included both black and white players. He retired from basketball in 1956. After his basketball career, Tony worked for twenty-eight years in the beverage industry. In 1988, Peyton moved to Lubbock, Texas, where he was active in youth basketball. He was a High Priest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2001, he moved to Midland, Texas, where he died at the age of eighty-six.
Tony was married three times. The former Trellie Mae Hutchinson bore him two children, Leonard Peyton of San Antonio, Texas and Marilyn Dale of Toledo. Marlowe Ann Goins him with a daughter, Antia Peyton of Florida. His last marriage to the former Neville Diane Cyrus, produced two sons, Tyler Anthony Peyton and Terrance Anthony Peyton, both of Midland Texas. There were also nine grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.[1]
A memorial service was held on July 28, 2007, at an LDS meetinghouse in Midland
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