John Isaacs

Basketball Player

Birthday September 15, 1915

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Panama

DEATH DATE Jan 26, 2009 (93)

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About

Former guard who played for the New York Renaissance and Washington Bears.

Before Fame

He led Textile High School to a New York City high school championship.

Trivia

After he retired, he won medals at the New York State Senior Games in tennis and basketball.

Family Life

His father was from Jamaica and his mother was from Panama.

Associated With

Playing for the New York Renaissance in 1935, he won the World Professional Basketball Tournament by beating the Harlem Globetrotters, a team that Hall-of-Fame center Wilt Chamberlain later played for.