Globetrotters chairman to address UI graduates

Mannie Jackson, chairman and owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, will be keynote speaker at the 137th University of Illinois commencement Sunday.

Jackson, a 1960 UI graduate, will speak at both the 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. ceremonies at the UI Assembly Hall.

Jackson served as the first black team captain of the Illini basketball team, and, along with fellow Edwardsville graduate Govoner Vaughn, was one of the first two blacks to earn varsity letters. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in education.

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