Talk:Meadowlark Lemon

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More information about this article... The following comments have been left for this page: I'm not going to write it up, but ML had some considerable drama in his life that is not reported here. He was the victim of (failed!) discrimination in his suburban community, and let's say.. family trouble. I don't want to allege anything I have no source for, I just live here. (edit)

The article states that he still plays professionally/competitively, meaning he does so at age 75. This seems a bit hard to believe, but not out of the realm of possibility. Can someone confirm this?

Also, what is the origin of his name? Chris77xyz 22:37, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

IMDB confirms that his original name was George, although they list him as being born in Lexington, South Carolina, not Wilmington, North Carolina. Also, I know he was touring as of 2007 -- he came to my city. I do have a problem with the 16,000 games part, though, as his biography states that he's about to play his 10,000th total game. The site looks to be a couple of years old; does anyone know of a better source? Thanks, Trvsdrlng (talk) 16:44, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

6-2-08. His foundation advises that "George" is his son. References to George "Meadowlark" are not correct if referring to father. Also, he works out regularly in Scottsdale, AZ gym incl. shotting with unbeliveable basketball accuracy. My wife works out at same gym and regularly sees him "in action". She could not believe his reported age until re-checked data. She has chatted with him and, yes, he goes out for sponsored events.... presume that means "playing basketball". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.176.240.201 (talk) 03:20, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Do you have a source for the claim regarding his name? →Wordbuilder (talk) 14:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)