Herbert "Flight Time" Lang

For other people named Herbert Lang, see Herbert Lang (disambiguation).
Herbert Lang
Born August 1, 1976 (1976-08-01) (age 35)
Brinkley, Arkansas, U.S.

Herbert "Flight Time" Lang (born August 1, 1976) is an American basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters.

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Career

He graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana in 1998, after a season in which he led the Trans-America Athletic Conference in scoring and won the National Association of Basketball Coaches Slam Dunk Contest. The Globetrotters invited him to their training camp in 1999.[1] He appeared on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader along with his fellow Globetrotters on a special celebrity week. Lang raised $25,000, the most out of all his fellow players. In total, the Globetrotters raised over $45,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation that week.

Amazing Race 15

Lang and his fellow Globetrotter Nathaniel "Big Easy" Lofton were contestants on The Amazing Race 15 and finished in fourth place. During their leg in Sweden, Lang celebrated his birthday there, he and Lofton won that leg. However in Leg 11, they were unable to complete the Kafka - Esque Challenge in Prague, Czech Republic and took a four hour time penalty.[2][3] In May 2010 he also appeared on the Spanish show El Hormiguero. He has also appeared on the Spanish show Se lo que hicisteis...

Placements during the Race

Amazing Race 18

Lang and Lofton competed on The Amazing Race for a second time in its eighteenth season.[4] They got two first-place finishes; three second-place finishes; one third-place finish; three fifth-place finishes; two sixth-place finishes; and one seventh-place finish. In Leg 3, Flight Time & Big Easy arrived in 3rd but were issued a 30 minute penalty which allowing Ron & Christina moving up to 3rd Place, Kisha & Jen to 4th Place, and they were ultimately dropped to 5th Place. In Leg 5, they were U-Turned by Jaime & Cara on a Double U-Turn, which was the second U-Turn used. In Leg 7, they won a trip for two to Hawaii from Travelocity. In Leg 9, they had no choice but planned to used the U-Turn on the cowboys of Jet & Cord on a Double U-Turn, which was the first U-Turn used. In Leg 10, they won a trip for two to the Cook Islands from Travelocity. In the final leg, "Flight Time" and "Big Easy" were placed 2nd, ultimately losing the one million dollar grand prize and "The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business" winners' title to sisters Kisha and Jen Hoffman.

Placements during the Race

References

  1. ^ John Groth. 'Flight Time' still having a ball'". (registration required) The Paper of Montgomery County Online. January 3, 2008. Retrieved on February 12, 2010.
  2. ^ #4 Flight Time Lang, G. Retrieved on February 12, 2010.
  3. ^ Herbert and Nathaniel. Retrieved on February 12, 2010.
  4. ^ Levin, Gary (2011-01-19). "11 'Amazing Race' teams return to finish what they started". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2011-01-19-race19_ST_N.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 

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