Larry Rivers (basketball)

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Larry Rivers (May 6, 1949 – April 29, 2023), also known as Gator Rivers, was an American basketball player, coach, business owner, and civil servant. He performed as a dribbler for the Harlem Globetrotters, and served as a coach, from 1973 to 1986.[1] In 2020, he was elected to the Chatham County Commission, in Chatham County, Georgia, and served in the District 2 seat from 2021.[1] He died on April 29, 2023, a week before his 74th birthday.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Peebles, Will (April 30, 2023). "Former Harlem Globetrotter Larry "Gator" Rivers passed away". abc7NY – WABC-TV. Associated Press. Retrieved April 30, 2023.[permanent dead link]