Please answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on abe saperstein 's: - known for - caption - death date - awards - birth date - name - image - birth place - occupation Bio: abraham m. saperstein -lrb- july 4 , 1902 -- march 15 , 1966 -rrb- was an owner and coach of the savoy big five , which later became the harlem globetrotters . he was born in london , england to a jewish family . saperstein was the commissioner of the american basketball league , which he founded in 1961 after repeatedly being denied an nba expansion franchise . he also owned the chicago majors team in that league . in an effort to differentiate the abl from the nba and promote it , saperstein introduced the three-point shot . in the 1988 harlem globetrotters documentary '' 6 decades of magic '' , it was noted that saperstein chose '' harlem '' to indicate that the players were african-american , even though they were actually from chicago , and the '' globetrotters '' moniker to make it seem as though the team had traveled all around the world . saperstein sewed the team 's first red , white and blue jerseys himself , presumably having learned this skill from his tailor father . saperstein , whose stature may render him as basketball hall of fame 's shortest member , was elected to the hall in 1971 . in 1979 , he was inducted into the international jewish sports hall of fame . he played baseball , basketball , and ran track at lake view high school . he played as a guard for the chicago reds . he was buried in the westlawn cemetery in norridge , illinois near chicago .
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- known for is principal american basketball league owner of the harlem globetrotters commissioner of the- caption is saperstein , circa 1950s- death date is 15 may 1966- awards is elected in 1971 to the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame- birth date is 4 july 1902- name is abe saperstein- image is abe saperstein.jpeg- birth place is london , england- occupation is basketball executive