Meet Torch and Bulldog from The Harlem Globetrotters. They talk about joining the world’s basketball team, their upcoming world tour, and their Saturday morning NBC series, “Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward,” now starting its second season.
Video Content: Torch and Bulldog (2023)
Talking about their world tour and NBC TV show, SIDEWALKS host Lori Rosales welcomes Cherelle “Torch” George and Chandler “Bulldog” Mack, two of the members of the Harlem Globetrotters. Additionally, Torch talks about her Guinness World Records, while Bulldog mentions about his famous Liberty City trick shot, where he made a long-distance shot off a bridge.
Please note: This online version of the interview is slightly different than how it appeared on the TV episode. The sound has been removed from the promotional clips.
Mini-Biographies (from The Harlem Globetrotters website):
Widely heralded as the “Queen of the Crossover” and owner of some of the best handles on Earth, Torch George brings the fire every time she steps onto the court with her razor-sharp shooting skills and ankle-breaking dribbling moves. In 2018, Torch made Globetrotter history when she became the first of the team’s female stars to own her own Guinness World Record title. In celebration of Guinness’ annual World Record Day, Torch set the record for the most basketball under the leg tumbles in one minute (female), with 32. The 5 foot 3-inch guard attended Iowa Western Community College (IWCC), where she led the Reivers to a 26-5 record her sophomore year while averaging 25.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 4.3 steals per game. She finished her sophomore year with four single-game records and was later inducted into IWCC’s Hall of Fame in 2019. After a brief stint at Purdue University, she transferred to Oklahoma City University, where she earned a degree in Kinesiology. Torch’s on-court success has led to her off-court development as an entrepreneur and inspiration, with the recent launch of her “Hood to History” clothing line. This successful apparel line aims to show young people how to dominate without a ball in their hands. With an eye on the future, she hopes to bring her fire to the sideline in a Division 1 coaching role.
A tenacious baller, Bulldog brings grit and grind to the Globetrotters’ shine. Like many other children growing up with older siblings, Bulldog looked up to his older brother Chris, who taught him the ropes in the hoops world and was a Harlem Globetrotter before Bulldog. When Chris passed away during Bulldog’s junior year of high school, it inspired Bulldog to become the baller he is. As one of the big men on the Globetrotters, Bulldog rocks the rim with ferocity and grabs boards like a fiend. And while his on-court tenacity projects a fierceness, Bulldog is a giver at heart. He regularly works with the YMCA, where he balled as a kid, and with the Boys and Girls Club. Bulldog loves working with kids just as much as he loves scouting out cities for trick shots, such as the legendary Liberty City trick shot, where he made a long-distance shot off a bridge. And, of course, being a Harlem Globetrotter has its perks, as Bulldog and his teammates get to travel the U.S. and the world. Bulldog takes full advantage of that as the team’s resident foodie, finding out of the way places (no chain restaurants), to have delicious food while on tour. Don’t believe us…just ask him about that pizza in Italy!
Interview Credits:
- Recorded: September 13, 2023
- Host / Producer: Lori Rosales
- Editor: Richard R. Lee
- Special Thanks To: Harlem Globetrotters, Hearst Media Production Group, NBC, VisitGreenvilleSC (visitgreenvillesc.com)