From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ermer Robinson was a native of San Diego. He graduated from high school in 1942. Robinson was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. Robinson shot the game winning basket when the Globetrotters beat the Lakers. Robinson was a coach for the Oakland Oaks and a general manager for Chicago Majors. He was a coach for Oakland in 1962. He joined the US Army and the Globetrotters when the war ended. He died from cancer in 1983. ...