PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — This week’s edition of CI Sideline Stories includes interviews with a former Harlem Globetrotter and a Major League Baseball announcer. Curley Boo Johnson, a Peoria High ...
Peoria native Curley “Boo” Johnson played for the Harlem Globetrotters for 18 years. Johnson's family had ties to the Globetrotters, hosting players like Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon. During his ...