Herbert "Flight Time" Lang

Herbert Lang played college basketball at Centenary College of Louisiana and then went on to play 18 years on the Harlem Globetrotters.  Herb talks about growing up in Brinkley, Arkansas, being the oldest of 9 siblings, how he got into sports, being a 3 sport athlete at Brinkley High School while also the top of his class academically and the Senior Class President.  He discusses the recruiting process that led him to Centenary College of Louisiana, his outstanding career there, winning the Dunk Contest at the 1998 Final Four, how he became a Harlem Globetrotter, and where he got his nickname "Flight Time". Herb goes into detail on what it is like to be a Globetrotter, the opportunity to meet the Pope and President Obama, and competing on 3 seasons of the TV show The Amazing Race with fellow Globetrotter "Big Easy".  Herb recently wrote a book entitled "Of Projects, Popes, and Presidents" that is available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.