Background
Tony was born in Elyria, Ohio.
Tony was born in Elyria, Ohio.
He graduated from Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he played basketball, football and ran track and field
In the early 1940s, the Globetrotters played and defeated many of the country"s top professional basketball teams. At the age of 19 he was asked to join the Harlem Globetrotters, long before the team became known primarily for its comical antics. His basketball success would now be considered unusual in that he was only six feet in stature.
Tony also played briefly for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers later known as Chicago Studebaker Champions, a former professional team in the National Basketball League.
He retired from basketball in 1956. After his basketball career, Tony worked for twenty-eight years in the beverage industry.
In 1988, Peyton moved to Lubbock, Texas, where he was active in youth basketball. In 2001, he moved to Midland, Texas, where he died at the age of eighty-six.
Tony was married three times.
Marlowe Ann Goins him with a daughter, Antia Peyton of Florida. There were also nine grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held on July 28, 2007, at an Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) meetinghouse in Midland.
As a part of the Studebaker Champions, He was a member of the first professional basketball team that included both black and white players.