Now this is GREAT circus history!!!!!! The King Charles Troupe

From Lane Talburt:

Albert Owens, 61, who originated the concept of playing basketball on unicycles, died on July 5 in NYC. The following video link will unfold the largely untold troubled early life of this King Charles trouper, who was unable to make his debut with the rest of the team in Madison Square Garden in 1969 because he was serving time on Rikers Island. I was able to interview 'Cuts,' as he was known by his teammates, in Crotona Park in The Bronx last June, along with other troupe members and the original manager of KCT, Rev. Bill Minson, who lead the funeral service for Albert last Saturday in Harlem.