Earl Lloyd
Lloyd meets Vice-President Joe Biden at the White House.
Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He was the first black person to play in the National Basketball Association, in the 1950–51 NBA season.[1] Three other African Americans played in the same season: Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel Clifton, and Hank DeZonie.
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Lloyd (right) shakes hands with Walter E. Gaskin in January 2006
References
- ↑ Ramsey, David. Earl Lloyd: A Basketball Pioneer. NBA.com/Sixers (February 16, 2005)Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
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