Earl Lloyd
He didn’t enter the draft he was just randomly picked. He was walking down campus when someone told him he was picked in the draft
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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The 1950-51 Washington Capitols "Caps" roster: (clockwise from the top) Dick Schnittker, Frank Kudelka, Ariel Maughan, Alan Sawyer, Tommy O'Keefe, Dick O'Keefe, Chick Halbert, Bill Sharman, Earl Lloyd, Chuck Gilmur, Johnny Norlander, Don Otten and Fred Scolari. Coach Bones McKinney in the center.
References
- ↑ Ramsey, David (February 16, 2005). "Earl Lloyd: A Basketball Pioneer". NBA.com/Sixers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
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