Earl Lloyd
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Earl Francis Lloyd was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association.
Lloyd circa 1950
Lloyd (right) shakes hands with Lieutenant General Walter E. Gaskin in January 2006
Lloyd meets Vice President Joe Biden at the White House in 2010
Chuck Cooper (basketball)
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Charles Henry Cooper was an American professional basketball player. Cooper played college basketball for the Duquesne Dukes and was named a consensus second-team All-American in 1950. According to th
Earl Lloyd
…that Lloyd was the first to actually play in a game in the NBA, scoring six points on Halloween night. The date was October 31, 1950, one day ahead of Chuck Cooper of the Boston Celtics and four days before Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton of the New York Knicks. Lloyd played in over 560 games in nine seasons. The 6-foot-5…
Chuck Cooper
The 1953–54 Boston Celtics basketball team practicing the pick and roll. From left to rightː Bob Donham, Ed Mikan, Bill Sharman and Chuck Cooper.