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Bookmark or Share- Earl Lloyd: One of the NBA's first and most important trailblazersLloyd posted six points and grabbed 10 rebounds in his debut. 70 years ago today, Earl Lloyd of the Washington Capitols became the 1st African-American to play in an NBA game.
- Five Minutes With First Black Man To Play For The NBASyracuse's Earl Lloyd (11) stretches for a ball during the first period of a 1955 NBA basketball playoff game in Indianapolis. Lloyd remembers suiting up for the Washington Capitols 63 years...
- Making a Difference: Profiles in Black History - Earl LloydLloyd, along with teammate Jim Tucker, were the first African-Americans to win a NBA Title. He would finish his NBA playing career with the Detroit Pistons, playing two seasons, 1958-59 and...
- Earl Francis Lloyd's Biography - The HistoryMakersEarl Francis “Big Cat” Lloyd, the first African American to play in a National Basketball Association game, was born on April 3, 1928 in Alexandria, Virginia. Lloyd was raised by his father, Theodore Benjamin Lloyd, and mother, Daisy Mitchell Lloyd, in the Berg area of Alexandria.
- Earl Lloyd - WikipediaEarl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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