Earl Lloyd, First Black Player In Nba, Dies At 86

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Thu, 02/26/2015 - 11:33pm

He was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 1950 and won the 1955 title with Syracuse.

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Earl Lloyd, First Black Player In Nba, Dies At 86

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