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Earl 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 ...
The journey of Black players in the NBA began with Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton in 1950. The stories of these first Black NBA players, along with those who followed ...
In 1950, Cooper and two others--Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton and Earl Lloyd--became the first African-American players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] Cooper was also the first African-American to be drafted by an NBA team; he was chosen by the Boston Celtics with the first pick of the second round of the 1950 NBA Draft. [1]
Beginning with the 2021–22 season, the Southeast Division champion has received the Earl Lloyd Trophy. As with the other division championship trophies, it is named after one of the African American pioneers from NBA history. Earl Lloyd became the first African American to play in an NBA game, debuting for the Washington Capitols on October ...
David Lloyd (born 1948), former professional tennis player and founder of the David Lloyd Tennis Clubs; David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (1863–1945), British politician and prime minister; Dennis Lloyd (born 1993), Israeli singer and music producer; Dennis Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Hampstead (1915–1992), British jurist and peer
James Earl Jones leaves behind a legacy as a fantastic actor, one who delivered a monologue that is still a rallying cry for baseball fans all over the world 35 years after it first came out.
The earl and countess were entertained by a cast of famous faces during the night, including music from Nile Rogers & Chic, George Ezra, Ellie Goulding and Becky Hill.
On September 9, 2018, Lloyd Webber, John Legend, ... James Earl Jones’s Oscar is a non-competitive award. American actor James Earl Jones (1931–2024) received his ...