Don Barksdale
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Donald Argee Barksdale | |
| birthday | March 31, 1923 | |
| place of birth | Oakland , California , United States | |
| date of death | March 8, 1993 | |
| Place of death | Oakland, California, United States | |
| size | 198 cm | |
| Weight | 91 kg | |
| position | Power Forward / Small Forward | |
| college | UCLA | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1951 - 1953 Baltimore Bullets 1953 - 1955 Boston Celtics
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Donald Argee "Don" Barksdale (born March 31, 1923 in Oakland , California , † March 8, 1993 ibid) was an American basketball player .
He was the first African-American player to be a member of a US Olympic team at the 1948 Olympic Games . Five years later he was the first African American to be voted into the NBA All-Star Game . Barksdale died at the age of 69 years to cancer . In 2012, Barksdale was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
See also
Web links
- Don Barksdale - player profile on NBA.com
- Don Barksdale - player profile on basketball-reference.com
- Don Barksdale in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Don Barksdale Stats. In: basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
- ^ The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Don Barksdale. In: hoophall.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Barksdale, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barksdale, Donald Argee (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oakland , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1993 |
| Place of death | Oakland , California |