Bob Bird/file artEarl Lloyd and his wife Charlie: A sweeping perspective on his 81st birthday. A particularly happy birthday today to Earl Lloyd, who turns 81 in Tennessee. Earl is an old friend ...

There's an interesting duality to Earl Lloyd as an autobiographer. On one hand, the Alexandria, Va., native makes for a perfect subject: Raised in what he calls "the cradle of segregation," Lloyd ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — History was made when Alexandria, Virginia native Earl Lloyd became the first African American to in the NBA when he stepped on the hardwood for the Washington ...

Said Sherrie Deans, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association Foundation: “The story of Earl Lloyd is an important part of the history of professional basketball in the U.S.

A basketball pioneer and former West Virginia State player passed away Thursday. Earl Lloyd, 86, was the first African-American to play in a NBA game. He broke the color barrier when he took the ...

While no HBCU players were drafted this year, the NBA paid tribute to three basketball pioneers on Wednesday evening. Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd, and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, the first Black ...

When he stepped on the court October 31, Lloyd made history. Though he was technically the first black player to compete in a NBA game, unlike Robinson, Lloyd had two contemporaries of color.

Earl Lloyd, the first African-American man to play in the NBA, died Thursday at the age of 86. Lloyd was a ninth-round pick by the Washington Capitols in 1950 as one three black players drafted by ...

Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to play in the National Basketball Association, died on Thursday at the age of 86, the league said on its website.

Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 as a contributor, Lloyd was 22-55 as Detroit's coach in 1971-72 and the first nine games in the 1972-73 season.

In 1970, Lloyd also became the first full-time Black head coach in the NBA when he was hired by the Detroit Pistons on November 3, 1971. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ...