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Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton started playing for the Rens at age 29 and joined the Globetrotters when he signed with the NBA's Knicks in 1950
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Chuck Cooper was the first black player selected in the NBA draft and went for the Boston Celtics.
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Seven-footer Walter Dukes was the first black man to play in the NBA. He started by signing his eight-year career for the Knicks in 1955.
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San Francisco's Bill Russel won back-to-back NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956. Russel was on the team Dons.
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Earl "Big Cat"Lloyd gets a rebound in a game.
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