What is Earl Lloyd?
'''He didn’t enter the draft he was just randomly picked. He was walking down campus when someone told him he was picked in the draft'''[[File:Biden greets Earl Lloyd at White House.jpg|thumb|right|Lloyd meets Vice-President [[Joe Biden]] at the White House.]] '''Earl Francis Lloyd''' (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional [[basketball]] player. He was the first [[Black people|black person]] to play in the [[National Basketball Association]], in the [[1950–51 NBA season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/community/earl_lloyd_050208.html|title=Earl Lloyd: A Basketball Pioneer|last=Ramsey|first=David|work=NBA.com/Sixers|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|date=February 16, 2005|accessdate=September 23, 2009}}</ref> Three other African Americans played in the same season: [[Chuck Cooper (basketball)|Chuck Cooper]], [[Nathaniel Clifton]], and [[Hank DeZonie]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Earl}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Detroit Pistons players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Virginia]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}