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Original 10x8 UPI wire photo of Ricky Bell running for 5 yards and first down agasint the Huskies in L
On February 8
The photographer
He coached Rice University in 1928
before finally folding due to the league's insolvency
1956 HOFer Nat Sweetwater Clifton 1st African American to Sign NBA Contract vs Walter Dukes 1953 NBA #1 Pick Original TYPE I Photo PSA/DNA Historical Photos Original 10x8 UPI wire photoBasketballs integration hit with force, not subtlety. While Jackie Robinson reshaped baseball, the hardwood followed with its own breakthrough. Three players led the way: Chuck Cooper, the first Black player drafted; Nat Clifton, the first to sign an NBA contract; and Earl Lloyd, the first to appear in an NBA game. Clifton, a 6'8" forward, played seven seasons with the New York Knicks and one with the Detroit Pistons, averaging 10 points and 8. 2
