Don Barksdale Basketball player

Donald Angelo "Don" Barksdale (March 31, 1923 – March 8, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer with as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a United States men's Olympic basketball team, and the first to play in an National Basketball Association All-Star Game.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 31, 1923
Birth place	Oakland California
Date of death	March 08, 1993
Height (meters)	1.9812
Weight (Kilograms)	90.72

Search

Basketball player

Career start	1948
career end	1955
college	UCLA Bruins men's basketball
position	Center (basketball) Basketball positions

Topical connections

Abby WambachSports manager

A. C. GreenBasketball player

Ömer AşıkBasketball player

Aaron GrayBasketball player

Alex GrozaBasketball player

Adrian Smith Basketball player

Adrian DantleyBasketball player

Aaron PointerBaseball player

Don Barksdale on Wikipedia

External resources