Earl Lloyd

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National Basketball Association player human professional basketball player

Earl Lloyd was an American professional basketball player best known as the first African American to play in an NBA game.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Earl Francis Lloyd 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Basketball Association player →
human →
professional basketball player →
awardReceived NBA champion →
burialPlace City of Alexandria, Virginia →
surface form: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
championshipWon 1955 NBA Finals →
coachedTeam Detroit Pistons →
collegeAttended West Virginia State College →
conflictParticipatedIn Korean War →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1928-04-03 →
dateOfDeath 2015-02-26 →
debutLeague National Basketball Association →
surface form: NBA
draftedBy Washington Capitols →
draftLeague National Basketball Association →
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 100 →
draftRound 9 →
draftYear 1950 →
educatedAt West Virginia State College →
ethnicGroup African American →
familyName Lloyd →
fullName Earl Lloyd self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Earl Francis Lloyd
givenName Earl →
hallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear 2003 →
height 1.96 m →
77 in →
jerseyNumber 11 →
8 →
league National Basketball Association →
memberOfSportsTeam Detroit Pistons →
Syracuse Nationals →
Washington Capitols →
militaryBranch United States Army →
NBAdebutDate 1950-10-31 →
NBAdebutTeam Washington Capitols →
notableFor first African American to play in an NBA game →
occupation basketball coach →
basketball player →
placeOfBirth City of Alexandria, Virginia →
surface form: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Crossville, Tennessee, United States →
playedFor Detroit Pistons →
Syracuse Nationals →
Washington Capitols →
positionPlayed small forward →
sexOrGender male →
teamDuringChampionship Syracuse Nationals →

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Earl Lloyd → fullName → Earl Lloyd self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Earl Francis Lloyd