Earl Lloyd
Earl Lloyd was born in Alexandria, Virginia, United States on April 3rd, 1928 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 86, Earl Lloyd biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Earl Francis Lloyd (born on April 3, 1928, and died on February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and mentor.
He was the first black player to play in the National Basketball Association.
Lloyd, an All-American student at West Virginia State University, helped lead the Syracuse Nationals to the NBA Championship in 1955.
Lloyd was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.
Early life
Earl Lloyd was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 3, 1928, to Theodore Lloyd, Sr., and Daisy Lloyd. His father was employed in the coal industry, and his mother, a stay-at-home parent, was an infant. Lloyd was invited to the All-South Atlantic Conference three times and the All-State Virginia Interscholastic Conference twice as a high school standout. Lloyd did attend a segregated school but he thanks his teachers and educators for assisting him in the difficult days and his after-school triumph.
Lloyd was a 1946 graduate of Parker-Grey High School, where he competed for Coach Louis Randolph Johnson. He was given a scholarship to play basketball at West Virginia State University, home of the Yellow Jackets. Due to his height and was known as a defensive specialist, he was dubbed "Moon Fixer" in school.
Personal life
Lloyd began his basketball career in the 1970s and 1980s as a career placement administrator for the Detroit public school system. Lloyd also ran programs for underprivileged children learning job skills during this period.
Lloyd spent time as the Community Relations Manager for the Bing Group, a Detroit manufacturing company in the 1990s.
When approached by a young African-American player who said he was indebted to Lloyd for introducing the doors to future generations of black players, Lloyd said he owes him absolutely nothing.
Lloyd said in 2007 about the court at T. C. Williams High School being named in his name. "There is no greater honour than being acknowledged by those who know you best." I will always treasure this.
Lloyd and his wife, Charlita, had three sons and four grandchildren. Lloyd lived in Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, just south of Crossville, Tennessee, until his death on February 26, 2015.
College career
In 1948 and 1949, Lloyd led West Virginia State to two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Conference and Tournament Championships. As listed by the Pittsburgh Courier (1949–50), he was named All-Conference three times (1948–50) and was All-American twice. As a senior, he averaged 14 points and 8 rebounds per game, while leading West Virginia State to a second-place finish in the CIAA Conference and Tournament Championships. West Virginia State was the only undefeated team in the United States during 1947–48, with a record of 30–0. Lloyd obtained his B.S. degree from WVU. In 1950, there was a bachelor degree in physical education.
NBA career
Lloyd was selected by the Washington Capitols in the 1950 NBA draft in the ninth round with pick #100. Lloyd, nicknamed "The Big Cat," was one of three black players to enter the NBA at the same time. Lloyd was the first to play in a game in the NBA, scoring six points on Halloween night, according to the order in which the team's season openers fell. The date was October 31, 1950, one day ahead of Boston Celtics quarterback Chuck Cooper and four days before the New York Knicks' Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton.
Lloyd played in over 560 games over the course of nine seasons. Before the team were suspended on January 9, 1951, the 6-foot-5, 225-pound forward appeared in only seven games for the Washington Capitols. At Fort Sill, Oklahoma, he was then drafted into the United States Army. The Syracuse Nationals picked him up on waivers while doing his military service. Lloyd spent time in the Korean War before returning to basketball in 1952. Lloyd dominated the NBA in 1953-54 in both personal fouls and disqualifications.
Lloyd recorded career highs of 10.2 points and 7.7 rebounds for Syracuse, who defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 to win the 1955 NBA Championship. Lloyd and Jim Tucker were the first African-Americans to play on an NBA championship squad. Lloyd played for six seasons with Syracuse and two with the Detroit Pistons before retiring in 1961.
Lloyd recalled being refused service several times and an incident in Indiana where a black player was spit on. Lloyd, on the other hand, said that these situations only pushed him and made him work harder. Lloyd said of fans' antics, "My belief was: If they weren't calling you names, they weren't doing nothing." If they're calling your names, they're hurting them."
"Browne, basketball was like a baby in the woods; it didn't have the fame that baseball adored," Lloyd once said. "I don't think my situation was anything like Jackie Robinson's," a guy who worked in a hostile environment, where some of his coworkers didn't want him to bother him." People in basketball were used to seeing integrated college teams. There was a different mentality than the others.
"He's an unsung star." Anybody has a point of scoring. Lloyd was an excellent defensive player. That was No. Al Cervi, Syracuse Coach Al Cervi, said he had 1 on my roster.
Earl played for the Syracuse Nationals (1952–1951) and the Detroit Pistons (1958-1960), earning 8.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 560 games over nine seasons during his NBA career (1950–1951).
Coaching and scouting career
According to Detroit News sportswriter Jerry Green, the team's general manager Don Wattrick wanted to bring Lloyd as the team's head coach in 1965. Dave DeBusschere was now named Pistons player-coach. Lloyd was the first African-American assistant coach and was named head coach for the 1971–72 season, making him the third African–American head coach after John McLendon and Bill Russell. Lloyd was fired from his position and replaced by assistant coach Ray Scott on October 28, 1972, after a 2-5 start to the following campaign. With the Pistons, he had a total record of 22-55.
Lloyd was a scout for the Pistons for five seasons. Lloyd is credited with helping draft Bailey Howell and locating Willis Reed, Earl Monroe, Ray Scott, and Wally Jones.