I was on the air a couple of weeks ago with Mark Gray, host of the The SportsGroove Radio Program on Newstalk 1450 WOL-AM in Washington, D.C.; here is the audio.
Claude Johnson Interview On 1450 WOL-AM (DC)
Historically black colleges and universities (“HBCU’s”) were intimately involved in the history of the Black Fives Era of basketball.
On February 22, 1922, the St. Christopher Club defeated visiting Morehouse College, 31-25, snapping the Southern Conference champions’ 42-game winning streak.
In 1920, Chris Huiswoud became the first basketball referee of African descent to be formally sanctioned (allowed) by the AAU.
Our list of the most deserving Black Fives Era players and contributors who are not yet enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Halloween is the anniversary of Earl Lloyd becoming the first African American to play in an NBA game. He debuted on Oct. 31, 1950 with the Washington Capitols.