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John McLendon

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American basketball coach (1915-1999)

United StatesBasketball PlayersLived 1915 to 1999 · aged 84
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John B. McLendon Jr. was an American basketball coach who is recognized as the first African American basketball coach at a predominantly white university and the first African American head coach in any professional sport.

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1994North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

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John B. McLendon Jr. was an American basketball coach who is recognized as the first African American basketball coach at a predominantly white university and the first African American head coach in any professional sport. He was a major contributor to the development of modern basketball and coached on both the college and professional levels during his career. He has been enshrined three times in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

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United States
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
deceased
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Lived 1915 to 1999 · aged 84
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6 languages

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