"American basketball player and coach" . "Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 \u2013 February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He was the first black person to play in the National Basketball Association, in the 1950\u201351 NBA season. Three other African Americans played in the same season: Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel Clifton, and Hank DeZonie.Lloyd played collegiately at West Virginia State College, and was selected in the ninth-round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Washington Capitols."@en . "Lloyd, Earl Francis"@en . "1928-04-03Z"^^ . "102060.0"^^ . "1928Z"^^ . . "2015-02-26Z"^^ . "1960Z"^^ . "1950Z"^^ . "Lloyd, Earl"@en . "1950Z"^^ . "2015Z"^^ . . . . . . . "1.9558"^^ . . .