Don Barksdale
Donald Angelo "Don" Barksdale (March 31, 1923 – March 8, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer with as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a United States men's Olympic basketball team, and the first to play in an National Basketball Association All-Star Game. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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