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Title: MOONFIXER
THE BASKETBALL JOURNEY OF EARL LLOYD
By: Sean Peter Kirst
Format: Hardback

List price: £27.50


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ISBN 10: 0815609469
ISBN 13: 9780815609469
Publisher: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 31 January, 2010
Series: Sports and Entertainment
Pages: 152
Description: In 1950, future Hall of Famer Earl Lloyd became the first African American to play in a National Basketball Association game. Throughout his career, he quietly endured the overwhelming slights and exclusions that went with being black in America. In this book, Lloyd reveals his desire for the nation to achieve true equality among its citizens.
Synopsis: In 1950, future Hall of Famer Earl Lloyd became the first African American to play in a National Basketball Association game. A warm and gracious man, widely loved and respected, Lloyd has lived what he describes as an 'incredible journey' and has spent eighty years gathering passionate lessons from that experience. He was born in Virginia, a state he describes as 'the cradle of segregation', only sixty-two years after the end of the Civil War. Nicknamed 'Moonfixer' in college, Lloyd led West Virginia State to two CIAA Conference and Tournament Championships and was named All-American twice. One of three African Americans to enter the NBA at that time, Lloyd played seven games for the Washington Capitals before the team folded. He joined the Syracuse Nationals for six seasons and later played for the Detroit Pistons before he retired in 1961. Throughout his career, he quietly endured the overwhelming slights and exclusions that went with being black in America. Yet he has also lived to see basketball - a demonstration of art, power, and pride - become the black national pastime and to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama.In a series of extraordinary conversations with Sean Kirst, Lloyd reveals his fierce determination to succeed, his frustration with the plight of many young black men, and his sincere desire for the nation to achieve true equality among its citizens.
Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, index
Publication: US
Imprint: Syracuse University Press
Returns: Returnable
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