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Moonfixer - The Basketball Journey of Earl Lloyd (Hardcover)
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Moonfixer - The Basketball Journey of Earl Lloyd (Hardcover)
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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.
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