Earl Francis Lloyd (1928 - 2015)

Born 3 Apr 1928 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Died 26 Feb 2015 at age 86 in Crossville, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Earl Lloyd is Notable.

Earl Francis Lloyd was the first Black person to play a game in the NBA (National Basketball Association). He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.

Earl Francis Lloyd was born in 1928. He was the son of Theodore Lloyd and Daisy Mitchell.

“One kid said to me, he said, Mr. Lloyd, we really owe you. And I explained to him, man, you owe me absolutely nothing. I said, whatever kind of career I had, it has served me well, but you do owe some people. And the people you owe are the folks who are going to come behind you. It's incumbent upon each watch — when you play your 10, 11 years and you're in your group — when you leave, I truly hope that you've done all you can possibly do to leave it a better place for the folks who come behind you.”

Sources

• http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2015/2/27/earl-lloyd-first-african-american-to-play-in-nba-dies-at-86.html
• "United States Census, 1930," ED 101-12, Alexandria Ward 2, Virginia, USA; sheet 15A, family 364, dwelling 293, Earl F Lloyd in Theodore Lloyd household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CV9N-X6Z
• "United States Census, 1940," ED 101-6, Alexandria Ward 2, Virginia, USA; sheet 62B, family 238, Earl Lloyd in Theodore Lloyd household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR12-LNK
• United States World War II draft registration cards, Serial Number W1044, Order Number 15390, Earl Francis Lloyd, 1946, Alexandria City Local Board, Virginia; database with images, "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," Ancestry.com, Ancestry Record 2238 #10792900 (requires subscription).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143107259/earl-lloyd : accessed 08 March 2022), memorial page for Earl “The Big Cat” Lloyd (3 Apr 1928–26 Feb 2015), Find A Grave: Memorial #143107259; Maintained by Find a Grave Cremated, who reports Ashes returned to family.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Earl Lloyd
• Wikidata: Item Q1277115, en:Wikipedia