Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton

October 13, 1924-August 31, 1990

Little Rock, Arkansas

DuSable High School (Chicago, IL)

Xavier University, LA ‘45

 

Forward  6-8, 225

1956 NBA All Star

Clifton was the first Black college player to sign

an actual NBA contract, 1950

1948

Played with the Harlem Globetrotters