Earl Francis Lloyd

April 3, 1928– Feb. 26, 2015

Alexandria, Virginia

West Virginia State College ‘49

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Helped lead the Yellow Jackets

to a 30-0 season

3 CIAA championships

National Black college

Championship 1947-48

Three-time all-conference Two-time All-American

 

First African-American to play in a NBA game

NAIA Silver & Golden Anniversary Teams

CIAA "Player of the Decade" 1940s

NBA Championship Team, 1955

First Black bench coach, 1968

NBA Hall of Fame

West Virginia State Hall of Fame