RIP Earl Lloyd

[OrangeXtreme]

Earl Lloyd dead at 86; NBA's first black player was a world champion, in Syracuse

 

[AccuRater]

A man of dignity and class, as well as a warrior on the court. Not a great shooter, but a good rebounder and lock-down defender. We wouldn't have won the title in 1954-55 without him.

 

[br801]

A pioneer and a class act all the way. Can't do much better than that. RIP.

 

[RF2044]

Kirst's book on Lloyd was a great read.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

How good was Earl Lloyd? 'Without him,' says Dolph Schayes, '(the Nats) never would have won the title' (PS: Poliquin)