He made history when he became the second black player at the Nashville university ... “He was consistent on the basketball court, he was consistent on the football field, he was consistent ...
FOR THE CELEBRATION TONIGHT TO HONOR HIS LEGACY. HARRY. BUCKY LOU PAVED THE WAY FOR BLACK BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE AT UMASS LOWELL. A MOMENT OF ELATION MORE THAN A ...
The all-Black basketball squads were often known as colored quints or black fives, referring to the five starting players in a lineup, according to The Black Fives Foundation, a nonprofit ...