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1 Person in (basketball) team Oakland Blue n' Gold Atlas:

Don Barksdale

basketball, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Donld Argee Barksdale

Birth Date:

March 31, 1923

Death Date:

March 8, 1993

Age at Death:

69, 23 days before his 70^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Oakland, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Forward / center. Olympic Gold Medal 1948, the first African American on the US Olympic basketball team. Teams UCLA, Oakland Bittners, Oakland Blue n' Gold Atlas, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics. Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame 1996. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 2012. Pac-12 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor 2006. UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame 1987.