John McLendon

basketball, coach, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

John B. McLendon Jr.

Birth Date:

April 5, 1915

Death Date:

October 8, 1999

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries

- the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Hiawatha, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

The first African American basketball coach at a predominantly white university and the first African American head coach in any professional sport.
Coached teams:

North Carolina College for Negroes
Hampton Institute
Tennessee State A&I University
Cleveland Pipers
Kentucky State University
Cleveland State University
Denver Rockets

Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 2004.
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1979.
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame 2006.