Donald Argee Barksdale was an American professional basketball player. He was the first African American to be named NCAA All-American and the first on the United States men's Olympic basketball team. Barksdale was also the first to play in a National Basketball Association All-Star Game. Born in Oakland, California to Argee Barksdale, a Pullman porter, […]
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