Chuck Cooper

Families of Chuck Cooper, Nat ‘Sweetwater’ Clifton and Earl Lloyd on hand for inaugural game to start Black History Month

Game in Feb. 2026 will honor first African Americans to play in NBA

Nat ‘Sweetwater’ Clifton, Chuck Cooper and Earl Lloyd’s children remember barrier-breaking fathers

Identifying the athletes who integrated professional sports during a 20-year period

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He broke the NBA’s color barrier 69 years ago. Now, the former Boston Celtic is finally getting his due.

Chuck Cooper was first African American drafted into the NBA