Charles "Chuck" Cooper DUPLICATE RECORD TO BE DELETED
Following an All-Ameri-can career at Duquesne, Cooper made basketball history as the first African American drafted by an NBA team. Selected by the Boston Celtics on April 25, 1950, the barrier-breaking Cooper helped pave the way for the integration of the NBA.
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