John McLendon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_McLendon
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Kansas
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:NABC_Coach_of_the_Year
gptkb:National_Collegiate_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:John_Bunn_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1915-04-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hiawatha,_Kansas,_United_States
gptkbp:coachedTeam gptkb:Dillard_University
gptkb:Hampton_University
gptkb:Tennessee_State_University
gptkb:Kentucky_State_University
gptkb:Cleveland_Pipers
gptkb:North_Carolina_College
gptkbp:deathDate 1999-10-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John McLendon
gptkbp:knownFor breaking racial barriers in basketball coaching
pioneering fast break style of basketball
gptkbp:notableAchievement First African American head coach in any professional sport
Inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:basketball_coach
gptkbp:studentOf gptkb:James_Naismith
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Denver_Rockets
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6