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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
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