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Don Barksdale

1923–1993

United States

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Donald Argee Barksdale (1923–1993) was an American professional basketball player. He became the first African American to play for the United States men’s Olympic basketball team in 1948 and the first to appear in an NBA All-Star Game in 1953.

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