Dolly King, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dolly King

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1916

Date of Death: 29-Jan-1969

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Dolly King

  • William "Dolly" King (November 15, 1916 – January 29, 1969) was an American professional basketball player.
  • He was one of a handful of African Americans to play in the National Basketball League (NBL), the predecessor of the NBA. King was a multi-sport star at Long Island University during the late 1930s, playing basketball, baseball, and football.
  • According to Clair Bee, King's coach in football and basketball, King once played an entire college football game and an entire college basketball game on the same day.
  • After college, King played several seasons of professional basketball with the all-black New York Renaissance before Lester Harrison signed him to the NBL's Rochester Royals in 1946.
  • King averaged 4.0 points per game in 41 games with Rochester and participated in the league playoffs.King died of a heart attack in 1969.
  • aged 52.

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