When and where was Harold Hunter born?
Harold Hunter Sr. entered the world on the 30th of April 1926 in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Harold Hunter Sr. entered the world on the 30th of April 1926 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Hunter joined the Washington Capitols basketball team on the 26th of April 1950 to become the first African American player to sign a contract with any NBA basketball team.
North Carolina College located in Durham, North Carolina, retired his jersey number in 2009 to mark the institution's centennial anniversary.
Hunter became the first African American to coach the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team in 1968 and led the national squad during their tour across the Soviet Union and Europe.
His tenure ended in 1977 when Bernard Griffith took over the program after leading the Gold Rush team since May 1974.