[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 286 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 286

 Expressing the sense of Congress that Earl Lloyd should be recognized 
   and honored for breaking the color barrier and becoming the first 
African-American to play in the National Basketball Association League 
                             58 years ago.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2008

  Mr. Moran of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Tom 
  Davis of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
 Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Towns, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
 Jefferson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
 Mr. Shays, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
 Delahunt, Mr. Watt, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
 Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. Watson, Ms. Slaughter, 
Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Ross, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
    Cardoza, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. McGovern) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                         and Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that Earl Lloyd should be recognized 
   and honored for breaking the color barrier and becoming the first 
African-American to play in the National Basketball Association League 
                             58 years ago.

Whereas Earl Lloyd was born in Alexandria, Virginia on April 3, 1928;
Whereas Earl Lloyd first developed his passion for basketball at the city of 
        Alexandria's segregated Parker-Gray High School;
Whereas Earl Lloyd was drafted by the NBA in 1950 as a ninth round pick by the 
        Washington Capitols;
Whereas on October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first African-American to 
        play in the NBA;
Whereas Earl Lloyd dissolved the color barrier in the NBA 3 years after Jackie 
        Robinson had done the same in baseball;
Whereas Earl Lloyd proudly put his professional career on hold and served in the 
        Army for 2 years before returning to the NBA;
Whereas Earl Lloyd played 560 NBA games and won a championship before retiring 
        in 1960;
Whereas in 2003, Earl Lloyd was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball 
        Hall of Fame; and
Whereas the newly constructed basketball court at T.C. Williams in his home town 
        of Alexandria was named in his honor: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that Earl Lloyd should be recognized 
and honored for breaking the color barrier and becoming the first 
African-American to play in the National Basketball Association League 
58 years ago.
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