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Chuck Cooper

1926 - 1984

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Charles Henry Cooper (September 29, 1926 – February 5, 1984) was an American professional basketball player. Cooper played college basketball for the Duquesne Dukes and was named a consensus second-team All-American in 1950. According to the November 18, 1950 issue of the Afro-American newspaper, he was the first Black "basketer" [sic] to be named an All-American college athlete. Cooper was the first African-American to be drafted by an NBA team; he was chosen by the Boston Celtics with the first pick of the second round of the 1950 NBA Draft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chuck Cooper is the 279th most popular basketball player (down from 153rd in 2019), the 11,310th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,725th in 2019) and the 156th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Chuck Cooper ranks 279 out of 1,757. Before him are Spud Webb, Nenê, Mikheil Korkia, Tiago Splitter, Žan Tabak, and Carmelo Anthony. After him are Derrick White, Artis Gilmore, Victor Wembanyama, Luis Scola, Don Meineke, and Kyrie Irving.

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Among people born in 1926, Chuck Cooper ranks 495. Before him are Robert Creeley, Bud Shank, Dionizije Dvornić, Misael Escuti, Aldo Ray, and Beverly Garland. After him are Thomas Starzl, David Tudor, Gulab Bai, Bob Sweikert, Paul Burke, and John Clellon Holmes. Among people deceased in 1984, Chuck Cooper ranks 255. Before him are Bjarne Johnsen, Balasaraswati, Víctor Balaguer, Marcel Balsa, Pascale Ogier, and Franz Fühmann. After him are Bill Holland, H. Bruce Humberstone, Luther Adler, William Keighley, Mina Wylie, and Tex Gibbons.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chuck Cooper ranks 11,312 out of 20,380. Before him are Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900), Terrence Mann (1951), Patti Hansen (1956), Tom Mankiewicz (1942), Carl Pomerance (1944), and Jeff Garlin (1962). After him are Derrick White (1994), Carmen Luvana (1981), Vincenzo Natali (1969), Tiffany Mynx (1971), Carlos PenaVega (1989), and YoungBoy Never Broke Again (1999).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Chuck Cooper ranks 156. Before him are Dick Van Arsdale (1943), Alex English (1954), Bam Adebayo (1997), Al Attles (1936), Spud Webb (1963), and Carmelo Anthony (1984). After him are Derrick White (1994), Artis Gilmore (1949), Don Meineke (1930), Maurice Stokes (1933), Jack Ragland (1913), and Gus Williams (1953).

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