Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: All Things Basketball with GD podcast
Episode: All Things Basketball with GD - Week 15 Player Spotlight, NBA Pioneers
Description: Chuck Cooper (00:45)SF/PF - 6'5", 210 lbBorn 9/29/26 in Pittsburgh, PA (birth name: Charles Henry Cooper)Grew up in a segregated Pittsburgh area; attended Westinghouse HSEnrolled at WV State College, a HBCU where he stayed only one semesterWas drafted by the US Navy to serve during World War IIAfter his tour of duty he went back home to Pittsburgh & attended Duquesne University4 year starter scoring a school record 990 points; Led his team to 2 NIT tourneysWas the 1st Black player...