 Barksdale, circa 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 31, 1923 Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 8, 1993 (aged 69) Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Berkeley (Berkeley, California) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BAA draft | 1947: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1948–1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6, 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1949 | Oakland Bittners | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1951 | Oakland Blue n' Gold Atlas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1953 | Baltimore Bullets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1955 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 2,895 (11.0 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 2,088 (8.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 549 (2.1 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Donald Argee Barksdale (March 31, 1923 – March 8, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a United States men's Olympic basketball team, and the first to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.