Perry Wallace

Perry Wallace
Personal information
Born(1948-02-19)February 19, 1948
Nashville, Tennessee
DiedDecember 1, 2017(2017-12-01) (aged 69)
Rockville, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
High schoolPearl (Nashville, Tennessee)
CollegeVanderbilt (1967–1970)
NBA draft1970: 5th round, 80th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
PositionSmall forward
Number25
Career highlights and awards

Perry Eugene Wallace Jr. (February 19, 1948 – December 1, 2017)[1] was an American lawyer who was a professor of law at Washington College of Law.[2] He was the first African-American varsity athlete to play basketball under an athletic scholarship in the Southeastern Conference, playing for Vanderbilt University.[3][4] His experiences at Vanderbilt are the subject of the book Strong Inside, by Andrew Maraniss, published in 2014.[5]

  1. ^ Ammenheuser, David. "Perry Wallace: Vanderbilt, SEC basketball trailblazer dead". Tennessean. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Perry Wallace, Professor of Law". Washington College of Law. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  3. ^ "SEC Trailblazer Perry Wallace Will Speak at Landon". Landon. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  4. ^ English, Antonya (January 25, 2009). "Former Vanderbilt star Perry Wallace learned to overcome hatred as Southeastern Conference's first black basketball player". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  5. ^ Patterson, Jim (November 25, 2014). "Vanderbilt alum pens biography of the 'Jackie Robinson of the SEC'". Vanderbilt News. Retrieved December 13, 2014.