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![]() Clifton with the New York Knicks | |
Personal information | |
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Born | England, Arkansas, U.S. | October 13, 1922
Died | August 31, 1990 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 67)
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | DuSable (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | Xavier (Louisiana) (1942–1943) |
Playing career | 1945–1961 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 19, 8, 24 |
Career history | |
1945–1947 | New York Rens |
1947–1950 | Harlem Globetrotters |
1950–1957 | New York Knicks |
1957–1958 | Detroit Pistons |
1961 | Chicago Majors |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 5,444 (10.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 4,469 (8.2 rpg) |
Assists | 1,367 (2.5 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame |
Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (born Clifton Nathaniel; October 13, 1922 – August 31, 1990) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He is best known as one of the first African Americans to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also a professional baseball player.