Norman, Conrad
unknown · Contribution: 1904-1910
Founded the Alpha Physical Culture Club, an early Black athletic organization, and coached the first all-Black women's basketball team
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Impact on the world
Founded the Alpha Physical Culture Club in Harlem in 1904, the nation's first all-Black athletic club, fielding the Alpha Big Five basketball team, and in 1910 coached the New York Girls, the first independent all-Black women's basketball team in the country.
Life & background
Norman founded the Alpha Physical Culture Club in Harlem in 1904, the nation's first all-Black athletic club, going on to form and play on its basketball team, the Alpha Big Five. In 1910, he coached the New York Girls, which made history as the first independent all-Black women's basketball team in the United States.
Sources
- Unique Coloring (The Black Fives: The Pre-NBA Era); Black Fives Foundation; CBS News; Claude Johnson, 'Black Fives' (2012)
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