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| Don Barksdale finally finds way to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||
| BERKELEY- Its hard to imagine that a basketball player who didn't ever play in high school could make it into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In spite of that, how could a player that entered the NBA as a 28 year old rookie, and only played in the league for four years make it into the Hall? These are probably questions that kept Don Barksdale out of the Hall of Fame. Athletes United for Peace (AUP) nominated Don Barksdale for Hall of Fame induction in 2006, for his many contributions to the sport as an African American pioneer. Despite the many setbacks he faced in sports, he went on to become the first of his race to be selected a consensus NCAA All American (1947 UCLA), the first selected to compete on the U.S. Olympic gold medal basketball team (1948 London), and the first to play in an NBA All Star game (1953 Ft. Wayne) as a member of the Boston Celtics. Don Barksdale's legacy was preserved through AUP Media's 2007 award winning documentary BOUNCE: The Don Barksdale Story which received the 2008 Beacon Award from the Association of Cable Communicators for cable television's "Best Single Program". |
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The late Don Barksdale before boat trip to 1948 Olympic Games
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| AUP updates | |||||||||
| AUP completes Digital Technology Academy's documentary film series on history North Richmond community | |||||||||
| Ransom's Reach Your Goal basketball clinic helps teach fundamental workout skills for aspiring student-athletes |
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| Basketball Guru USF film preview catches attention from Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and ESPN College Hoops | |||||||||