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Found 2 events matching "al heartley"
1967-1968
First African American freshman joined basketball team
Alfred "Al" Heartley and William Cooper became the first African American members of the freshman basketball team. Heartley later went on to play on the varsity team.
1967
Al Heartley joined basketball team
Al Heartley was one of the first African American players on the basketball team. In 1969, he became the first African American player to be awarded a basketball scholarship at NC State. He later became the first African American captain of the team (1970-1971) and the first African American athlete to win the Alumni Athletics trophy (1971).
