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Found 2 events matching "william cooper"
4/24/1967
William Cooper received grant-in-aid
Cooper became the first African American athlete at NC State to receive a grant-in-aid. He began playing on the freshman basketball team in the fall of 1967.
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African Americans; Men's Basketball
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.
