Grady McCollum

Grady McCollum was a professional basketball player in the United States. He starred for Western Illinois University Leathernecks before playing professionally for the Cleveland Pipers and then for the Hawaii / Long Beach Chiefs. Pipers' manager George Steinbrenner reportedly traded him before halftime of a game to the Hawaii team. He also played for the Harlem Globetrotters and Chicago Bombers. He was inducted into the Western Illinois University Hall of Fame in 1984.

References

  1. ↑ Nelson, Murry R. (April 5, 2013). Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960-1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7244-4 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Ron (March 1, 2004). They Cleared the Lane: The NBA's Black Pioneers. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-9454-9 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "ABL-Grady McCollum". www.nasljerseys.com.
  4. ↑ "Grady McCollum (1984) - Hall of Fame". Western Illinois University Athletics.