LC control no. | nr2004012533 |
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Personal name heading | Douglas, Bob, 1882-1979 |
Variant(s) | Douglas, Robert, 1882-1979 Douglas, Robert L., 1882-1979 Douglas, Robert "Bob", 1882-1979 |
Found in | Bob Douglas portrait collection, [1970]-[1979]: photo caption (Bob Douglas) Rust, A. Art Rust's illustrated history of the Black athlete, 1985: p. 298 (Robert Douglas, Bob Douglas) N. Y. times, July 17, 1979: p. D15 obituary (Robert Douglas, Robert L. Douglas; b. St. Kitts, British West Indies; d. July 16, 1979, New York City, age 96; founder and coach of the New York Renaissance basketball team 1922-1949; elected to Basketball Hall of Fame 1971; first president of New York Pioneer Athletic Club) Basketball Hall of Fame WWW, April 22, 2004: (Robert "Bob" Douglas; b. Nov. 4, 1882; enshrined as contributor to basketball 1972; known as "Father of Black Professional Basketball") |