Nathaniel Clifton

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (October 13, 1922 August 31, 1990) was an American multi-sport athlete best known as the first African American to sign a contract to play in the National Basketball Association.Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, (according to the Social Security Administration death records, he was born Clifton Nathaniel. Clifton was given the "Sweetwater" nickname as a boy because of his love of soft drinks. His family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he became an outstanding basketball and baseball player at DuSable High School, graduating in 1942. He attended Xavier University of Louisiana and then served with the United States Army for three years, fighting for his country in Europe during World War II.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (October 13, 1922 - August 31, 1990) was an American multi-sport athlete best known as the first African American to sign a contract to play in the National Basketball Association.Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, (according to the Social Security Administration death records, he was born Clifton Nathaniel. Clifton was given the "Sweetwater" nickname as a boy because of his love of soft drinks. His family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he became an outstanding basketball and baseball player at DuSable High School, graduating in 1942. He attended Xavier University of Louisiana and then served with the United States Army for three years, fighting for his country in Europe during World War II.