nytimes August 27, 2021 10:00pm Jerry Harkness, 81, Dies; Star of a Historic Integrated Basketball Team #harknessjerry19402021 #deathsobituaries #basketballcollege #blackpeople #ncaabasketballchampionshipsmen #athleticsandsports #raceandethnicity #loyolauniversitychicago #mississippistateuniversity #news Jerry Harkness, 81, Dies; Star of a Historic Integrated Basketball Team He was an All-American forward for Loyola University Chicago, which started four Black players against an all-white Mississippi State team in the 1963 N.C.A.A. tournament.
