Solly Walker honored

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He'll be one of this year's Lapchick Character Award recipients, along with National Champion coaches Jay Wright and Muffet McGraw.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ng-irish-receive-joe-lapchick-character-award

From the story:

The pair of coaches will be honored along with Solly Walker, the first African-American to play basketball at St. John's, at a luncheon on Sept. 21.

Walker helped St. John's reach the NCAA title game in 1952 and the NIT championship game the next season.
 
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