Friendship College
Friendship College was a college in Rock Hill, South Carolina[4] that was established in 1891. One basketball player from the school, Harthorne Wingo, played in the NBA and was an NBA Finals champion.[5] The school was closed permanently in 1981, and demolished after a fire.
 Friendship college as it appeared in 1910 | |
Former names | Friendship Normal and Industrial College, Friendship Junior College |
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| Type | Historically black college |
| Active | October 12, 1891–December 16, 1981[1] |
| Founder | Dr. Masel Phillip Hall[2][3] |
Religious affiliation | Baptist |
| Location | , SC , 29730 , United States 34.927970°N 81.032830°W |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
Sporting affiliations | South Atlantic Athletic Conference[4] |
| Mascot | Tigers |
Sports
Friendship college had teams in baseball, football, and basketball. They lost 106–0 to Florida Normal in 1947, and 142–0 to Edward Waters in 1964.[4]
See also
References
- Earley, Pete (1981-12-16). "Friendship College Closing Its Doors Friday". Washington Post.
- "Friendship College". Archived from the original on March 12, 2011.
Founded in 1891 by Dr. Masel Phillip Hall, Friendship Normal and Industrial Institute served as a place for young African-American to be educated so that they could move forward in society as ministers and educators.
- Hartsthorn, William Nelson (1919). Penniman, George W. (ed.). Era of progress and promise, 1863-1910 : the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation. Priscilla Pub. Co. OCLC 5343815.
- "America's Lost Colleges". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- "NBA & ABA Players Who Attended Friendship Junior College". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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