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McLendon would later coach professionally when George Steinbrenner hired him to be the head coach for the Cleveland Pipers of the American Basketball League 1961-63 . McLendon's hiring made history as he became the first ever African American head coach in professional sports. McLendon later went on to coach the American Basketball Association 's Denver Rockets . In 1979 , he was inducted into the Basketball Hall Of Fame as a coach. The basketball arena at Cleveland State is named after McLendon. EXTERNAL LINKS
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