Famous People with Name Barksdale

Donald Angelo Barksdale            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Donald Angelo Barksdale: was a professional basketball player.In 1948, he was the first African American to play with the U.S. Olympic team. After college, he played for an Oakland AAU team until the NBA began to integrate. In 1951, he signed a lucrative contract with the Baltimore Bullets and entered the NBA as a 28-year-old rookie. While with the Bullets, he became the first African American to appear in an NBA All-Star Game in 1953. Shortly afterward, he was traded to the Boston Celtics. Two years later, his playing career was cut short by ankle injuries.

Alfred Dickinson Barksdale            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alfred Dickinson Barksdale: was a soldier, Virginia lawyer and legislator, state court judge, and United States federal judge.He served as a member of the Senate of Virginia from 1924 to 1928, and was judge of Virginia's Sixth Circuit from 1938 to 1940, the same position which his f