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He graduated in 1953 and began playing for the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Junius Kellogg
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He was the first African-American to play basketball for Manhattan College. In 1951, Kellogg is noted for refusing a $1,000 bribe to shave points during basketball games. He contacted the authorities and touched off the largest college betting scandal in American history.
Ultimately, the investigation involved 32 players from seven colleges and encompassed 86 games between 1947 and 1950.
Kellogg left college for a stint in the Army. He then returned to Manhattan College where he doubled-up on courses.
In 1954, he sustained a cervical spinal cord injury in an automobile accident and was paralyzed. Three fellow Globetrotters were unscathed during the accident.
Kellogg received treatment at the Veterans Administration Hospital in the Bronx, New York City, New New York
He became an ardent supporter of wheelchair athletics. He coached the Pan Am Jets as well as the Brooklyn Whirlaways. He was inducted into the National Wheelchair Basketball Association"s hall of fame in 1981.
In 2000, Kellogg was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Kellogg served for many years on the Board of Directors of Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (later the United Spinal Association) and worked for New York City from 1966 until his death in 1998. He served at the first deputy commissioner and director of strategic planning for the Community Development Agency.
He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Manhattan College in 1997.
