Education
University of Kansas.
University of Kansas.
Charles Bradford "Charlie" Black Junior. also known as Hawk (June 15, 1921 – December 22, 1992) was an American basketball player. He played collegiately as a forward for the University of Kansas where he was a four-time first-team All-American (the only one in Jayhawk history). Black also became the first player in KU history to score 1,000 points for his career.
He played for the Indianapolis Jets (1948-1949), Fort Wayne Pistons (1949-1950), Anderson Packers (1949-1950) and Milwaukee Hawks (1950-1951) in the National Basketball Association for 136 games.
He was a member of the Jayhawks" 1943 Big 6 conference championship team (which also featured two-time All-American guard Ray Evans, and four-time all-conference forward Otto Schnellbacher) that is regarded as one of the greatest teams in KU"s basketball history.