Friendship College was a college in
Rock Hill, South Carolina that was established in 1891. One basketball player from the school,
Harthorne Wingo
Harthorne Nathaniel Wingo (October 9, 1947 – January 23, 2021) was an American professional basketball player.
Early life and career
A 6'6" forward born in Tryon, North Carolina and from Friendship Junior College, Wingo (also known as "Wingo ...
, played in the NBA and was an
NBA Finals
The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is awa ...
champion
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.
The school was closed permanently in 1981, and demolished after a fire.
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.
See also
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Friendship Nine The Friendship Nine, or Rock Hill Nine, was a group of African-American men who went to jail after staging a sit-in at a segregated McCrory's lunch counter in Rock Hill, South Carolina in 1961. The group gained nationwide attention because they f ...
References
1891 establishments in South Carolina
1981 disestablishments in South Carolina
Educational institutions established in 1891
Educational institutions disestablished in 1981
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Defunct private universities and colleges in South Carolina
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