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Dr. LeRoy Walker dies, the first African American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and first African American Olympic team head coach

April 24, 2012

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Former USOC head Dr. LeRoy Walker dies     The Associated Press The News and Observer   DURHAM — LeRoy Walker, the first African-American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and the first black man to coach an American Olympic team died Monday. He was 93. Walker’s death was confirmed by Scarborough & Hargett Funeral […]

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