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Tommy Curtis (born 1952) is an American former college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. He played on two undefeated national championship teams at UCLA. He did not lose a game in college until his final season, helping the school to a record 88-game consecutive win streak. Curtis was the first African American to play basketball at his high school in Florida, where he won two state championships and was named the state's basketball player of the year in 1969. He left his home state of Florida to attend college at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). A small but quick point guard, he helped the Bruins establish a national collegiate record of seven consecutive national titles under coach John Wooden. After earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at UCLA, Curtis returned to Florida and worked for the state's Department of Commerce and later a Florida business council assisting minorities. ==Early life== Curtis was born in Tampa, Florida into an affluent family. His mother was a social activist and a co-founder of the Florida chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and his father worked for Central Life insurance company. Curtis' grandfather was the founder of the insurance company, which in 1986 was one of the largest black-owned insurance companies in the country. After Curtis' parents divorced, his mother became a professor at Florida State University.〔 Curtis was one of the first 50 black students to attend Leon High School in Tallahassee. He was the first black to play on Leon's basketball team, and he was named the state's Prep/High School Basketball Player of the Year in 1969.〔 Leon had a record of 79–3 during Curtis' career, winning two state championships. On April 10, 2015, the school retired his No. 33. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tommy Curtis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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