Friendship College
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Friendship College was a private Baptist historically black college, established in 1891 and located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States.[4][3] The school was closed permanently in 1981, and demolished after a fire.
Former names
Friendship Normal and Industrial College,Friendship Junior College
ActiveOctober 12, 1891–December 16, 1981[1]
Friendship college as it appeared in 1910 | |
Former names | Friendship Normal and Industrial College, Friendship Junior College |
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| Type | Historically black college |
| Active | October 12, 1891–December 16, 1981[1] |
| Founder | Masel Phillip Hall[2][3] |
Religious affiliation | Baptist |
| Location | , South Carolina , 29730 , United States 34.927970°N 81.032830°W |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
Sporting affiliations | South Atlantic Athletic Conference[4] |
| Mascot | Tigers |
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The founding president of Friendship College was M.P. Hall.[3][5]
Athletics
Friendship college had teams in baseball, football, and basketball. One basketball player from the school, Harthorne Wingo, played in the NBA and was an NBA Finals champion.[6] Their football team lost 106–0 to Florida Normal in 1947, and 142–0 to Edward Waters in 1964.[4]
