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Image Alt: | Friendship college as it appeared in 1910 |
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Former Names: | Friendship Normal and Industrial College, Friendship Junior College |
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Type: | Historically black college |
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Founder: | Masel Phillip Hall[2] |
Religious Affiliation: | Baptist |
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City: | Rock Hill |
State: | South Carolina |
Country: | United States |
Zipcode: | 29730 |
Coordinates: | 34.928°N -81.0328°W |
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Colors: | Purple and Gold |
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Sporting Affiliations: | South Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Mascot: | Tigers |
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Friendship College was a private Baptist historically black college, established in 1891, and located in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[3] [4] The school was closed permanently in 1981, and demolished after a fire.
The founding president of Friendship College was Rev. M.P. Hall.[5]
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.[3]