Friendship College

Friendship College was a private Baptist historically black college, established in 1891, and located in Rock Hill, South Carolina.^[4][3] The school was closed permanently in 1981, and demolished after a fire.

Friendship College

Friendship college as it appeared in 1910
Former names	Friendship Normal and Industrial College, Friendship Junior College
Type	Historically black college
Active	October 12, 1891 (1891-10-12)–December 16, 1981 (1981-12-16)[1]
Founder	Masel Phillip Hall[2][3]
Religious affiliation	Baptist
Location	Rock Hill , South Carolina , 29730 , United States 34.927970°N 81.032830°W / 34.927970; -81.032830
Colors	Purple and Gold
Sporting affiliations	South Atlantic Athletic Conference[4]
Mascot	Tigers

The founding president of Friendship College was Rev. 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]

See also

• Friendship Nine