George Floyd
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BIRTHDAY
Oct 14, 1973 October 14
BIRTHPLACE
Fayetteville North Carolina
DEATH DATE
May 25, 2024 (age 46)
BIRTH SIGN
About
Black American man who tragically died from asphyxia after a Minneapolis police officer named Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for about eight minutes. Floyd's death spurred an onset of protests against unfair treatment of Black people throughout the world, primarily in the United States, as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Trivia
On the night of his tragic death, he was first apprehended by the police after allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill at a grocery store.
Before Fame
He played basketball and football at Yates High School in Houston, Texas.
Family Life
He was born to George Perry and Larcenia "Cissy" Jones Floyd and raised alongside four siblings. He had five children.
Associated With
He was close friends with NBA star Stephen Jackson.