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Famous People from Floyd County, Texas.

Price Brookfield

Emery Price Brookfield was born May 11, 1920 in Floydada Texas. He attended high school in Friona and college at West Texas A&M University and Iowa State.  The 6'4" athlete played NBA basketball for the Indianapolis Jets and the Rochester Royals. Brookfield died April 17th 2006.

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