The 46-year old also earned a basketball scholarship to Florida State University.

On Tuesday, multiple sources identified George Floyd as the man in a viral video from Minneapolis. The video shows an officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he cries for help. Floyd–accused of false checks at a local grocery store–later died in police custody.

Since the video went viral, more information about Floyd is surfacing. The 46-year old was a Houston native. According to Roxie Washington, the mother of his six-year-old daughter, he earned a basketball scholarship from Florida State University.

After his basketball career came to a close, Floyd returned to Houston, where he began recording music with the legendary Screwed-Up Click. He appeared on Screw’s Diary of the Originator and Screw Zoo Freestyles albums. Floyd was a member of the group Presidential Playas. The group released its only album Block Party in 1996. Screw even dedicated a personal tape to Floyd called Tre World.

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