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Harry Lew / Basketball Player

Harry "Bucky" Lew is best known for becoming the first African-American professional basketball player.   when he joined the New England League in 1902.  At age 18, he played with the Pawtucketville Athletic Club in the New England Professional Basketball League. He spent  more than 20 years in the game, as a player and general manager of multiple teams.

 

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