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Wyatt "Sonny" Boswell (May 19, 1919 – October 19, 1964) was an early African American professional basketball player. He was born in Greenville, Mississippi and grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he attended Scott High School. He played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1943 to 1944. After his basketball career, Boswell settled in Chicago, where he managed the Pershing Hotel and later owned his own bowling alley, called Sonny Boswell's South Park Bowl. He died of a heart attack at age 45 in 1964.

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  • Wyatt "Sonny" Boswell (May 19, 1919 – October 19, 1964) was an early African American professional basketball player. He was born in Greenville, Mississippi and grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he attended Scott High School. He played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1943 to 1944. Boswell was known for taking long distance trick shots to entertain the fans. Abe Saperstein, the manager of the Globetrotters, described Boswell as "one of the great long shot artists of his day". In 1940, Boswell was named MVP of the World Professional Basketball Tournament after scoring eleven points in the Globetrotters' 31–29 championship win over the Chicago Bruins. During the 1942–43 season, Boswell played for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers of the National Basketball League. He was one of a group of former Harlem Globetrotters who joined the previously all-white NBL to replace players who had recently been drafted for World War II. Over the years, Boswell also appeared in games for the New York Renaissance and the . After his basketball career, Boswell settled in Chicago, where he managed the Pershing Hotel and later owned his own bowling alley, called Sonny Boswell's South Park Bowl. He died of a heart attack at age 45 in 1964. (en)
  • Wyatt "Sonny" Boswell (Greenville, 19 maggio 1919 – Chicago, 19 ottobre 1964) è stato un cestista statunitense, professionista nella NBL con i Chicago Studebaker Flyers. Ha inoltre militato negli Harlem Globetrotters, con cui ha vinto il World Professional Basketball Tournament 1940, venendo anche nominato MVP. Dopo i Flyers ha giocato anche nei New York Renaissance e nei . (it)
  • Уайетт «Сонни» Босуэлл (англ. Wyatt "Sonny" Boswell; 1919, Гринвилл, Миссисипи — 19 октября 1964, Чикаго) — американский профессиональный баскетболист. В составе команды «Гарлем Глобтроттерс» стал победителем и самым ценным игроком (MVP) Всемирного профессионального баскетбольного турнира 1940 года. В сезоне 1942/43 годов был одним из первых чернокожих баскетболистов в профессиональной лиге НБЛ. (ru)
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  • Wyatt "Sonny" Boswell (Greenville, 19 maggio 1919 – Chicago, 19 ottobre 1964) è stato un cestista statunitense, professionista nella NBL con i Chicago Studebaker Flyers. Ha inoltre militato negli Harlem Globetrotters, con cui ha vinto il World Professional Basketball Tournament 1940, venendo anche nominato MVP. Dopo i Flyers ha giocato anche nei New York Renaissance e nei . (it)
  • Уайетт «Сонни» Босуэлл (англ. Wyatt "Sonny" Boswell; 1919, Гринвилл, Миссисипи — 19 октября 1964, Чикаго) — американский профессиональный баскетболист. В составе команды «Гарлем Глобтроттерс» стал победителем и самым ценным игроком (MVP) Всемирного профессионального баскетбольного турнира 1940 года. В сезоне 1942/43 годов был одним из первых чернокожих баскетболистов в профессиональной лиге НБЛ. (ru)
  • Wyatt "Sonny" Boswell (May 19, 1919 – October 19, 1964) was an early African American professional basketball player. He was born in Greenville, Mississippi and grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he attended Scott High School. He played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1943 to 1944. After his basketball career, Boswell settled in Chicago, where he managed the Pershing Hotel and later owned his own bowling alley, called Sonny Boswell's South Park Bowl. He died of a heart attack at age 45 in 1964. (en)
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