| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1919-05-19)May 19, 1919 Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | October 19, 1964(1964-10-19) (aged 45) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Scott (Toledo, Ohio) |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 1937–1938 | Jesse Owens Olympians |
| 1938–1941 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 1941–1943 | New York Rens |
| 1942–1943 | Chicago Studebaker Flyers |
| 1943–1944 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 1944–1945 | New York Rens |
| 1945–1946 | Chicago Monarchs |
| 1945–1946 | Anderson Chiefs |
| 1946–1947 | Dayton Mets |
| 1947–1948 | Ciralsky Meat Packers |
| Career highlights | |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Wyatt "Sonny"Boswell (May 19, 1919 – October 19, 1964)[1][2] was an earlyAfrican American professionalbasketball player. He was born inGreenville, Mississippi and grew up inToledo, Ohio, where he attendedScott High School. He played for theHarlem 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".[3] In 1940, Boswell was named MVP of theWorld Professional Basketball Tournament after scoring eleven points in the Globetrotters' 31–29 championship win over theChicago Bruins.[4][5]
During the 1942–43 season, Boswell played for theChicago Studebaker Flyers of theNational 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 forWorld War II.[6] Over the years, Boswell also appeared in games for theNew York Renaissance[7] and theChicago Monarchs.[8]
After his basketball career, Boswell settled in Chicago, where he managed the Pershing Hotel and later owned his ownbowling alley, called Sonny Boswell's South Park Bowl. He died of aheart attack at age 45 in 1964.[3] Boswell would eventually be honored posthumously into theNaismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022 for his playing days.
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