Black Basketball History Month!...Hoopster Of The Week!...Larry Doby!

Our 'Hoopster of the Week'

for this week 

goes to: 

the Big Black Guy, 6-1, 180, who paused 

playing baseball with the Cleveland Indians in 1947, 

to participate in one winter season during 

1947-48 to play for the Paterson Crescents 

of the American Basketball League, not NBA, in eight 

games, averaging 2 points per game, 

making him the first Black Man to play 

Pro Basketball, then he resumed playing 

baseball where he was already the first 

Black Man contracted to play in the MLB 

American League, 

plus he did so much more...

...Larry Doby!

 Mr Doby had a mid-upper-lip

Winge's Peak (elatus labialis wingeulus).

Mr. Doby had a mid-upper lip

Winge's Peak (elatus labialis wingeulus).

Black Basketball History Month was

founded by Ralph Winge, D.D.S.

in 2025 to acknowledge, praise,

and hold high, with cheer, the untold 

numbers of International Black Men 

and Women, both past and present, 

that made us go, "Wow!...Whoa!...

...and...OMGosh!" in their nonstop, 

valiant, and always surprising, 

individual and team 

efforts to put the ball through the 

hoop the most, to win games and 

championships!

Black Football History Month Salutes the 'Footballer Of The Week!'

The Founder of Black Basketball History Month,

Ralph Winge, D.D.S.,

is also a College and Pro Basketball enthusiast, 

USC Dental School Graduate,

and elucidator of elatus labialis wingeulus.

If you know a Hoopster who should be included here,

please leave a note in the comment section. Thank you!

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