Lefty Byers
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Lefty Byers
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Clifton Andrew "Lefty" Byers was an American professional basketball coach for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL). He was the NBL Coach of the Year in 1937–38. During Byers' tenure, the Wingfoots transitioned from the Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC) in 1936–37 into the NBL in 1937–38. Byers led the Wingfoots to win the first-ever NBL championship in 1938. The year before, the team had also won the MBC championship. As a player, Byers competed
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American basketball coach
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