William Watson (basketball)
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William Watson (basketball)
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William Watson was one of the first African-American basketball players to lead an integrated team to a championship. In 1924 Watson's Lane Tech High School met Wendell Phillips High School to dispute the championship of the Chicago Public High School League. Watson's quintet won 18-4, and he was hailed by the black Chicago Defender newspaper as a hero, despite the newspaper's preference for the all-black Wendell Phillips club. Remaining in Chicago after high school, Watson went on to become a f
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American basketball player
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2023-11-19T00:34:47Z
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