During World War II the Bronson Field Bombers, an all-black U.S. Navy basketball team stationed at Bronson Field in Pensacola, Florida, won the Naval Air Training Bases basketball championships.
Vintage All-Black U.S. Military Basketball Teams: Bronson Field Bombers, 1945
The Rochester Royals won the 1945-46 National Basketball League Championship in their first season with the league. The following year the Royals defended their title, with a new player named William “Dolly” King, the team’s first African American player.
During each December, celebrate the history of African American women who were pioneers in basketball!