On February 6, 1972, Robert L. Douglas, founder and coach of the New York Renaissance (the “Rens”), became the first African American elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Rens were one of the most successful all-Black professional basketball teams in history, dominating the sport during the 1920s and 1930s.
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