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Buffalo Silents

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The Buffalo Silents of Buffalo, New York were a 1920s exhibition basketball team whose members were deaf and/or mute.[1] The team barnstormed across Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, playing teams such as Jim Thorpe and His World-Famous Indians basketball team.

References

  1. ^ Stuart J. Koblentz (20 October 2004). Marion. Arcadia Publishing. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7385-3324-7. Retrieved 1 March 2012.