Vic Krafft

Victor Edmondson Krafft


Born:
June 3, 1919
Chicago, IL

Died:
November 21, 1991



Career
Wilson JC - Chicago (College)
1942-43 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1943-44 Lincoln Airfield Raiders (military)
1946-47 Chicago Monarchs (Independent)
1946-47 Chicago Colored Collegians (Independent)
1947-48 Chicago Colored Collegians (Independent)
1948-49 Dayton Rens (NBL)
1949-50 Chicago Colored Collegians (Independent)
1950-51 Chicago Colored Collegians (Independent)
1951-52 Chicago Colored Collegians (Independent)

Krafft served in the Army Air Corps during World War 2. A basketball player of renown skill for many years with all-black teams, Krafft was also a notable player of pool checkers, winning the 1971 Top Master title.

Source:
Arlington Heights Herald, November 8, 1946
Jacksonville Daily Journal, November 28, 1951
Ancestry link to widow

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/k/kraffvi01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=kraffvi01