Elmira Colonels

{{Short description|American basketball team based in Elmira, New York}}

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The Elmira Colonels (also known as the Rosies) were an American basketball team based in Elmira, New York{{Cite web |date=2018-11-01 |title=Peach Basket Society: 1952-53 Elmira Colonels (ABL) |url=http://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/11/1952-53-elmira-colonels-abl.html |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Peach Basket Society}} that was a member of the American Basketball League.{{Cite web |title=Elmira Colonels Rosters |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/EBA/Rosters/ColonelsElmira_EBA_Rosters.htm |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=www.nasljerseys.com}} It is, to date, the only major league sports team to have ever resided in the Southern Tier.