Akron Firestone Non-Skids

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The Akron Firestone Non-Skids were an early professional basketball team sponsored by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, known for their success in the formative years of organized pro basketball in the United States.

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Akron Firestone Non-Skids canonical 3
Firestone Non-Skids 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Basketball League team
professional basketball team
basedIn Akron
surface form: Akron, Ohio
competitionLevel professional
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era early professional basketball era
historicalContext part of early National Basketball League industrial teams
historicalRole pioneer in early U.S. professional basketball
homeCity Akron
homeState Ohio
league National Basketball League
notableAttribute backed by major industrial sponsor
notableFor success in formative years of organized professional basketball in the United States
organizationType industrial-sponsored team
playedIndoorSport basketball
professionalStatus fully professional team
region Midwestern United States
shortName Akron Firestone Non-Skids self-linksurface differs
surface form: Firestone Non-Skids
sponsoredBy Firestone
surface form: Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
sponsoredSportsSectionOf Firestone company athletic program
sponsorFullName Firestone
surface form: Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
sponsorHeadquarters Akron
surface form: Akron, Ohio
sponsorIndustry tire manufacturing
sport basketball
teamType corporate-sponsored basketball team

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National Basketball League (NBL) notableFranchise Akron Firestone Non-Skids
Akron Firestone Non-Skids shortName Akron Firestone Non-Skids self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Firestone Non-Skids
National Basketball League 1946–47 season hasTeam Akron Firestone Non-Skids
National Basketball League notableFranchise Akron Firestone Non-Skids