St. Louis Spirits

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St. Louis Spirits were a short-lived American Basketball Association (ABA) franchise from the 1970s, best known for their colorful history and one of the most lucrative TV-rights deals in sports history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball team
defunct basketball team
abbreviation STL NERFINISHED
basedInMetropolitanArea St. Louis metropolitan area NERFINISHED
category defunct ABA teams
city St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED
coach Bob MacKinnon NERFINISHED
Joe Mullaney NERFINISHED
Rod Thorn NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1976
division ABA Eastern Division NERFINISHED
era 1970s
founded 1974
homeVenue St. Louis Arena NERFINISHED
league American Basketball Association
mediaCoverage subject of books and documentaries about ABA history
nickname Spirits of St. Louis NERFINISHED
notableBroadcaster Bob Costas NERFINISHED
notableFor colorful team history
lucrative ABA–NBA television rights deal
notablePlayer Don Chaney NERFINISHED
Gus Gerard NERFINISHED
Marvin Barnes NERFINISHED
Maurice Lucas NERFINISHED
Moses Malone NERFINISHED
owner Daniel Silna NERFINISHED
Ozzie Silna NERFINISHED
predecessor Carolina Cougars NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution excluded from ABA–NBA merger
relocatedFrom Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Greensboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Raleigh, North Carolina NERFINISHED
seasonActive 1974–75 ABA season
1975–76 ABA season
sport basketball
successorInMarket St. Louis Hawks NERFINISHED
none in NBA after ABA–NBA merger
teamColor black
orange
white
televisionRightsDealType perpetual share of NBA television revenues
televisionRightsDealWith National Basketball Association NERFINISHED
televisionRightsDealYear 1976

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Don Chaney memberOfSportsTeam St. Louis Spirits
Maurice Lucas memberOfSportsTeam St. Louis Spirits
Harry Weltman employer St. Louis Spirits