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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Spirits canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.