Tombstone
Born: 1973 – WTT founding franchise
Moved: February 1978 (New Orleans Nets)
First Game: May 7, 1974 (L 32-21 @ Toronto-Buffalo Royals)
Last Game: August 19, 1977 (L 28-21 @ Boston Lobsters)
WTT Championships: None
Arenas
1974: Public Hall
Opened: 1922
1975-1977: Richfield Coliseum (20,000)11977 World Team Tennis Media Guide
Opened: 1974
Demolished: 1999
1977: Pittsburgh Civic Arena (16,400)21977 World Team Tennis Media Guide
Opened: 1961
Demolished: 2011-2012
Marketing
Team Colors: Red, White & Blue31977 World Team Tennis Media Guide
Ownership
Owner: Joseph Zingale
Trophy Case
WTT Male Rookie-of-the-Year
- 1975: Marty Riessen
- 1977: Bjorn Borg
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Bustin' Balls
World Team Tennis 1974-1978, Pro Sports, Pop Culture & Progressive Politics
by Steven Blush
Bustin’ Balls tells the strange but true story of World Team Tennis (1974-1978) that attempted to transform the prim and proper individual sport of tennis into a rowdy blue-collar league. Billie Jean King and her partners merged feminism and civil rights with queer lifestyle, pop culture and a progressive political agenda to create a dazzling platform for the finest tennis players of the day to become overnight stars.
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In Memoriam
Nets owner Joe Zingale passed away on March 10, 2014 at the age of 80 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Downloads
1975 World Team Tennis Season Advertising Rates Brochure
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