American Basketball Association (1967-1974)
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Born: 1967 – ABA founding franchise
Re-Branded: 1974 (Denver Nuggets)
First Game: October 15, 1967 (W 110-105 vs. Anaheim Amigos)
Last Game: March 29, 1974 (L 131-111 vs. San Diego Conquistadors)
ABA Championships: None
Arena
Denver Auditorium Arena (6,841)11971-72 Sporting News American Basketball Association Guide
Opened: 1908
Demolished: 1990
Branding
Team Colors:
- 1970-1971: Blue, Gold & White21971-72 Sporting News American Basketball Association Official Guide
Ownership
Owners:
- 1967-1972: Bill Ringsby
- 1972-1974: Frank Goldberg & Bud Fischer
Background
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Editor's Pick
Loose Balls
The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association
By Terry Pluto
What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common? They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association.
The NBA may have won the financial battle, but the ABA won the artistic war. With its stress on wide-open individual play, the adoption of the 3-point shot and pressing defense, and the encouragement of flashy moves and flying dunks, today’s NBA is still—decades later —just the ABA without the red, white and blue ball.
Loose Balls is, after all these years, the definitive and most widely respected history of the ABA. It’s a wild ride through some of the wackiest, funniest, strangest times ever to hit pro sports—told entirely through the (often incredible) words of those who played, wrote and connived their way through the league’s nine seasons..
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