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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St. Louis Spirits canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball team
defunct basketball team
abbreviation STL
basedInMetropolitanArea St. Louis metropolitan area
category defunct ABA teams
city St. Louis, Missouri
coach Bob MacKinnon
Joe Mullaney
Rod Thorn
country United States
dissolved 1976
division ABA Eastern Division
era 1970s
founded 1974
homeVenue St. Louis Arena
league American Basketball Association
mediaCoverage subject of books and documentaries about ABA history
nickname Spirits of St. Louis
notableBroadcaster Bob Costas
notableFor colorful team history
lucrative ABA–NBA television rights deal
notablePlayer Don Chaney
Gus Gerard
Marvin Barnes
Maurice Lucas
Moses Malone
owner Daniel Silna
Ozzie Silna
predecessor Carolina Cougars
reasonForDissolution excluded from ABA–NBA merger
relocatedFrom Charlotte, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
seasonActive 1974–75 ABA season
1975–76 ABA season
sport basketball
successorInMarket St. Louis Hawks
linked to: Atlanta Hawks

none in NBA after ABA–NBA merger
teamColor black
orange
white
televisionRightsDealType perpetual share of NBA television revenues
televisionRightsDealWith National Basketball Association
televisionRightsDealYear 1976

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