Team: Atlanta Hawks
Sport: NBA Basketball
Background: The Atlanta Hawks are
a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based
in Atlanta, Georgia.
Founded: 1946, as a member of the
National Basketball League, joined the National Basketball
Association in 1949.
Formerly known as: Tri-Cities Blackhawks
(1946-1951), Milwaukee Hawks (1951-55), St. Louis
Hawks (1955-68)
Home Arena: Philips Arena
Uniform colors: Red, black and gold
Logo design: A red and black hawk
clutching a basketball in its talons, with "ATLANTA
HAWKS" above the hawk
NBA Championships: 1957-58 (St.Louis)
Franchise history:
Atlanta Hawks, professional basketball team
and one of eight teams in the Central Division of
the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball
Association (NBA). The Hawks play in Philips Arena
in Atlanta, Georgia and wear jerseys of red, white,
and gold. The team was founded as the Tri-City Blackhawks,
based in Moline and Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport,
Iowa. The team later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
and St. Louis, Missouri, before relocating in Atlanta.
