Team: Chicago Bulls
Sport: NBA Basketball
Background: The Chicago Bulls
are a National Basketball Association team
based in Chicago, Illinois.
Founded: 1966
Home Arena: United Center
Uniform colors: Red, Black,
and White
Logo design: A red bull's
head
NBA Championships: 1990-91,
1991-92, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98
Franchise History
The Early Years
The Chicago Bulls are actually the second
NBA team in Chicago, after the Packers/Zephyrs
(now the Washington Wizards). The team began
play for the 1966-67 season, and immediately
posted the best record by an expansion team
in NBA history, qualifying for the playoffs.
Over the next few years, the Bulls assembled
the pieces to be competitive, though they
never quite reached the top. During the 1970s,
the Bulls were known as a tough, defensive-minded
team, built around forwards Jerry Sloan, Bob
Love, Chet Walker, point guard Norm Van Lier,
and center Tom Boerwinkle. Nevertheless, the
team only won one division title, and never
made it to the Finals.
