Team:
San Antonio Spurs
Sport: NBA Basketball
Background: The San Antonio
Spurs are a National Basketball Association
team based in San Antonio, Texas.
Founded: 1967 as the Dallas
Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association;
became San Antonio Spurs in 1973
Formerly known as: Dallas
Chaparrals and Texas Chaparrals
Home Arena: SBC Center
Uniform colors: Black, Silver,
and White
Logo design: The words "SAN
ANTONIO SPURS", with the "U"
in the form of a spur
NBA Championships: 1999,
2003
Franchise history:
The San Antonio Spurs began as an original
entry in the American Basketball Association.
Called the Dallas Chaparrals, the franchise
survived the turmoil of the ABA era and was
rewarded with admittance to the NBA when the
upstart league merged with the NBA.
The franchise has fielded some fine teams
over the years. In the late 1970s and early
1980s the team featured George "the Iceman"
Gervin and won the Midwest Division five out
of six years. In the late 1980s the addition
of David Robinson turned the club back into
a contender. And when Tim Duncan arrived,
he and Robinson brought a championship home
to San Antonio in 1999.
