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The Akron Firestone NonШаблон:En dashSkids were an American professional basketball team based in Akron, Ohio. The team was one of the thirteen founding members of the National Basketball League (NBL), which formed in 1937.[1] The team was named for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, which was headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

Franchise history

The team was founded by Firestone as an amateur industrial team. Like other industrial teams of the era, the players were company employees with yearШаблон:En dashround jobs who were not paid for basketball but owed their jobs to their basketball skills.[2] The NonШаблон:En dashSkids first competed professionally in the 1932Шаблон:En dash33 National Basketball League and defeated the Indianapolis Kautskys in the championship game. In 1935, the NonШаблон:En dashSkids joined the Midwest Basketball Conference. In 1937, Firestone, General Electric, and Goodyear created the National Basketball League from companyШаблон:En dashsponsored teams and independent teams.[3] The NonШаблон:En dashSkids were NBL champions in 1939 and 1940, defeating the Oshkosh All-Stars both years in the Finals. Following the 1940Шаблон:En dash1941 season, the Akron Firestone NonШаблон:En dashSkids disbanded, leaving the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots as the only NBL team representing Akron.

Players of note

Coaches

References

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External links

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