- Waterloo Hawks
NBA team
color1 = #FFFF00
color2 = #000000
name = Waterloo Hawks
imagesize = 120
conference = Western (1948-50)
division = Western Division
founded =1948
history = Folded
1951
arena =McElroy Auditorium (Waterloo Hippodrome) | city =Waterloo, Iowa
colors = Black, Gold, and White
coach =Charley Shipp (1948-1950)
Jack Smiley (1950-1951)
owner = P.L. "Pinkie" George
General Manager = Unknown
affiliate = None
league_champs = 0
conf_champs = 0
div_champs = 0
The Waterloo Hawks were a National Basketball League andNational Basketball Association team based inWaterloo, Iowa . The Hawks remain the only sports franchise ever based out ofIowa from any of the Big Four major sports leagues.Franchise history
The Waterloo Hawks were founded in
1948 , playing in the National Basketball League. In1949 , the National Basketball League merged with the rivalBasketball Association of America , forming theNational Basketball Association ; the Hawks were thus a founding member of the NBA. In the 1949-1950 season, their first and last in the NBA, they finished 19-43, fifth out of six in the Western Division. In 1950-51, the Hawks moved to the National Professional Basketball League. The original owner was P.L. "Pinkie" George.eason-by-season records
-!colspan="6"|Waterloo Hawks (NBL)
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1948-49 || 30 || 32 || .484 || N/A || N/A
-!colspan="6"|Waterloo Hawks (NBA)
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1949-50 || 19 || 43 || .306 || N/A || N/A
-!colspan="6"|Waterloo Hawks (NPBL)
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1950-51 || 32 || 24 || .571 || N/A || N/A
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###@@@KEYEND@@@###Waterloo Hawks All-Time Coaches
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Charley Shipp (Record 8-27)
*Jack Smiley (Record 11-16)Waterloo Hawks All-Time Roster
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List of defunct National Basketball Association teams
*Waterloo Hawks all-time roster External links
* [http://logoserver.com/NBLold.html NBL Logoserver Website]
* [http://members.aol.com/apbrhoops/nblstand.html NBL Standings]
* [http://hometown.aol.com/apbrhoops/npbl.html NPBL Standings]
* [http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061210/SPORTS14/612100353/1003/SPORTS&lead=1 Iowa's NBA team] from "The Des Moines Register "
* [http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061210/SPORTS14/612100354/1003/SPORTS Promoter put Hawks on an NBA track] from "The Des Moines Register "
* [http://www.nbahoopsonline.com/History/Rosters/Roster4650.html]
* [http://apbr.org/nmbr4660.html]
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