Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
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The Akron Goodyear Wingfoots are one of the oldest basketball teams in the United States. They were founded in 1918, by the workers at the Goodyear Tire Company, in Akron, Ohio. The teams, while giving workers recreation, also helped to promote one of the first canvas/rubber based shoes made specifically for athletics, the wingfoot.
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Founded | 1918 | |||
Arena | Akron Goodyear Hall (4.000) | |||
Team colors | Cobalt blue, Gold, Crimson, White - | |||
Championships | 1 National Basketball League Championship (1938) 3 FIBA Intercontinental Cups (1967, 1968, 1969) 1 MC (1936) 1 National Industrial League (1932) 2 AAU National Tournaments (1964, 1967) 3 National AAU Basketball League (1967, 1968, 1969) | |||
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