Spirits of St Louis T-Shirt

Product Info

• 100% Cotton (52% Cotton 48% Polyester for heather colors)
• Extra Soft
• Lightweight
• Classic Fit
• Ships in 3-5 business days

Team: Spirits of St Louis
Years Active: 1974–1976
Stadium: St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, MO)

Hall of famer Rod Thorn served as head coach of the Spirits for one season and a young Bob Costas was the play-by-play announcer. After a successful first season with stars like Moses Malone, Maurice Lucas and Marvin "Bad News" Barnes", the team struggled in its second year and rarely drew crowds of even 1,000 people. The team was excluded from the 1976 merger. The owners, though, refused to take the NBA's $3 million buyout. To move the merger along, the teams that merged into the NBA agreed to pay 1/7 of their television revenue to the Spirits' former owners in a deal that lasted 35 years until a buyout in 2014. 

This product is an historical representation of the defunct team in the description. The product is in no way affiliated with any existing team, league or other organization.