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On February 2, 1967, Houston was awarded a franchise for $30,000 with William Whitmore, Charles Frazier and Cloyce Box being the buyers. Later that year, T.S. Morrow and Bud Adams, owner of a Houston-based oil company and the AFL's Houston Oilers bought Box's interest in the team. Morrow would be majority owner while Adams was a minority owner.
Houston's Elvin Hayes is carried in celebration after the victory over UCLA in the 1968 Game of the Century. Houston's regular season included the notable Game of Century against #1 UCLA. With an attendance of 52,693, the game had the highest attendance of any basketball game at any level at the time.
On June 23, 1971, the San Diego Rockets were abruptly sold by Breitbard to a Houston–based investment group. The NBA hurriedly approved the sale, believing the franchise was on the verge of folding. News of the sale broke before the coaches, players, and team employees and executives could even be notified.
Houston was led by eleventh-year head coach Guy Lewis. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Cougars finished with a 23–3 overall record. Additionally, they finished seventh in the AP Poll , sixth in the Coaches Poll , were invited to the NCAA tournament , and finished as a third place semifinalist.
Delmar Fieldhouse was the home court of the Houston Cougars men's basketball team, featuring Elvin Hayes, during the 1960s.It hosted a Midwest regional quarterfinal game between the Cougars and the Marquette Warriors in 1961, the first NCAA men's basketball tournament game held in the city and second in the state of Texas, after the 1957 tournament, which held the Midwest Regional at the SMU ...
D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Los Angeles Wolves (C) 12 5 5 2 21 14 +7 15 1967 USA Championship: 2 San Francisco Golden Gate Gales: 12 5 3 4 25 19 +6 13 3 Chicago Mustangs: 12 3 7 2 20 14 +6 13 4 Houston Stars: 12 4 4 4 19 18 +1 12 5 Vancouver Royal Canadians: 12 3 5 4 20 28 −8 11 6 Dallas Tornado: 12 3 3 6 14 23 −9 9
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April 17–18, 2016 - The Houston Tax Day Flood took place in nine counties near the city, unleashing 12 to 16 inches of rain. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] August 2017 - Hurricane Harvey devastates the city, flooding homes and roads with over 50 inches of rain over 4 days, equivalent to 19 trillion gallons of water.