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The 1961–62 NBA season was the Packers' 1st season in the NBA. [1] It would also be their only season for the franchise under that name. They would be renamed the Chicago Zephyrs for the 1962–1963 season.
This year witnessed the first occurrence of a player averaging a triple-double throughout an entire season when Oscar Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 11.4 assists, and 12.5 rebounds per game. [ 1 ] This was the last season of the NBA on NBC , the network would regain NBA coverage starting in the 1990–91 season .
The draft was held on April 26, 1961, so that the newly founded Chicago Packers could acquire players for the upcoming 1961–62 season. The Packers were the second NBA team from Chicago, after the Chicago Stags, which folded in 1950. [1] The Packers later underwent several name changes and relocations before moving to Washington, D.C..
78 points on Dec. 8, 1961 (Philadelphia Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers)* ... there was a team called the Chicago Packers for one season, in 1961-62. Future Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy was on the ...
No NBA rookie has since surpassed Bellamy's 973 field goals during the 1961–62 season, and the only rookie with more field goals was Wilt Chamberlain with 1,065. [17] Bellamy also led the NBA in field goal percentage in his rookie season (ahead of Chamberlain), [ 18 ] and had a 23-point, 17-rebound performance in the 1962 NBA All-Star Game ...
The International Amphitheatre was the home for Chicago's wrestling scene for years as well as the Chicago Auto Show for approximately 20 years beginning in the 1940s. [11] [8] Strangely enough, on December 30, 1962, and January 5, 1964, the Chicago Amphitheatre hosted The Southside WinterNationals INDOOR Drag Races.
Howard Hershey Carl (June 7, 1938 – October 24, 2005) was an American basketball player.. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he played collegiately for DePaul University.. He was selected by the Chicago Packers in the 5th round (50th pick overall) of the 1961 NBA draft.
On this day in 1994, the Major League Baseball season was shut down due to a continuing players’ strike. But soon, fans would have a reason to return to America’s pastime. Twenty-five years ...