Philadelphia 76ers (original) (raw)

The Philadelphia 76ers are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Founded: 1946-47 Syracuse Nationals in National Basketball League, joined the National Basketball Association in 1949-50.

Formerly known as: Syracuse Nationals 1946-1963

Home Arena: Wachovia Center

Uniform colors: Navy blue, Gold, Red, and Sky blue

Logo design: The word "76ERS", with a basketball streaming out of a star behind the logo

NBA Championships: 1954-55 (Syracuse), 1966-67, 1982-83

Franchise history

Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers:

• Wilt Chamberlain
• Billy Cunningham
• Julius Erving
• Hal Greer
• Bailey Howell
• Earl Lloyd (inducted as a contributor, not as a player)
• Moses Malone
• Dolph Schayes

Not to be forgotten:

• Andrew Toney

Retired numbers:

• 6 Julius Erving
• 10 Maurice Cheeks
• 13 Wilt Chamberlain
• 15 Hal Greer
• 24 Bobby Jones
• 32 Billy Cunningham
• 34 Charles Barkley
• Microphone - Dave Zinkoff, former team announcer

Current stars:

• Allen Iverson
• Eric Snow
• Tyrone Hill
• Aaron McKie
• Kenny Thomas
• Derrick Coleman

Coaches and others

Basketball Hall of Famers:

• Larry Brown
• Chuck Daly
• Alex Hannum
• Dr. Jack Ramsay

External Link

• Philadelphia 76ers official web site