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| | Hawks : Atlanta Hawks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) |
 | | However, the Haws were not located in Atlanta; rather, they laid their humble roots as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, deriving their name from the Blackhawk War which took place in 1831 in the Tri-City region that includes Moline and Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, on the Mississippi River. |
 | | The Hawks won their only NBA Championship to date in 1958, as the Hawks team led by Pettit and Cliff Hagan knocked off the Boston Celtics in six games for the title. |
 | | In 1968, Hawks owner Ben Kerner claimed St. Louis to be financially unsound for an NBA franchise, and he moved the team to Atlanta, where they remain today. |
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