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==History and League Success==

==History and League Success==

The franchise began in the National Basketball League (NBL, a predecessor to the NBA) as the '''Buffalo Bisons''' in 1946.  The team lasted a mere 38 days in Buffalo before relocating to [[Moline, Illinois]] and renaming themselves the '''Tri-Cities Blackhawks''' ("Tri-Cities" representing the metropolitan area of Moline and neighboring [[Rock Island, Illinois]] and [[Davenport, Iowa]]; the area is now known as the "Quad Cities" with [[Bettendorf, Iowa]] becoming a major city in its own right).  The Blackhawks would later become one of the original six NBA franchises when the NBL and the rival Basketball Association of America merged.

The franchise began in the National Basketball League (NBL, one of two leagues which would merge and form the NBA) as the '''Buffalo Bisons''' in 1946.  The team lasted a mere 38 days in Buffalo before relocating to [[Moline, Illinois]] and renaming themselves the '''Tri-Cities Blackhawks''' ("Tri-Cities" representing the metropolitan area of Moline and neighboring [[Rock Island, Illinois]] and [[Davenport, Iowa]]; the area is now known as the "Quad Cities" with [[Bettendorf, Iowa]] becoming a major city in its own right).  The Blackhawks would later become one of the original six NBA franchises when the NBL and the rival Basketball Association of America merged.

However, two years later it was clear that the Tri-Cities area was too small to support the franchise, so it relocated to [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] and changed its name to the '''Milwaukee Hawks'''.  They lasted four years there before relocating again to [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]].

However, two years later it was clear that the Tri-Cities area was too small to support the franchise, so it relocated to [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] and changed its name to the '''Milwaukee Hawks'''.  They lasted four years there before relocating again to [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]].