Waterloo Hawks

For the baseball team, see Waterloo Hawks (baseball).

Waterloo Hawks

Conference	Western (1948–50)
Division	Western Division
Founded	1948
History	Folded 1951
Arena	McElroy Auditorium (Waterloo Hippodrome)
Location	Waterloo, Iowa
Team colors	Black, Gold, and White
Team manager	Unknown
Head coach	Charley Shipp (1948–1950) Jack Smiley (1950–1951)
Ownership	P.L. "Pinkie" George
Affiliation(s)	None
Championships	0
Conference titles	0
Division titles	0

The Waterloo Hawks were a National Basketball League and National Basketball Association team based in Waterloo, Iowa. The Hawks remain the only sports franchise ever based in Iowa from any of the current Big Four Leagues. (The Keokuk Westerns of the National Association played one year of baseball in 1875; however, this league is not a direct ancestor of any current league, and there is debate as to whether or not to count the league as a major league.)

Franchise history

An autographed program from the Waterloo Hawks 1949-50 season.

The Waterloo Hawks were founded in 1948, playing in the National Basketball League. In 1949, the National Basketball League was absorbed by its rival, the Basketball Association of America, forming the National Basketball Association; the Hawks were thus a founding member of the NBA. In the 1949–1950 season, their first and last in the NBA, they finished 19–43, fifth out of six in the Western Division. In 1950–51, the Hawks moved to the National Professional Basketball League. The original owner was P.L. "Pinkie" George.

Season-by-season records

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win–Loss %

Season	W	L	%	Playoffs	Results
Waterloo Hawks (NBL)
1948–49	30	32	.484	N/A	N/A
Waterloo Hawks (NBA)
1949–50	19	43	.306	N/A	N/A
Waterloo Hawks (NPBL)
1950–51	32	24	.571	N/A	N/A

Waterloo Hawks All-Time Coaches

Charley Shipp (Record 8–27)
Jack Smiley (Record 11–16)

Waterloo Hawks All-Time Roster

B

Player	No.	Position	Years for Hawks	School/Club Team
Harry Boykoff	13	Center	1949–50	St. John's
Don Boven	12	Forward	1949–50	Western Michigan

C

Player	No.	Position	Years for Hawks	School/Club Team
Paul Cloyd	12	Guard/Forward	1949–50	Wisconsin

G

Player	No.	Position	Years for Hawks	School/Club Team
Elmer Gainer	14	Forward/Center	1949–50	DePaul
Ward "Hoot" Gibson	14	Forward/Center	1949–50	Creighton

H

Player	No.	Position	Years for Hawks	School/Club Team
Dale Hamilton	14	Guard/Forward	1949–50	Franklin College

K

Player	No.	Position	Years for Hawks	School/Club Team
Leo Kubiak	4	Guard	1949–50	Bowling Green

M

Player	No.	Position	Years for Hawks	School/Club Team
Richard "Dick" Mehen	7	Forward/Center	1949–50	Tennessee
Ken Menke	??	Guard	1949–50	Illinois
Al Miksis	10	Center	1949–50	Western Illinois

O

Player	No.	Position	Years for Hawks	School/Club Team
Gene Ollrich	3	Guard	1949–50	Drake
Johnny Orr	9	Forward	1949–50	Beloit College

P

Player	No.	Position	Years for Hawks	School/Club Team
Stan Patrick	8	Guard/Forward	1949–50	Illinois
Johnny Payak	5	Guard/Forward	1949–50	Bowling Green
Jack Phelan	9	Forward	1949–50	DePaul
John Pritchard	11	Center	1949–50	Drake

S

Player	No.	Position	Years for Hawks	School/Club Team
Wayne See	6	Guard	1949–50	Northern Arizona
Charley Shipp	5	Guard/Forward	1949–50	Catholic
Jack Smiley	10	Guard/Forward	1949–50	Illinois
Gene Stump	??	Guard/Forward	1949–50	DePaul

T

Player	No.	Position	Years for Hawks	School/Club Team
Robert "Bob" Tough	3	Guard/Forward	1949–50	St. John's

External links

Defunct National Basketball Association teams

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