In 1973, the Spurs moved from Dallas to San Antonio, looking for home. It sparked a...
When James Silas moved south to San Antonio with the rest of the ABA’s Dallas Chapparals in 1973, he did not know quite what to expect.“When we left Dallas to come here, it was because we didn’t have fans to support the team,” Silas said. “If the fans didn’t come out in San Antonio, we couldn’t have stayed here either.”
“This organization cares about its history,” said George Gervin, the club’s first Hall of Fame player. “They remember what they grew from, and that’s a good foundation.” A cadre of 35 San Antonio businessmen, led by Angelo Drossos, Red McCombs and John Shafer, put together a lend-lease deal to move the Chaparrals from Dallas.
At the end of the Spurs’ maiden season in San Antonio, McCombs, Drossos and Shafer exercised their option to buy the team.The near-instant embrace of San Antonio came as a surprise to players, who had become accustomed to playing for crickets in Dallas. Teams are made by stars, and a parade of them of passed through the Spurs’ locker room over the past 50 years, packing seats and hanging banners.
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