The 1969–70 Miami Floridians season was the second season of the
Miami Floridians
The Miami Floridians, later in their history known simply as The Floridians, were a professional basketball franchise in the original, now-defunct American Basketball Association. The Miami Floridians played in the ABA from 1968 through 1970 when ...
in the
American Basketball Association. The team notably tried gimmicks to attract fans. November 5's game would be Ladies Night, with free honey colored pantyhose (originally $2 value) given to the first 500 ladies, provided it fit anyone from 5 feet to 5 feet, 9 inches in size, with nothing extra needed to buy. For the November 10th game, if one bought a ticket (for $5), they would be allowed to walk to the Auditorium to see
Jimmy Ellis (who had just lost the World Heavyweight title to
Joe Frazier) box Roberto Davila, with the fight being after the game. The team faltered to a dead last finish, with constant trades and scant profits. Ned Doyle, an advertising executive became majority owner of the team, and he decided to make the team a regional franchise, named the Floridians, playing in Miami Beach, Jacksonville, Tampa-St. Petersburg and West Palm Beach.
Roster
* 23 Andrew Anderson - Shooting guard
* 41 Butch Booker - Center
* 22 Walter Byrd - Power forward
* 30 Larry Cannon - Shooting guard
* 42 Al Cueto - Center
* 20 Donnie Freeman - Point guard
* 32 Art Heyman - Shooting guard
* 34 Simmie Hill - Small forward
* 14 Wil Jones - Power forward
* 26 George Lehmann - Point guard
* 22 Maurice McHartley - Point guard
* 44 Willie Murrell - Small forward
* 23 Lynn Shackelford - Small forward
* 33 Donald Sidle - Power forward
* 32 Daniel Sparks - Power forward
* 24 Erv Staggs - Small forward
* 43 George Sutor - Center
* 43
Skip Thoren
Duane W. "Skip" Thoren (born April 5, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall, he played at the center position.
High school
A native of Rockford, Illinois, Thoren attended Rockfor ...
- Center
* 34 Dallas Thornton - Small forward
* 22 Stephen Vacendak - Point guard
* 32 Hubie White - Shooting guard
* -- Bob Woollard - Center
Final standings
Eastern Division
Awards and honors
1970 ABA All-Star Game The third American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 24, 1970, at Indiana State Fair Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana before an audience at 11,932. Bobby Leonard of the Indiana Pacers coached the East, with Babe McCarthy ...
selections (game played on January 24, 1970)
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Donnie Freeman
Donald E. Freeman (born July 18, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent eight seasons (1967–1975) in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and one season ( 1975–1976) in the National Basketball Associa ...
References
Floridians on Basketball Reference
External links
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ttp://www.remembertheaba.com/Floridians.html Miami Floridians page
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Miami Floridians seasons
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
Miami Floridians, 1969-70
Miami Floridians, 1969-70