The Hawks have seen many cities before settling in their current city of Atlanta. The tri-city of Moline, IL, Rock Island, IL, and Davenport IA where they first began (1946-51), then Milwaukee, WI (1951-55), St. Louis, MO (1955-68), and now Atlanta (1968-present). See how high they've flown as a franchise.
Name: Philips Arena
Opened: 1999
Capacity: 20,300
Defining Characteristic(s): Home of not only the Atlanta Hawks, but also the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL and the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League. The venue is named for Philips Electonics, the corporate sponsors of the arena.
Founded: 1946 as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball League; merged with the NBA in 1949; switched cities in 1951 to become the Milwaukee Hawks; switched cities once again (1955) to St. Louis, keeping the team name; finally in 1968, they moved to their present home of Atlanta.
First NBA Championship: 1958
Last NBA Championship: 1958
Other NBA Championships: None
Number of Conference Championships: None
Number of Division Championships: Eight
Number of Playoff Appearances: 36
- Walt Bellamy
- Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)
- Pete Maravich
- Bob Pettit (St. Louis)
- Dominique Wilkins
- Connie Hawkins
