The SPHAs Basketball Team
Posted by: 
Don.Morfe
N 39° 57.530 W 075° 09.739
18S E 486136 N 4423200
The South Philadelphia Hebrew Association was a dominant professional team from 1918 to 1959, winning 12 league championships.
Waymark Code: WM12F1F
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2020
Views: 0
The SPHAs Basketball Team-The South Philadelphia Hebrew Association was a dominant professional team from 1918 to 1959, winning 12 league championships. During its heyday in the 1930s, the team was all Jewish. Owner/coach Eddie Gottlieb was a seminal figure in the establishment of the NBA. Instrumental in the growth of pro basketball in its formative years, in later years the team toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. Home games were played here at the former Broadwood Hotel.
Marker Name: The SPHAs Basketball Team
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 04/14/2013
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Broad & Wood Sts., Philadelphia
Category: Basketball, Ethnic & Immigration, Sports & Recreation
Website: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
In your log, please say if you learned something new, and if you took any extra time to explore the area once you stopped at the historic marker waymark.
Please post a photo of you OR your GPS at the marker location.