The Journal of San Diego History - San Diego History Center

The San Diego Clippers
Although the Clippers’ time in San Diego was short-lived, it will not be forgotten
for what it was and what San Diego could have been, a great basketball town.
The Clippers were not the first NBA team from San Diego since the popular Rockets
had made San Diego their hometown prior to moving to Houston. San Diegans
still hope that they have not had the last professional basketball team to play in
their hometown; San Diego has much to offer basketball fans – everything but
financial support and an NBA team.
Endnotes
1. “San Diego Rockets (1967-1971),” The Sports E-Cyclopedia - The Ultimate Sports Resource, http://
www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/sdrock/sdrockets.html (accessed April 30, 2009).
2. “San Diego Conquistadors,” Remember the ABA, http://www.remembertheaba.com/San-Diego-
Conquistadors.html (accessed April 30, 2009).
3. “Clippers Franchise History,” NBA, National Basketball Association, http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/index.html
(accessed May 8, 2008).
4. “Buffalo Braves,” NBA, National Basketball Association, http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/
braves_stats.html (accessed May 8, 2008).
5. Ibid.
6. “Clippers Franchise History,” NBA, National Basketball Association, http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/index.html
(accessed May 8, 2008).
7. Irv Kaze, Letter to Clipper Fan, 1978, San Diego Clippers, San Diego Hall of Champions.
8. Joe Hamelin, “Clippers’ ‘Silent Partner’ Likes Rookie, ‘HR’ Rule,” The San Diego Union Tribune,
September 13, 1978.
9. Ibid. Schulman was a partner with Eugene Klein in the San Diego Chargers.
10. Dan Berger, “Shue Gets S.D. Post as Coach,” The San Diego Union Tribune, August 8, 1978.
11. Ibid.
12. Ibid.
13. Ibid.
14. Matt Winick, Official National Basketball Association Guide for 1978-79, 1978, The Sporting News,
St. Louis, 35.
15. Official NBA Guide, 1980-81, National Basketball Association - 35th Anniversary, 1980, The Sporting
News, St. Louis.
16. Ibid.
17. “1979-80 San Diego Clippers,” Basketball-Reference, http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/
SDC/1980.html (accessed June 5, 2008).
18. Frank Fleming, “San Diego Clippers,” Sports E-Cyclopedia, http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/
nba/sdclips/sdclippers.html (accessed June 5, 2008).
19. Joe Hamelin, “Clippers Can’t Even Say Wait Until Next Year,” The San Diego Union Tribune, April
1, 1980.
20. Bill Walton, interviewed by author, August 11, 2008.
21. Ibid.
22. Joe Hamelin, “Clippers Can’t Even Say Wait Until Next Year,” The San Diego Union Tribune, April
1, 1980.
23. Donald T. Sterling Purchases Clippers From Irving H. Levin, NBA, San Diego, San Diego Clippers
Basketball Club, Inc., 1981.
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