Can't Beat That Texas Heat atlanta league founder Gary Davidson had

league founder Gary Davidson had already formed the American Basketball Association (ABA) to rival the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the World Hockey Association (WHA) to challenge the National Hockey League (NHL)

They city has been Birdland ever since

along with the rest of the league

Mired in mediocrity

Indianapolis Athletics

Can't Beat That Texas Heat atlanta league founder Gary Davidson hadThe Express rolled into the majors on September 11, 1966 playing for New York in the senior circuit. After a stint out west with California in the 1970s, he returned to his home state, first playing in Houston, then heading up north.