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The Other Akron Team - The Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NBL)


The Akron Goodyear Wingfoots

Credit: Crain's Cleveland Business


Surprisingly, the Akron Firestone Non-Skids were not the only NBL team based in Akron and were owned by an automotive company. From 1937-1942, Goodyear (the rubber tire company) had a team in the NBL known as the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots.