In 1948, the team became the Fort Wayne Pistons and jumped to the Basketball Association of America (BAA). They also won the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1944, 19. The Zollner Pistons were NBL champions in 19. In 1941, the Zollner Pistons shed their works team roots and joined the National Basketball League (NBL). In 1937, Zollner sponsored a semi-professional company basketball team called the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons after he received a request from his workers. ![]() 1.9 2017: Returning to downtown Detroitįranchise history 1937–1957: Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons įred Zollner owned the Zollner Corporation, a foundry that manufactured pistons, primarily for car, truck, and locomotive engines in Fort Wayne, Indiana.1.7 2011–2015: New ownership more struggling. ![]()
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