Where did the Spurs Name Originate?

[BanditHiro]

who was the person or persons that end it up naming the Spurs well the Spurs and why did he/she decided on that name

[phyzik]

They where bought by 36 (I think) mutual investors and brought to San antonio. They where first named the gunslingers but even before the first game was played, it was changed to the Spurs.

I dont remember hearing a reason why.

[Kindergarten Cop]

I know it doesn't answer your question completely, but ...

http://www.nba.com/spurs/history/spurs_history.html#6

1973: Franchise Relocates To San Antonio


The franchise was rescued from oblivion by a group of San Antonio businessmen led by John Schaefer, B. J. "Red" McCombs, Art Burdick, and Angelo Drossos. The group moved the club to San Antonio and rechristened it the Spurs. They also brought back Nissalke, whose NBA sojourn had been a disaster-he'd lasted barely half a season with Seattle, posting a 13-32 record with the SuperSonics before losing his job.

[Kindergarten Cop]

Found this too:

http://blogs.static.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/38838.html

San Antonio Spurs

A group of San Antonio investors purchased the Dallas Chaparrals from the American Basketball Association in 1973 and promptly changed the team name to the San Antonio Gunslingers. Before the Gunslingers played their first game in their new home, the ownership group renamed the team the Spurs. Some accounts indicate that the name was voted upon in a name-the-team contest. It may have just been a coincidence that one of the team’s main investors, Red McCombs, was born in Spur, Texas.

[alchemist]

SAN ANTONIO SPURS
A citywide naming contest was held, but the final decision was made by a selection committee, who chose to honor McCombs' suggestion that it be a short, catchy name. Not surprisingly, then, the committee came up with the name of McCombs' hometown -- Spur, Texas.
http://www.sanantonionames.com/pages/exerpts.html

[sananspursfan21]

cuz texas is cowboy nation, that's why

[Biggems]

I just wish I could have been old enough to see Coffee Black play......I bet the alley-oop was the bomb back in the mid 70s