In the NBA how did the Indiana Pacers get their name?

By Tim McGinnis) Through all the ups, downs, twists and turns of the wild ride known as the ABA, there was one constant -- the Indiana Pacers. Their three ABA Championships and five ABA Finals appearances in the nine seasons of the ABA were unmatched in ABA league history. Success, stability, and support all fed off each other to create a magical time and place among the legends of Indiana basketball.

In 1967 there was no major league professional basketball in Indiana. A group of local businessmen joined together to come up with the entry fee and Indiana had a franchise in the new American Basketball Association. The team's objective would be to "set the Pace in professional basketball" and therefore would be called the "Pacers."

You mean they weren't named after that beautiful little car from AMC?

Is their ANY sports questions that will stump you Crazy?

good job!

dunno, but I'm working on a couple of doozies for him in UK soccer (bit unfair as he doesn't follow it that closely but what the heck!)

I hope you can stump him. good luck. lol

oops sorry. i posted under my fathers name.

Gee, you guys ganging up here .. There are some great minds here such as yourselves that you should worry about stumping .. people like tim, partsdude, jojo, leprechaun and numerous others are very good .. My hats off to everyone in this forum .. There are some great questions that really make a person work.

Have a nice day, and keep the q's coming!

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All those other people i should try and stump haven't been answering my questions.
you've answered all of them.