KANSAS CITY [1967]
DENVER LARKS [1967]
DENVER ROCKETS [1967-74]
DENVER NUGGETS [1974-76]

Franchise Ownership History

(courtesy of Robert Bradley)

February 2, 1967 An ABA franchise in Kansas City is awarded to James J. Trindle for $30,000
April 1, 1967 The franchise moves to Denver
June 14, 1967 The franchise is purchased for $170,000 by a group headed by J. William Ringsby and Donald Ringsby and including Larry Varnell, Jack Ashton and Jack Brunwald prior to the season
December 13, 1972 The franchise is purchased by A.G. "Bud" Fisher, Frank M. Goldberg and Alex Hannum with J. William Ringsby remaining as a minority owner
1974 33% of the franchise is purchased by Nuggets Management, Inc., a group including Gary L. Antonoff, Carl Sheer, Myron R. "Micky" Miller, William Newland, Daniel Hoffman, O. Wesley Box and Steven Grousmann, for $1 million
1975 The remaining 66% of the franchise is purchased by Nuggets Management, Inc. for $1 million
June 17, 1976 The franchise enters the NBA, paying a $3.2 million entry fee

Denver Rockets/Nuggets All-Time Roster

(courtesy Robert Bradley)

Cliff Anderson 1969-70
John Barnhill 1970-71
Byron Beck 1967-77
Art Becker 1970-72
Tom Bowens 1967-68
Jim Bradley 1975-76
Larry Brown 1970-72
Roger Brown 1975-76
Larry Bunce 1968-69
Dave Bustion 1972-73
Mack Calvin 1974-75
Larry Cannon 1970-71
Frank Card 1971-73
Wayne Chapman 1970-71
Jeff Congdon 1967-70
John Fairchild 1968-69
Jimmy Foster 1975-76
Chuck Gardner 1967-68
Gus Gerard 1975-76
Mike Green 1973-75
Julian Hammond 1967-72
Spencer Haywood 1969-70
Dan Hester 1970-71
Wayne Hightower 1967-69		 Tom Workman 1970-71
Lonnie Wright 1967-71
Tom Hoover 1967-68
Ron Horn 1967-68
George Irvine 1975-76
Dan Issel 1975-76
Warren Jabali 1972-74
Bobby Jones 1974-76
Larry Jones 1967-70
Steve Jones 1973-74
Julius Keye 1969-74
Willie Long 1972-74
R.B. Lynam 1967-68
Lonnie Lynn 1967-68
Pat McFarland 1973-75
Bill McGill 1968-69
Steve Mix 1971-72
Richie Moore 1967-68
John Morrison 1967-68
Willie Murrell 1967-68
Charley Parks 1968-69
Walt Piatkowski 1968-70
Marv Roberts 1971-74
Dave Robisch 1971-75
 Willie Rodgers 1968-69
Don Sidle 1970-71
Grant Simmons 1967-69
Ralph Simpson 1970-76
Al Smith 1971-74
Levern Tart 1968-69
Fatty Taylor 1974-75
Claude Terry 1972-76
Floyd Theard 1969-70
Willis Thomas 1967-68
David Thompson 1975-76
Monte Towe 1975-76
John Q. Trapp 1972-73
Jan van Breda Kolff 1974-75
Bob Verga 1968-69
Dwight Waller 1969-72
Ben Warley 1969-70
Don Washington 1974-75
Marvin Webster 1975-76
Ken Wilburn 1968-69
Chuck Williams 1971-76
Steve Wilson 1970-72
Greg Wittman 1969-70

Denver Rockets/Nuggets Year-to-Year Rosters

1967-68 Season
(Denver Rockets)
10 Grant Simmons
12 Charlie Gardner
14 Jeff Congdon
22 Julian Hammond
24 Tom Hoover
32 Larry Jones
40 Byron Beck
44 Willie Murrell
50 Tom Bowens
54 Wayne Hightower
1968-69 Season
(Denver Rockets)
14 Jeff Congdon
22 Julian Hammond
24 Bill McGill
32 Larry Jones
34 Walt Piatkowski
40 Byron Beck
42 Lonnie Wright
44 Willie Rogers
52 Larry Bunce
54 Wayne Hightower
11 Bob Verga
1969-70 Season
(Denver Rockets)
11 Floyd Theard
12 Lonnie Lynn
22 Julian Hammond
23 Jeff Congdon
24 Spencer Haywood
32 Larry Jones
34 Walt Piatkowski
40 Byron Beck
42 Lonnie Wright
52 Julius Keye
54 Greg Wittman
50 Dwight Waller

1970-71 Season
(Denver Rockets)
10 Wayne Chapman
11 Larry Brown
12 Steve Wilson
13 Julius Keye
15 Larry Cannon
22 Julian Hammond
30 Tom Workman
33 Don Sidle
35 Dan Hester
40 Byron Beck
42 Lonnie Wright
44 Ralph Simpson
1971-72 Season
(Denver Rockets)
40 Byron Beck
14 Art Becker
11 Larry Brown
20 Frank Card
22 Julian Hammond
13 Julius Keye
23 Steve Mix
31 Marv Roberts
25 Dave Robisch
44 Ralph Simpson
10 Al Smith
21 Chuck Williams
1972-73 Season
(Denver Rockets)
40 Byron Beck
20 Frank Card
13 Julius Keye
25 Dave Robisch
10 Al Smith
14 Dave Bustion
12 Warren Jabali
30 Willie Long
31 Marv Roberts
44 Ralph Simpson
21 Claude Terry

1973-74 Season
(Denver Rockets)
40 Byron Beck
22 Mike Green
12 Warren Jabali
11 Steve Jones
13 Julius Keye
30 Willie Long
15 Pat McFarland
25 Dave Robisch
44 Ralph Simpson
10 Al Smith
21 Claude Terry
1974-75 Season
(Denver Nuggets)
40 Byron Beck
20 Mack Calvin
22 Mike Green
24 Bobby Jones
15 Pat McFarland
25 Dave Robisch
44 Ralph Simpson
14 Fatty Taylor
21 Claude Terry
32 Jan Van Breda Kolff
30 Don Washington
1975-76 Season
(Denver Nuggets)
33 David Thompson
25 Dan Issel
24 Bobby Jones
44 Ralph Simpson
13 Monte Towe
40 Byron Beck
15 Jimmy Foster
20 Roger Brown
11 Chuck Williams
21 Claude Terry
22 Gus Gerard
10 Marvin Webster

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