Phoenix Roadrunners Size:2X The Kentucky Colonels were a

The Kentucky Colonels were a professional basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association from 1967 until 1976

in honor of the team's new owner

was retired by the team in 1984

They folded a few months later

Phoenix Roadrunners Size:2X The Kentucky Colonels were aThe Phoenix Roadrunners were the Arizona capital's first pro hockey team when they began play in the Western Hockey League in 1967. In 1974, they moved up to the majors when they joined the World Hockey Association before folding in 1977. Over the years, four more teams would use the Roadrunners nickname, including a squad in the International Hockey League.