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Formerly the Rochester Royals (1945-57) and Cincinnati Royals (1957-72). Relocated to Kansas City in 1972, with some home games played in Omaha; the team was known as the Kansas City-Omaha Kings from 1972-75, then the Kansas City Kings after Omaha was dropped from the schedule in 1975, and until relocation in 1985 as the Sacramento Kings.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rick Adelman	Basketball	16-Jun-1946		Minnesota Timberwolves coach
Nate Archibald	Basketball	2-Sep-1948		NBA Hall of Famer
Bob Cousy	Basketball	9-Aug-1928		Boston Celtics guard
Mike D'Antoni	Basketball	8-May-1951		Los Angeles Lakers head coach
Cotton Fitzsimmons	Basketball	7-Oct-1931	24-Jul-2004	21 seasons as NBA head coach
Reggie Theus	Basketball	13-Oct-1957		Head Coach, Sacramento Kings
Jo Jo White	Basketball	16-Nov-1946		Boston Celtics, 1969-79
Mike Woodson	Basketball	24-Mar-1958		Coach, New York Knicks

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