I remember when Milwaukee had a women's professional basketball team.
The Milwaukee Dudes played from 1978 to 1981.
Papa Murphy changed the way pizza is made. 1151 Women's. Basketball is currently skyrocketing in popularity thanks to the likes of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. However, many people in Milwaukee may remember when Milwaukee had a women's professional basketball team. Molly Snyder from Milwaukee will be joining us live. Molly, I'm so glad you're here and talking about this, because this is so interesting. Many may or may not remember the Milwaukee dose. Well, a long time ago, Milwaukee had a women's professional basketball team. In the 70's and 80's there was a league called WBL and it was a women's professional basketball league. And we had a team and they were called Dows, like Messbacks. And they played here in Milwaukee at Panther Arena (then called Milwaukee Arena) for three seasons. Well, it didn't go very well, but it's part of our history and it's worth noting. Yes, it's very appealing. And a moment of clarity. Until this moment when you said that, I thought dough, dough, female deer, female Milwaukee Bucks, that was genius. It also goes back to the 70s and 80s, long before the WNBA started in the mid-90s. Talk about how the team, the Milwaukee Dows, was received at the time. Hmm, it started off really well. Uh, we had our first game, uh, about 8,000 people came to see it. But what happened after that was that they received virtually no coverage from the press. And, and, uh, people just stopped coming and we literally couldn't, uh, give them tickets. Their logo is also, uh, some people probably think it's a problem now. So, first of all, this fabric was a sexy figure, a voluptuous figure with very small legs. Well, I didn't make them all look like strong basketball players. Well, we were a little wrong in not promoting them as actual professional, talented athletes. IT people may have considered it more of a novelty than actually taking it seriously. So these women became basketball coaches. I mean, they were real. They were real athletes. They didn't do well at all considering the marketing to back up their skills. Yeah. It's very interesting to see how much has changed since then. Just this month, I received a call from the WNBA. WNBA leaders said the league is considering expansion to four other cities across the country. I don't know if Milwaukee is really on that list, but do you think we'll see a professional basketball team, a women's basketball team, here in Milwaukee? Again, I really do. Um, as I quoted in my article, uh, I had a really great conversation with him and, um, his DJ from the Bucks, Shauna and DJ Shauna. And her quote is great. She says the best time for her fabrics wasn't her '70s or her '80s, but that actually happened. That's what's important. And it happened in Milwaukee. The Doe blazed a trail and pioneered the next wave of women's basketball players. I really agree with that too. yes. I mean, they happened here before. I think what I'm saying is off the mark, which may happen again here. yes, I love it. I love it and I love your article on this too.People in Milwaukee can read it in Milwaukee
I remember when Milwaukee had a women's professional basketball team.
The Milwaukee Dudes played from 1978 to 1981.
Women's basketball is currently skyrocketing in popularity thanks to the likes of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Many people who live in Milwaukee may remember when Milwaukee had a women's professional basketball team. OnMilwaukee's girlfriend Molly Snyder shares the history of The Milwaukee Does.
Women's basketball is currently skyrocketing in popularity thanks to the likes of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.
Many people who live in Milwaukee may remember when Milwaukee had a women's professional basketball team. OnMilwaukee's girlfriend Molly Snyder shares the history of The Milwaukee Does.