Sports in Fort Wayne, Indiana

On June 2, 1883, Fort Wayne hosted the Quincy Professionals for one of the first lighted baseball games ever recorded.

[1][2] Fort Wayne has been credited for being the birthplace of the NBA when Fort Wayne Pistons owner Fred Zollner brokered the merger of the BAA and the NBL in 1949 from his kitchen table.

[1][3] Also, on March 10, 1961, Wilt Chamberlain became the first player in the NBA to reach 3,000 points in a single season while competing at Memorial Coliseum.

[4] The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum was also venue to the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Volleyball Championship matches, in addition to hosting the 2000, 2001, and 2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments.

National and Boys State Championships, held at Spiece Fieldhouse.

Manager of the Cleveland Indians from 2003 to 2009, Fort Wayne native Eric Wedge .
Pro Football Hall of Famer , native Rod Woodson .