Built in 1960, Cobo became a must-play venue for the biggest and wildest rock-and-roll bands of the '60s and '70s; not to mention the temporary home for the Detroit Pistons.

His first game was at Cobo Hall. The Pistons were playing the Washington Bullets. ... center left, introduces his daughter Evey Erwin, 13, to Detroit Pistons Hall of Fame Announcer George Blaha, ...

Nearly 50 years since he last coached the Detroit Pistons, Ray Scott still speaks glowingly about Detroit's legendary basketball fans and the city. News Today's news ...

Cobo seated about 12,000 for basketball—not that the Pistons needed it, because they struggled to draw 5,000 on most nights—and the arena became a legendary concert venue.

They also played a few games at the University of Detroit Mercy's Calihan Hall, then known as the Memorial Building, during their Cobo years. May 11, 1966: The Pistons select Dave Bing out of ...

Question: Do you remember where the Pistons were during your first season on the broadcast? Blaha: "They had a solid team (1976-77) and played at Cobo (Arena). That team had the great Bob Lanier ...

It was the players, not the fans, who were guilty in the Detroit basketball brawl. In the 1970s, the Detroit Pistons played their games in a drafty old building called Cobo Hall.

Broadcaster George Blaha, known as the “Voice of the Pistons” for almost five decades, has been given the highest honor for media by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The 1973-74 edition of the Detroit Pistons coached by Ray Scott finished the regular season with a 52-30 record led by two future Hall of Famers: Dave Bing and the late "Big" Bob Lanier.