Hawks Primary LogoEstablished 1946 City Tri-Cities – Milwaukee – St. Louis – Atlanta League History 1949 – Present / National Basketball Association 1946 – 1949 / National Basketball League Team History 1968 – Present / Atlanta Hawks 1955 – 1968 / St. Louis Hawks 1951 – 1955 / Milwaukee Hawks 1946 – 1951 / Tri-Cities Blackhawks Nickname Hawks – As …