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Sample screenshot from ClutchFansURL http://www.clutchfans.net Type of site Fan site Registration Free Owner David "Clutch" Hardisty Created by David "Clutch" Hardisty Launched August 8, 1996 ClutchFans is a Houston Rockets fan site, created by David "Clutch" Hardisty.
Originally named Clutch City, the site was developed as a place for Rockets fans to gather and talk about the team, on August 8, 1996. The site provides a plethora of information about the Rockets past, present, and future.
Contents
History
ClutchFans was started in 1996 out of a moment of fun. The creator of the site hacked into an internet account and learned how to put web pages together and posted on the Internet. The first pages were concocted under the pseudonym of Clutch and the pages created were about Clutch's favorite subject, the Houston Rockets. Clutch posted game recaps and commentary as well as news stories from around the country on the Rockets. It has a dedicated radio show on a local sports station. The site began with the name "Clutch City 97" but has since gone through several name changes due to copyrights and personal opinion. As well as changing in name the site has also changed in appearance, number of visitors, and registered membership.[1]
Achievements
2000 - Recognized as the impetus[2] of the "Save the Rockets"[3] movement in ESPN the magazine, May Issue, The Pulse, pg 38[4]
2000 - Cited in ESPN the Magazine as part of The Pulse, November Issue, pg 44.[5]
2001 - Recognized by Sports Illustrated in the March 5, 2001 issue as "one of the more imaginative and thorough fan-operated sites on the Web" [6]
2006 - Nicknamed "The Undisputed Grandaddy of NBA Fansites" by Sports Illustrated (SI.com) [7]
2008 - Cited as "one of the longest running independent hoops websites around, old school and rock solid like the Sugarhill Gang" by the Los Angeles Times.[8]
2009 - Featured on local Houston channel KIAH 39 News in May along with an interview with site creator, David Hardisty.[9]
2010 - Site and creator featured on local channel KPRC-TV 2 on June 6 in a report about Hardisty's creation of Houston4Bosh.com,[10] a website intended to help lure Toronto Raptors' free agent, Chris Bosh, to the Rockets.[11][12]
Features
- News Archives
- Rockets Stats
- Bulletin Board
- Game Links
- Fan Chatroom
- Game Recaps
References
- ^ ClutchFans About Section
- ^ Chron.com | News, search and shopping from the Houston Chronicle
- ^ Chron.com | News, search and shopping from the Houston Chronicle
- ^ ClutchFans - ESPN the Magazine plugs clutchcity.net
- ^ ESPN.com - ESPNINC/MAGAZINE - The Pulse: The best trash talk on the web
- ^ ClutchFans - Sports Illustrated writes article on ClutchCity.net
- ^ SI.com - Writers - Kelly Dwyer: Health, youth hold keys to Rockets' future - Wednesday August 16, 2006 12:30PM
- ^ http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2008/11/lakers-vs-houst.html
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o49PBCwF2s
- ^ http://www.houston4bosh.com
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6ro_BRGlrU&feature=player_embedded
- ^ http://www.click2houston.com/video/23813875/index.html
External links
- ClutchFans, official site
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