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Iowa Cornets

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Iowa Cornets halftime interview with General Manager Katie McEnroe.

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Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) Scoring Record (short version)

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Bix Beiderbecke's Cornet

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Carol 388R Professional Cornet playtested by Dr. James Bovinette - CCA2046

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Buglers Holiday (NMYBB)

The Iowa Cornets was a team that played for two seasons in the Women's Professional Basketball League. George Nissen purchased the first franchise in the fledgling league on March 21, 1978 for $50,000. Nissen, who had been a star gymnast at the University of Iowa in the 1930s, pioneered the manufacture and sale of the modern trampoline at his Griswold-Nissen Trampoline & Tumbling Co. in Cedar Rapids. The team made it to the league's championship series both seasons, falling to the Houston Angels in 1978-79 and to the New York Stars in 1979-80. The team played their games at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa and at the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.