Object Details
publisher
NBA Properties, Inc.
depicted
Washington, Tom
maker
NBA Properties, Inc.
Description
This Tom Washington basketball card is number 240 in a series of 264 that was manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1972-1973 American Basketball Association (ABA) season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the New York Nets forward on a green background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Tom’s nickname is ‘Trooper’,” as well as a short biography and career statistics.
Tom spent his entire career in the ABA from 1967-1973, as a member of the Pittsburgh Pipers, Minnesota Pipers, Los Angeles Stars, Floridians, and New York Nets, winning a title with the Pipers in 1968. Washington also was an ABA All-Star in 1969, and tled that league in field goal percentage in 1968 and again in 1970.
date made
1972
copyright date
1969
ID Number
1982.0568.118
accession number
1982.0568
catalog number
1982.0568.118
Object Name
card, basketball
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Basketball Cards
Data Source
National Museum of American History
name of sport or game
Basketball
level of sport
Professional
web subject
Sports
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_665055