Object Details
Description (Brief)
Base for the soccer ball signed by the 2004 championship Los Jets boys team from Jordan-Matthews High School. The Los Jets soccer team was formed in 2002 in Siler City, North Carolina as a growing influx of Latino families moved to the area. Competing in a Southern football town, Coach Paul Cuadros and the team often fought through ugly stereotypes from the predominantly white and African-American communities in which they played. Cuadros united the team through hard work and dedication and won the state championship in 2004, only two years since forming. Through success the team found increased support from the school and the community.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
2004
ID Number
2017.0100.02.2
accession number
2017.0100
catalog number
2017.0100.02.2
Object Name
base for ball, soccer
Physical Description
plexiglass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 16.51 cm x 13.97 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
name of sport
Soccer
level of sport
High School
web subject
Latino
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1859199