Sports & Leisure

Tennis Racket

The nation's passion for sports is obvious every day—at NASCAR races, kiddie soccer matches, and countless other contests. From a handball used by Abraham Lincoln to Chris Evert's tennis racket to a baseball signed by Jackie Robinson, the roughly 6.000 objects in the Museum's sports collections bear witness to the vital place of sports in the nation's history. Paper sports objects in the collections, such as souvenir programs and baseball cards, number in the hundreds of thousands.

Leisure collections encompass a different range of objects, including camping vehicles and gear, video games, playing cards, sportswear, exercise equipment, and Currier and Ives prints of fishing, hunting, and horseracing. Some 4,000 toys dating from the colonial period to the present are a special strength of the collections.

Date: 1970s

National Skateboard Review, April 1976

National Skateboard Review, April 1976The National Skateboard Review was the first nationwide grass roots publication for local skaters.
Description (Brief)
National Skateboard Review, April 1976
The National Skateboard Review was the first nationwide grass roots publication for local skaters. The Review included race results, interviews, skateboarding tips, safety lessons, skateboard related advertisements and black and white photographs of tricks, contests and skaters. This publication was written and published by Di Dootson, a slalom racer who began keeping times for the local races and decided a publication about the local competitions and skateboarding in general was needed. In 1975, Dootson skated at LaCosta with many influential people in the skate world including Frank Nasworthy, the designer of the urethane wheel; Dominy and Balma, the inventors of the wide truck; the Bahne Brothers, Caster, Gordon & Smith and Bobby Turner, all manufacturers of skateboard decks; Warren Bolster, the editor of Skateboarder Magazine; and O’Malley and Graham, the builders of Carlsbad Skate Park. They all did their R&D testing at LaCosta and their pros used Black Hill to improve their skills and test new products. The National Skateboard Review was created by Dootson and Peggy Turner, the wife of SummerSki designer Bobby Turner to update racers on their stats and provide information to other racers and skaters across the country. As publisher and editor of the National Skateboard Review, Dootson invited skaters to send in contest results, park news, skater news, legislation news, pro gossip and skateparks provided local information. The first advertisers were: G&S, Tracker Trucks, and Logan Earth Ski. Advertisers would get 100 copies of the newspaper to mail out with shipments to retailers across the country. NSR, as it was referred, was published monthly for the next three years. As Dootson explains, “By early 1979, the insurance industry had effectively closed many skateparks across the country. With the loss of skatepark retail shops to provide sales opportunities, manufacturers had to cut expenses. Ads to the NSR eventually dwindled. By summer, 1979, it was painfully clear the NSR days were numbered. I printed a farewell in the April/May, 1979 issue.”
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1976
editor
Rose, Di Dootson
ID Number
2013.0163.02
accession number
2013.0163
catalog number
2013.0163.02

Laura Thornhill (Caswell) skating on a Logan Earth Ski skateboard, 1976

Color photograph of Laura Thornhill (Caswell) skating on a Logan Earth Ski skateboard, 1976. Thornhill began competing at age 13 and won or placed in nearly every women’s competition organized and sometimes even competed against and beat the boys during the 1970s.
Description (Brief)
Color photograph of Laura Thornhill (Caswell) skating on a Logan Earth Ski skateboard, 1976. Thornhill began competing at age 13 and won or placed in nearly every women’s competition organized and sometimes even competed against and beat the boys during the 1970s. She became a member of the Logan Earth Ski team in 1975 and began a run of “firsts”; she was the first female skater to get her own signature model skateboard, the first female to have a “Who’s Hot” in the newly revived Skateboarder Magazine, the first female interview and the first female centerfold in Skateboarder Magazine. Thornhill continued to compete but also traveled around the country doing demonstrations, television sports specials, film and stunt work. After an injury in 1979, Thornhill retired from skating but continues to be active in the sport having been inducted into the Skateboard Hall of Fame in 2013.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1976
depicted
Caswell, Laura Thornhill
ID Number
2013.0162.02.4
accession number
2013.0162
catalog number
2013.0162.02.4

National Skateboard Review, Vol. 3, No. 10 January 1979

National Skateboard Review, Vol. 3, No. 10 January 1979The National Skateboard Review was the first nationwide grass roots publication for local skaters.
Description (Brief)
National Skateboard Review, Vol. 3, No. 10 January 1979
The National Skateboard Review was the first nationwide grass roots publication for local skaters. The Review included race results, interviews, skateboarding tips, safety lessons, skateboard related advertisements and black and white photographs of tricks, contests and skaters. This publication was written and published by Di Dootson, a slalom racer who began keeping times for the local races and decided a publication about the local competitions and skateboarding in general was needed. In 1975, Dootson skated at LaCosta with many influential people in the skate world including Frank Nasworthy, the designer of the urethane wheel; Dominy and Balma, the inventors of the wide truck; the Bahne Brothers, Caster, Gordon & Smith and Bobby Turner, all manufacturers of skateboard decks; Warren Bolster, the editor of Skateboarder Magazine; and O’Malley and Graham, the builders of Carlsbad Skate Park. They all did their R&D testing at LaCosta and their pros used Black Hill to improve their skills and test new products. The National Skateboard Review was created by Dootson and Peggy Turner, the wife of SummerSki designer Bobby Turner to update racers on their stats and provide information to other racers and skaters across the country. As publisher and editor of the National Skateboard Review, Dootson invited skaters to send in contest results, park news, skater news, legislation news, pro gossip and skateparks provided local information. The first advertisers were: G&S, Tracker Trucks, and Logan Earth Ski. Advertisers would get 100 copies of the newspaper to mail out with shipments to retailers across the country. NSR, as it was referred, was published monthly for the next three years. As Dootson explains, “By early 1979, the insurance industry had effectively closed many skateparks across the country. With the loss of skatepark retail shops to provide sales opportunities, manufacturers had to cut expenses. Ads to the NSR eventually dwindled. By summer, 1979, it was painfully clear the NSR days were numbered. I printed a farewell in the April/May, 1979 issue.”
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1979
editor
Rose, Di Dootson
ID Number
2013.0163.34
accession number
2013.0163
catalog number
2013.0163.34

USA vs. USSR - men's basketball

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1973
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.010
catalog number
2014.0112.010
accession number
2014.0112

New York Knicks vs. Buffalo Braves

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1974-12-14
depicted (sitter)
Davis, Mel
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.008
catalog number
2014.0112.008
accession number
2014.0112

Ski bib used by Special Olympian Marty Sheets

White plastic ski bib worn by Marty Sheets at the first International Winter Special Olympics, February 2-7, 1977in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.Marty Sheets was born with Downs Syndrome in 1953 but through Camp Joy, a camp for kids with intellectual disabilities, he found a love
Description (Brief)
White plastic ski bib worn by Marty Sheets at the first International Winter Special Olympics, February 2-7, 1977in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Marty Sheets was born with Downs Syndrome in 1953 but through Camp Joy, a camp for kids with intellectual disabilities, he found a love of sports. Invited to participate in the first International Special Olympic Games in Chicago in 1968, Marty formed a life long bond with founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Over the course of the next 40 years Sheets won over 250 medals while competing in golf, swimming, Alpine skiing, tennis and power lifting. His favorite sport was golf and In 2006, he was the PGA’s national volunteer of the year for his work at the Wyndham Championship in his hometown of Greensboro, N.C. He is also included in the portrait of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and other Special Olympians which now resides in the National Portrait Gallery collections.
From its beginnings as Camp Shriver in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard, to the first international games in 1968, Special Olympics has been about giving people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in sport. This participation builds confidence, provides emotional support and offers social opportunities for the athletes and their families. With state chapters and a global presence through its World Games, “Special Olympics is the largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities with 5 million athletes in 170 countries worldwide.”
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1977
ID Number
2017.0134.14
accession number
2017.0134
catalog number
2017.0134.14

On the road with the Lakers

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1973-12
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.001
catalog number
2014.0112.001
accession number
2014.0112

National Skateboard Review, Vol. 2, No. 4, July 1977

National Skateboard Review, Vol. 2, No. 4, July 1977The National Skateboard Review was the first nationwide grass roots publication for local skaters.
Description (Brief)
National Skateboard Review, Vol. 2, No. 4, July 1977
The National Skateboard Review was the first nationwide grass roots publication for local skaters. The Review included race results, interviews, skateboarding tips, safety lessons, skateboard related advertisements and black and white photographs of tricks, contests and skaters. This publication was written and published by Di Dootson, a slalom racer who began keeping times for the local races and decided a publication about the local competitions and skateboarding in general was needed. In 1975, Dootson skated at LaCosta with many influential people in the skate world including Frank Nasworthy, the designer of the urethane wheel; Dominy and Balma, the inventors of the wide truck; the Bahne Brothers, Caster, Gordon & Smith and Bobby Turner, all manufacturers of skateboard decks; Warren Bolster, the editor of Skateboarder Magazine; and O’Malley and Graham, the builders of Carlsbad Skate Park. They all did their R&D testing at LaCosta and their pros used Black Hill to improve their skills and test new products. The National Skateboard Review was created by Dootson and Peggy Turner, the wife of SummerSki designer Bobby Turner to update racers on their stats and provide information to other racers and skaters across the country. As publisher and editor of the National Skateboard Review, Dootson invited skaters to send in contest results, park news, skater news, legislation news, pro gossip and skateparks provided local information. The first advertisers were: G&S, Tracker Trucks, and Logan Earth Ski. Advertisers would get 100 copies of the newspaper to mail out with shipments to retailers across the country. NSR, as it was referred, was published monthly for the next three years. As Dootson explains, “By early 1979, the insurance industry had effectively closed many skateparks across the country. With the loss of skatepark retail shops to provide sales opportunities, manufacturers had to cut expenses. Ads to the NSR eventually dwindled. By summer, 1979, it was painfully clear the NSR days were numbered. I printed a farewell in the April/May, 1979 issue.”
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1977
editor
Rose, Di Dootson
ID Number
2013.0163.16
accession number
2013.0163
catalog number
2013.0163.16

National Skateboard Review, Vol. 1, No. 11, March 1977

National Skateboard Review, Vol. 1, No. 11, March 1977The National Skateboard Review was the first nationwide grass roots publication for local skaters.
Description (Brief)
National Skateboard Review, Vol. 1, No. 11, March 1977
The National Skateboard Review was the first nationwide grass roots publication for local skaters. The Review included race results, interviews, skateboarding tips, safety lessons, skateboard related advertisements and black and white photographs of tricks, contests and skaters. This publication was written and published by Di Dootson, a slalom racer who began keeping times for the local races and decided a publication about the local competitions and skateboarding in general was needed. In 1975, Dootson skated at LaCosta with many influential people in the skate world including Frank Nasworthy, the designer of the urethane wheel; Dominy and Balma, the inventors of the wide truck; the Bahne Brothers, Caster, Gordon & Smith and Bobby Turner, all manufacturers of skateboard decks; Warren Bolster, the editor of Skateboarder Magazine; and O’Malley and Graham, the builders of Carlsbad Skate Park. They all did their R&D testing at LaCosta and their pros used Black Hill to improve their skills and test new products. The National Skateboard Review was created by Dootson and Peggy Turner, the wife of SummerSki designer Bobby Turner to update racers on their stats and provide information to other racers and skaters across the country. As publisher and editor of the National Skateboard Review, Dootson invited skaters to send in contest results, park news, skater news, legislation news, pro gossip and skateparks provided local information. The first advertisers were: G&S, Tracker Trucks, and Logan Earth Ski. Advertisers would get 100 copies of the newspaper to mail out with shipments to retailers across the country. NSR, as it was referred, was published monthly for the next three years. As Dootson explains, “By early 1979, the insurance industry had effectively closed many skateparks across the country. With the loss of skatepark retail shops to provide sales opportunities, manufacturers had to cut expenses. Ads to the NSR eventually dwindled. By summer, 1979, it was painfully clear the NSR days were numbered. I printed a farewell in the April/May, 1979 issue.”
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1977
editor
Rose, Di Dootson
ID Number
2013.0163.12
accession number
2013.0163
catalog number
2013.0163.12

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1975-01-04
depicted (sitter)
Smith, Bobby
Frazier, Walt
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.176
catalog number
2014.0112.176
accession number
2014.0112

Cadillac brand DK51 model skateboard wheel

This is a "DK51" model Cadillac skateboard wheel which is a pigmented blue-green color and was introduced in 1975. "Cadillac Wheels [/] DK51" is imprinted into the surface of the wheel which is 2 inches in diameter and 2 inches or 51 mm wide.
Description (Brief)
This is a "DK51" model Cadillac skateboard wheel which is a pigmented blue-green color and was introduced in 1975. "Cadillac Wheels [/] DK51" is imprinted into the surface of the wheel which is 2 inches in diameter and 2 inches or 51 mm wide. This model was the first production Cadillac wheel made in California. According to the donor, several aspects of this wheel were refined and included two models, the DK38 and the DK 51. these wheels were not the original designs but became the standard for the first high volume skateboard production by the new team of Bahne & Co. and Cadillac Wheels. Both models were offered in blue-green and orange. This wheel contains a precision bearing which, according to the donor, simplified the manufacturability of the wheels while increasing the retail cost of an assembled wheel by about $2.00 which was a 100% increase. The cost was readily accepted by the consumer as precision bearings provided a smoother, quieter ride. The loose ball bearing configuration would fall apart easily, spilling bearings all over the street and also allowed dirt to get into the bearing and slow down or stop the wheel completely. The precision bearing was enclosed so did not have these problems. This new technology advanced the sport once again.
Frank Nasworthy’s introduction of the urethane wheel to skateboarding in the early 1970s, changed the face of the sport allowing riders a more fluid, smooth ride and innovators to create new and improved equipment designed specifically from the use of the urethane wheel on skateboards. Prior to Cadillac wheel’s introduction, skateboarding had dropped from popularity. The equipment did not allow for a safe, enjoyable ride. The wheels, made of steel, plastic, clay or a crushed walnut composite did not provide a smooth ride. One small rock or rise in the road and the board would stop, sending the rider flying. Nasworthy, a recreational skater discovered the urethane wheel, originally used for roller skating, at a friend’s father’s factory in Purcellville, Virginia. He saw the potential for skateboarding and returned to California with 1000 wheels he bought from his friend’s dad. Selling them to skate and surf shops in California, Nasworthy soon realized the business potential and began manufacturing the wheels under the name Cadillac. While skateboarding ebbed again in the late 70s, the wheels were here to stay.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1975
ID Number
2021.0116.09.2
accession number
2021.0116
catalog number
2021.0116.09.2

Bobby DelVecchio

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1978
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.219
catalog number
2014.0112.219
accession number
2014.0112

Jerry West on the road with the Lakers

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1973-12
depicted (sitter)
West, Jerry
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.011
catalog number
2014.0112.011
accession number
2014.0112

Black American Racers team patch, 1974

Black American Racers team patch, 1974. This patch was worn by team personnel and the team driver.
Description (Brief)
Black American Racers team patch, 1974. This patch was worn by team personnel and the team driver. The red, black and green are Black Nationalist colors that were integrated into the patch to exhibit the pride in the Miller's African American heritage that was popular in the 1970s..
In 1969, Len Miller and his brother Dexter for Miller Racing to race hot rods on the drag racing circuit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Northeast. With success on the racetrack he formed Vanguard Racing in 1972 and was the first African American to enter a car in the Indianapolis 500. He then went on to found the Black American Racers Association in 1973. The goal of the organization was to “unify African-American drivers in all types of racing – stock car, open wheel, and drag racing -- pave the way for greater success and introduce race fans to African-American’s history in motorsports.”
Later that same year the Black American Racers, Inc. (BAR) was formed with Benny Scott as their second generation African-American driver. Also in 1973, BAR became the first team to have an African American driver compete in England.
In 1975, BAR driver Benny Scott would break the color barrier at the Long Beach Grand Prix, when the team entered a Formula 5000 car in the inaugural race. Len and Benny Scott were inducted into the Black Athletes Hall of Fame for their achievements in motorsports in 1976. In 1978, BAR experienced a setback when their driver Tommy Thompson was killed in an accident at the Trenton Speedway. Many of the team members took a break after this tragedy and in the 1980s the team turned toward stock car racing.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1974
ID Number
2016.3189.04
nonaccession number
2016.3189
catalog number
2016.3189.04

Black American Racers poster featuring BAR's Formula Super Vee driver, Benny Scott

Black American Racers poster featuring BAR's Formula Super Vee driver, Benny Scott.
Description (Brief)
Black American Racers poster featuring BAR's Formula Super Vee driver, Benny Scott. Four hundred of these posters, autographed by Benny Scott, were distributed at the NAACP National Convention in 1974.
In 1969, Len Miller and his brother Dexter for Miller Racing to race hot rods on the drag racing circuit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Northeast. With success on the racetrack he formed Vanguard Racing in 1972 and was the first African American to enter a car in the Indianapolis 500. He then went on to found the Black American Racers Association in 1973. The goal of the organization was to “unify African-American drivers in all types of racing – stock car, open wheel, and drag racing -- pave the way for greater success and introduce race fans to African-American’s history in motorsports.”
Later that same year the Black American Racers, Inc. (BAR) was formed with Benny Scott as their second generation African-American driver. Also in 1973, BAR became the first team to have an African American driver compete in England. In 1975, BAR driver Benny Scott would break the color barrier at the Long Beach Grand Prix, when the team entered a Formula 5000 car in the inaugural race. Len and Benny Scott were inducted into the Black Athletes Hall of Fame for their achievements in motorsports in 1976. In 1978, BAR experienced a setback when their driver Tommy Thompson was killed in an accident at the Trenton Speedway. Many of the team members took a break after this tragedy and in the 1980s the team turned toward stock car racing.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1974
ID Number
2016.3189.10
nonaccession number
2016.3189
catalog number
2016.3189.10

On the road with the Lakers

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1973-12
depicted (sitter)
Riley, Pat
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.002
catalog number
2014.0112.002
accession number
2014.0112

Black American Racers team decal for the 1977-1978 racing season

Black American Racers team decal for the 1977-1978 racing season. This new design used in the late 1970s eliminated the original design that incorporated the red, yellow and black of the Black Nationalist theme of the early 70s.
Description (Brief)
Black American Racers team decal for the 1977-1978 racing season. This new design used in the late 1970s eliminated the original design that incorporated the red, yellow and black of the Black Nationalist theme of the early 70s. Tommy Thompson was the driver for BAR featuring this design.
In 1969, Len Miller and his brother Dexter for Miller Racing to race hot rods on the drag racing circuit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Northeast. With success on the racetrack he formed Vanguard Racing in 1972 and was the first African American to enter a car in the Indianapolis 500. He then went on to found the Black American Racers Association in 1973. The goal of the organization was to “unify African-American drivers in all types of racing – stock car, open wheel, and drag racing -- pave the way for greater success and introduce race fans to African-American’s history in motorsports.”
Later that same year the Black American Racers, Inc. (BAR) was formed with Benny Scott as their second generation African-American driver. Also in 1973, BAR became the first team to have an African American driver compete in England. In 1975, BAR driver Benny Scott would break the color barrier at the Long Beach Grand Prix, when the team entered a Formula 5000 car in the inaugural race. Len and Benny Scott were inducted into the Black Athletes Hall of Fame for their achievements in motorsports in 1976. In 1978, BAR experienced a setback when their driver Tommy Thompson was killed in an accident at the Trenton Speedway. Many of the team members took a break after this tragedy and in the 1980s the team turned toward stock car racing.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1977
ID Number
2016.3189.08.1
nonaccession number
2016.3189
catalog number
2016.3189.08.1

Poster of the 1973 Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders

This original 1977 poster was the first to feature an NFL Cheerleading team proving the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader’s influence on 1970’s popular culture.The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have been cheering the team on since the Cowboys football team’s inception in 1961 but it wasn’
Description (Brief)
This original 1977 poster was the first to feature an NFL Cheerleading team proving the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader’s influence on 1970’s popular culture.
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have been cheering the team on since the Cowboys football team’s inception in 1961 but it wasn’t until 1972 that the iconic uniforms were created. With the distinctive uniforms and specialized dance moves, the cheerleaders soon became icons of popular culture producing the first poster to feature cheerleaders in 1977 and appearing in three television shows that same year. They began their international activities in 1978 when the NFL wanted to promote American football abroad and they chose the cheerleaders as their ambassadors. Their show group travels the world demonstrating their Texas spirit and pride in their football team and their country.
A decidedly American invention, cheerleading has its origins in sports and education. Beginning as early as 1877, fans organized cheers in the stands at Princeton football games but it was not until the 1930s when Gussie Nell Davis, a physical education teacher at Greenville High in Texas, saw the need to involve girls in physical activity. Participation in organized sports was not readily available to girls at this time - the Flaming Flashes and later, the Kilgore Rangerettes of Kilgore College in Texas, both organized by Davis, provided a sense of unity and empowerment through athleticism. Until Title IX, cheerleading was among the few sports available at the high school and collegiate levels that provided opportunities for women.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1973
ID Number
2017.0042.15
accession number
2017.0042
catalog number
2017.0042.15

Black American Racers Association membership t-shirt

Black American Racers Association membership t-shirt was issued to thousands of BARA members across America. The logo was designed as an embroidered patch for members too.
Description (Brief)
Black American Racers Association membership t-shirt was issued to thousands of BARA members across America. The logo was designed as an embroidered patch for members too. BARA was the support group and a national networking association for the Black American Racers Formula Super Vee and Formula 5000 endeavors on the race track and other African American auto racing campaigns in various classes throughout America.
In 1969, Len Miller and his brother Dexter for Miller Racing to race hot rods on the drag racing circuit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Northeast. With success on the racetrack he formed Vanguard Racing in 1972 and was the first African American to enter a car in the Indianapolis 500. He then went on to found the Black American Racers Association in 1973. The goal of the organization was to “unify African-American drivers in all types of racing – stock car, open wheel, and drag racing -- pave the way for greater success and introduce race fans to African-American’s history in motorsports.”
Later that same year the Black American Racers, Inc. (BAR) was formed with Benny Scott as their second generation African-American driver. Also in 1973, BAR became the first team to have an African American driver compete in England. In 1975, BAR driver Benny Scott would break the color barrier at the Long Beach Grand Prix, when the team entered a Formula 5000 car in the inaugural race. Len and Benny Scott were inducted into the Black Athletes Hall of Fame for their achievements in motorsports in 1976. In 1978, BAR experienced a setback when their driver Tommy Thompson was killed in an accident at the Trenton Speedway. Many of the team members took a break after this tragedy and in the 1980s the team turned toward stock car racing.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1975
user
Miller, Leonard W.
ID Number
2016.0359.19
accession number
2016.0359
catalog number
2016.0359.19

Skateboard helmet worn by Judi Oyama

This Santa Cruz helmet was worn by downhill skateboarder Judi Oyama while racing during the late 1970's and into the 1980s. Oyama began skating as a teen and was sponsored by Santa Cruz Skateboards in the mid-seventies.
Description (Brief)
This Santa Cruz helmet was worn by downhill skateboarder Judi Oyama while racing during the late 1970's and into the 1980s. Oyama began skating as a teen and was sponsored by Santa Cruz Skateboards in the mid-seventies. She skated both vert and street but her passion was slalom and downhill racing where she was one of the few women that raced against the men. At the age of 43 she won the 2003 Slalom World Championships and in 2013 was ranked second in the US and first in the masters division overall. In 2015, Judi became the first woman to win the N-Men Icon Award given to Northern California skaters who have made an impact on the sport. Judi is also the Vice President of Board Rescue which provides skateboards and safety equipment to organizations that work with underprivileged and/or at-risk kids.
Location
Currently on loan
date made
c 1976
1976
user
Oyama, Judi
ID Number
2013.0128.01
accession number
2013.0128
catalog number
2013.0128.01

Memphis Sounds vs. New York Nets

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1974-01
depicted (sitter)
Erving, Julius
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.044
catalog number
2014.0112.044
accession number
2014.0112

On the road with the Lakers

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1973-12
depicted (sitter)
Riley, Pat
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.003
catalog number
2014.0112.003
accession number
2014.0112

Chicago Special Olympics patch, 1970

Special Olympics patch given to participants at the Special Olympics Games in Chicago, 1970.From its beginnings as Camp Shriver in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard, to the first international games in 1968, Special Olympics has been about giving people with intellectual disabili
Description (Brief)
Special Olympics patch given to participants at the Special Olympics Games in Chicago, 1970.
From its beginnings as Camp Shriver in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard, to the first international games in 1968, Special Olympics has been about giving people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in sport. This participation builds confidence, provides emotional support and offers social opportunities for the athletes and their families. With state chapters and a global presence through its World Games, “Special Olympics is the largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities with 5 million athletes in 170 countries worldwide.”
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1970
ID Number
2017.3156.25
nonaccession number
2017.3156
catalog number
2017.3156.25

National Skateboard Review, Vol. 2, No. 10,(should be 11) February 1978

National Skateboard Review, Vol. 2, No. 10,(should be 11) February 1978The National Skateboard Review was the first nationwide grass roots publication for local skaters.
Description (Brief)
National Skateboard Review, Vol. 2, No. 10,(should be 11) February 1978
The National Skateboard Review was the first nationwide grass roots publication for local skaters. The Review included race results, interviews, skateboarding tips, safety lessons, skateboard related advertisements and black and white photographs of tricks, contests and skaters. This publication was written and published by Di Dootson, a slalom racer who began keeping times for the local races and decided a publication about the local competitions and skateboarding in general was needed. In 1975, Dootson skated at LaCosta with many influential people in the skate world including Frank Nasworthy, the designer of the urethane wheel; Dominy and Balma, the inventors of the wide truck; the Bahne Brothers, Caster, Gordon & Smith and Bobby Turner, all manufacturers of skateboard decks; Warren Bolster, the editor of Skateboarder Magazine; and O’Malley and Graham, the builders of Carlsbad Skate Park. They all did their R&D testing at LaCosta and their pros used Black Hill to improve their skills and test new products. The National Skateboard Review was created by Dootson and Peggy Turner, the wife of SummerSki designer Bobby Turner to update racers on their stats and provide information to other racers and skaters across the country. As publisher and editor of the National Skateboard Review, Dootson invited skaters to send in contest results, park news, skater news, legislation news, pro gossip and skateparks provided local information. The first advertisers were: G&S, Tracker Trucks, and Logan Earth Ski. Advertisers would get 100 copies of the newspaper to mail out with shipments to retailers across the country. NSR, as it was referred, was published monthly for the next three years. As Dootson explains, “By early 1979, the insurance industry had effectively closed many skateparks across the country. With the loss of skatepark retail shops to provide sales opportunities, manufacturers had to cut expenses. Ads to the NSR eventually dwindled. By summer, 1979, it was painfully clear the NSR days were numbered. I printed a farewell in the April/May, 1979 issue.”
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1978
editor
Rose, Di Dootson
ID Number
2013.0163.23
accession number
2013.0163
catalog number
2013.0163.23

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