Larry Steele Basketball Card

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Description:

This Larry Steele basketball card is number 26 in a series of 264 that was manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1972-1973 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Portland Trail Blazers forward on a blue background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Larry played part of senior year at Kentucky with a broken hand,” as well as a short biography and career statistics.

Larry played in the NBA from 1971-1980, and spent his entire career with the Trail Blazers, winning an NBA Championship in 1977. Known for his strong defense, Steele led the NBA in steals per game (2.7) in the 1973-74 season. Steele's jersey number (15) was retired by the Trail Blazers on October 11, 1981.

Date Made: 1972Copyright Date: 1969

Depicted: Steele, LarryPublisher: NBA Properties, Inc.Topps Chewing GumMaker: Topps Chewing GumNBA Properties, Inc.

Name Of Sport Or Game: BasketballLevel Of Sport: ProfessionalWeb Subject: Sports

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See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure, Basketball Cards

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0568.111Accession Number: 1982.0568Catalog Number: 1982.0568.111

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-26eb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_665048

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