Calvin Murphy Basketball Card

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Description:

This Calvin Murphy basketball card is number 31 in a series of 264 that was manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1972-1973 National Basketball Association season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Houston Rockets guard on a pink background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Calvin is an expert baton twirler,” as well as a short biography and career statistics.

Murphy played for the San Diego/Houston Rockets for his entire 13-year NBA career. An excellent free throw shooter, Murphy twice led the NBA in the category, and in the 1980-81 season made a then-record 78 straight free throws. Murphy was named to an All-Star team in 1979 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993.

Date Made: 1972Copyright Date: 1969

Publisher: NBA Properties, Inc.Topps Chewing GumDepicted: Murphy, CalvinMaker: 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: 1982.0568.097Accession Number: 1982.0568Catalog Number: 1982.0568.097

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-2dbe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_665034

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