Bill Bridges Basketball Card

Bill Bridges Basketball Card

<< >>
Usage conditions apply
Downloads
Description
This Bill Bridges basketball card is number 17 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 Philadelphia 76ers forward on a yellow background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Bill works with underprivileged youngsters,” as well as a short biography and career statistics.
Bridges played in the NBA for 13 years as a member of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Golden State Warriors. Bridges was a three-time NBA All-Star, and won an NBA championship as a member of the Warriors in 1975. Bridges averaged 11.9 points and 11.9 rebounds for his career.
Object Name
card, basketball
date made
1972
copyright date
1969
publisher
NBA Properties, Inc.
Topps Chewing Gum
depicted
Bridges, Bill
maker
NBA Properties, Inc.
Topps Chewing Gum
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm
ID Number
1982.0568.064
accession number
1982.0568
catalog number
1982.0568.064
subject
Basketball
Professional
Sports
See more items in
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Basketball Cards
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Nominate this object for photography.   

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.

Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. We apologize for the interruption. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. If you require a personal response, please use our Contact page.