Gerald Govan Basketball Card

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Description:

This Gerald Govan basketball card is number 238 in a series of 264 that was manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1972-1973 American Basketball Association (ABA) season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Memphis Tams center on a yellow background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Gerald played Italian pro ball in 1964,” as well as a short biography and career statistics.

Govan played his entire career in the ABA and played every year the league existed, from 1967-1976. Govan played for the New Orleans Buccaneers, Memphis Pros, Utah Stars and Virginia Squires. Averaging 44 minutes per game and logging a total of 3698 minutes, Govan led the ABA in both those categories for the 1970-71 season. For his career, Govan played 22,925 minutes, which are the third most in the history of the ABA.

Date Made: 1972Copyright Date: 1969

Publisher: NBA Properties, Inc.Topps Chewing GumDepicted: Govan, GeraldMaker: 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: 1982.0568.077Accession Number: 1982.0568Catalog Number: 1982.0568.077

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-3557-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_665077

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