Manny Leaks Basketball Card
Manny Leaks Basketball Card
- Description
- This Manny Leaks basketball card is number 74 in a series of 264 manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1973-1974 NBA season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Philadelphia 76ers forward. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Manny excelled at the Palestra while at Niagara,” as well as a short biographical sketch and career statistics.
- Emanuel "Manny" Leaks had an unsettled career. During his six-year career (1968 - 1974), Leaks played for the ABA's Kentucky Colonels, New York Nets, Dallas/Texas Chaparrals, Utah Stars, and the Floridians. After moving to the NBA in 1972, Leaks would also play for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Capital Bullets.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- card, basketball
- date made
- 1973
- copyright date
- 1969
- publisher
- Topps Chewing Gum
- NBA Properties, Inc.
- depicted
- Leaks, Manny
- 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
- 1982.0568.025
- accession number
- 1982.0568
- catalog number
- 1982.0568.025
- subject
- Basketball
- Professional
- Sports
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- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Basketball Cards
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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