Flynn Robinson Basketball Card
Flynn Robinson Basketball Card
- Description
- This Flynn Robinson basketball card is number 40 in a series of 175 that was manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1970-1971 National Basketball Association season. The card is longer than standard cards, measuring 2½" by 4 11/16". The front of the card features a posed picture of the Cincinnati Royals guard on a blue background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Flynn’s nickname is the ‘Electric Eye’” as well as a short biography and career statistics.
- Flynn played eight seasons in the NBA and ABA as a member of the Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Baltimore Bullets, and San Diego Conquistadors. In 1970, Robinson was named to his only NBA All-Star team and led that league in free throw percentage with an .898 average. In 1972, Robinson also won an NBA championship as a member of the Lakers.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- card, basketball
- date made
- 1970
- depicted
- Robinson, Flynn
- maker
- NBA Properties, Inc.
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 6.35 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0568.150
- accession number
- 1982.0568
- catalog number
- 1982.0568.150
- subject
- Basketball
- Professional
- Sports
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Basketball Cards
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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