Clem Haskins Basketball Card

Description:

This Clem Haskins basketball card is number 165 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 inches by 4 ¾ inches. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Phoenix Suns guard on a blue background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “They call him Clem the Gem,” as well as a short biography and career statistics.

It is apparent Haskins is wearing his jersey backwards on this card, which looks strange compared to modern cards but was common in basketball cards until the early 1970s. It is believed that the player’s would forfeit their fee to the team if the team name appeared so many players wore their jerseys backwards, wore their warm-ups, or posed in such a way to obscure the team name.

Date Made: 1970Copyright Date: ca 1968

Depicted: Haskins, ClemMaker: NBA Properties, Inc.Topps Chewing Gum

Name Of Sport Or Game: BasketballLevel Of Sport: ProfessionalWeb Subject: Sports

Subject:

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: 1982.0568.160Accession Number: 1982.0568Catalog Number: 1982.0568.160

Object Name: card, basketball

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 6.35 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-b3d4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_665184

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