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Jim Davis Basketball Card

Object Details

Description
This Jim Davis basketball card is number 51 in a series of 264 that was manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1973-1974 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Detroit Pistons center-forward on a yellow background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Jim can fill in at center or forward,” as well as a short biography and career statistics. Jim played eight years in the NBA for the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Houston Rockets.
Data Source
National Museum of American History
publisher
NBA Properties, Inc.
Topps Chewing Gum
depicted
Davis, Jim
maker
NBA Properties, Inc.
Topps Chewing Gum
date made
1972
copyright date
1969
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm
Object Name
card, basketball
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