Paul Silas Basketball Card
Object Details
- Description
- This Paul Silas basketball card is number 55 in a series of 264 that was manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1972-1973 National Basketball Association season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Boston Celtics forward on a red background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Paul went on weight reduction program upon joining the Suns,” as well as a short biography and career statistics.
- Silas played in the NBA from 1964 until 1980, playing for the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, and Seattle SuperSonics. Silas was a two time All-Star, and won three NBA Championships—two with the Celtics and one with the SuperSonics. Silas went on to become a head coach after his playing career was over, coaching the San Diego Clippers, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Charlotte Bobcats.
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1972
- ID Number
- 1982.0568.103.1
- accession number
- 1982.0568
- catalog number
- 1982.0568.103.1
- depicted
- Silas, Paul
- maker
- NBA Properties, Inc.
- Topps Chewing Gum
- 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
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Basketball Cards
- web subject
- Sports
- name of sport
- Basketball
- level of sport
- Professional
- Record ID
- nmah_1415058
