Basketball, awarded to Bill Russell for 10,000 Rebounds
date: label: date made
content: 1962
name: label: associated institution
content: Boston Celtics
label: user
content: Russell, Bill
label: maker
content: Wilson Sporting Goods Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: In his day, Bill Russell (born 1934) was considered the best defensive center in the history of the game, initiating strategies that remain key to championship basketball. A star college player, 1956 Olympic gold medalist, and famed defensive center for the Boston Celtics, he became the first African American head coach in the NBA, coaching first the Celtics and later the Seattle Supersonics. This Wilson game ball marked Russell's 10,000th rebound; he ultimately achieved 21, 620.
topic: label: Subject
content: Basketball
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
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content: Sports & Leisure
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of William F. Russell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0622.01
label: accession number
content: 1979.0622
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0622.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ball
label: Object Name
content: basketball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm