Norm Van Lier Basketball Card
date: label: date made
content: 1972
label: copyright date
content: 1969
name: label: publisher
content: NBA Properties, Inc.
label: publisher
content: Topps Chewing Gum
label: depicted
content: Van Lier, Norm
label: maker
content: Topps Chewing Gum
label: maker
content: NBA Properties, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: This Norm Van Lier basketball card is number 114 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 Chicago Bulls guard on a blue background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Norm’s favorite food is lobster,” as well as a short biography and career statistics.
label: Description
content: Originally drafted by the Cincinnati Royals, Norm played in the NBA from 1969 to 1979 with the Royals, Chicago Bulls, and Milwaukee Bucks. “Stormin’ Norman” was named to the NBA All-Star team three times and was best-known for his defensive tenacity, being named to the NBA All-Defensive Team eight times. In 1971, Van Lier led the NBA in total assists and assists per game.
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Basketball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Basketball Cards
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0568.114
label: accession number
content: 1982.0568
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0568.114
objectType: label: Object Name
content: card, basketball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm