Special Olympics sports card featuring Daniel J. Fletcher in floor hockey
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Special Olympics sports card featuring Daniel J. Fletcher of New York in floor hockey.
label: Description (Brief)
content: From its beginnings as Camp Shriver in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard, to the first international games in 1968, Special Olympics has been about giving people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in sport. This participation builds confidence, provides emotional support and offers social opportunities for the athletes and their families. With state chapters and a global presence through its World Games, “Special Olympics is the largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities with 5 million athletes in 170 countries worldwide.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Floor Hockey
label: level of sport
content: recreational
label: level of sport
content: Special Olympics
label: web subject
content: Disabilities
label: web subject
content: African American
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2018.3010.358
label: nonaccession number
content: 2018.3010
label: catalog number
content: 2018.3010.358
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sports card, special olympics
label: Object Name
content: special olympics sports card
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