Basketball Goggles worn by Los Angeles Laker James Worthy
name: label: user
content: Worthy, James
label: Associated Name
content: Los Angeles Lakers
notes: label: Description
content: Goggles worn by basketball player James Worthy.
label: Description
content: James Worthy (b.1961) played for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers from 1982-1994. A 6-9 small forward, Worthy led the University of Carolina Tar Heels to the 1982 NCAA championship his junior season prior to being the first overall pick in the NBA draft.
label: Description
content: With teammates such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Earvin <i>Magic</i> Johnson, Worthy helped lead the fast breaking <i>Showtime</i> Lakers to seven finals appearances and three NBA championships (1985,1987,1988,) being named finals MVP in 1988.
label: Description
content: A 7-time All-Star, Worthy averaged 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3 assists per game. His number 42 retired by the University of North Carolina and the Lakers, he has been inducted into both the Basketball (2003) and College Basketball (2006) Halls of Fame.
label: Description
content: After retirement, Worthy spent time as a television analyst and part-time actor.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Basketball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: James Worthy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0074.02
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0074.02
label: accession number
content: 1996.0074
objectType: label: Object Name
content: goggles, basketball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (goggles material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (nose piece material)
label: Physical Description
content: elastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 cm x 15.5 cm x 16 cm; 2 3/4 in x 6 3/32 in x 6 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in x 7 in; 6.35 cm x 15.875 cm x 17.78 cm