John Brisker Basketball Card
date: label: date made
content: 1972
label: copyright date
content: 1969
name: label: depicted
content: Brisker, John
label: publisher
content: NBA Properties, Inc.
label: publisher
content: Topps Chewing Gum
label: maker
content: NBA Properties, Inc.
label: maker
content: Topps Chewing Gum
notes: label: Description
content: This John Brisker basketball card is number 135 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 Seattle SuperSonics forward on a blue background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “John grew up with Spencer Haywood,” as well as a short biography and career statistics.
label: Description
content: known for his volatile temper while playing, Brisker began his career in the American Basketball Association, playing for the Pittsburgh Pipers and Pittsburgh Condors, averaging 26.1 points per game in the ABA. He finished his career as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics from 1972-1975. The end of his life is shrouded in mystery, as he told his family he was traveling to Uganda and disappeared in April 1978. Brisker was declared legally dead by King County, Washington, in 1985.
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: 1982.0568.065
label: accession number
content: 1982.0568
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0568.065
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