John Mengelt Basketball Card
date: label: date made
content: 1973
label: copyright date
content: 1969
name: label: publisher
content: Topps Chewing Gum
label: publisher
content: NBA Properties, Inc.
label: depicted
content: Mengelt, John
label: maker
content: NBA Properties, Inc.
label: maker
content: Topps Chewing Gum
notes: label: Description
content: This John Mengelt basketball card is number 3 in a series of 264 manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1973-1974 NBA season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Detroit Pistons guard. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “One of John’s Nicknames is ‘Crash’,” as well as a short biography and career statistics.
label: Description
content: Mengelt played in the NBA from 1971 until 1981, playing the bulk of his career with the Detroit Pistons (1972 - 1976) and the Chicago Bulls (1976 - 1980). Mengelt also played for the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, and Golden State Warriors. The backup shooting guard was noted for his ability to provide "instant offense" off the bench averaging 10 points in just 20 minutes per game during his career.
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: 1982.0568.028
label: accession number
content: 1982.0568
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0568.028
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