Boston Celtics Jersey worn by Bob Cousy
date: label: Date made
content: 1950 - 1959
name: label: user
content: Cousy, Robert J.
label: associated institution
content: Boston Celtics
label: maker
content: Wilson Sporting Goods Company
label: maker
content: Horace Partridge
notes: label: Description
content: During his thirteen seasons with the Boston Celtics, Bob Cousy (b. 1928) played in thirteen consecutive All-Star Games and earned two All–Star MVP awards, The <i>Houdini of the Hardwood</i> introduced quick and flamboyant ball-handling skills previously unseen in professional basketball. His ambidexterity launched the playing style that made him one of basketball's first superstars. Making the game fun to watch, <i>The Cooz</i> built an avid audience for the struggling National Basketball Association.
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
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Robert J. Cousy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.1072.01
label: accession number
content: 1979.1072
label: catalog number
content: 1979.1072.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: basketball jersey
label: Object Name
content: jersey
label: Object Name
content: basketball jersey
label: Object Name
content: jersey, basketball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 1/2 in x 20 in; 77.47 cm x 50.8 cm