Commemorative
Object number2012.105.1
Date2001
MediumCotton; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Adhesive tape; Foamcore
Credit LineGift of Robert Gallagher
DescriptionCommemorative consisting of a cross-stitched piece and an autographed color photograph of four players on a women's basketball team. Mounted in blue mat with red inset borders.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 20 x 18 x 0.313 in. (50.8 x 45.7 x 0.8 cm)InscriptionsCross-stitched: "UCONN" ("O" is a basketball with "32" center).
Black ink autographs on each of the players.
Historical NotesSwin Cash is a retired professional basketball player who grew up in Harrison Village. Upon her retirement from the WNBA, Cash ranked 14th in league history, won three WNBA championships and two Olympic gold medals. Cash has established a foundation called Cash for Kids and was on the panel of the first all-female sports talk show by CBS called “We Need to Talk.” As of 2012, Cash was in the Liberty Organization where she is part of the team’s front office.
Related person
Swintayla Marie Cash Canal
(born 1979)
Related institution
University of Connecticut
On View
Not on view
1955-1956
1951-1952
2018
1963-1964