Jacket
Object number2012.117.2
Manufacturer
Butwin Sportswear Company
Date1962
Mediumwool; leather; silk; cotton
Credit LineGift of Clement J. Blazewick
DescriptionGreen wool letterman jacket with white leather sleeves; leather accented pockets. Knitted green and yellow striped collar, sleeve cuffs, and bottom hem. Seven yellow metal snap buttons down chest. Yellow knitted patch in shape of basketball with green text. Silk liner.Dimensions26.5 x 19 x 23.625 in. (67.3 x 48.3 x 60 cm)InscriptionsYellow knitted patch in shape of basketball with green text "ST. CASIMIR / SEC. 1 / CHAMPS".
MarksTag inside collar has text "42 / DRY / CLEAN." and label on inner proper left front has text "The Jacket for Champions / TAILORED / by / BUTWIN [ to the left, with image of a walking man] / THE CHAMPION OF JACKETS".
Historical NotesDonor Clement J. Blazewick wore this basketball jacket from St. Casimir High School his Senior year. Clement J. Blazewick graduated from St. Casimir High School and played basketball for the team in 1962 when they won the Section I title. St. Casimir Church was the first Lithuanian parish in the City of Pittsburgh. The church and school were at 22nd and Sarah Street in the South Side and are now apartments and condominiums. The basketball team started in the early 1940s and obtained three Pennsylvania Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association state championships in 1945, 1946, and 1956. The school was closed in 1969. The donor is part of the St. Casimir Alumni Association in the South Hills.
Previous owner
Clement J. Blazewick
Related institution
Saint Casimir High School
On View
Not on view
c. 1950
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