Basketball
Object number2013.54.4
Manufacturer
Wilson Sporting Goods Company
Date1975
OriginUnited States of America
MediumLeather; Paint
Credit LineGift of Ray Outlaw
DescriptionStandard Wilson brand basketball. White inscription provides game information, date, school names, and score.Dimensions29 in. (73.7 cm)InscriptionsWhite inscription reads, "CITY CHAMPIONS / 1975 / FIFTH AVE. 59 / ALLEGHENY 55".
Marks"Wilson / Jet / Official / B1200 / CAST / BILT".
"INFLATE / 7 TO 9 LBS / MADE IN USA / OS".
Historical NotesPart of a collection from Fifth Avenue High School. Donor Ray Outlaw played basketball and football for Fifth Avenue High School from 1958 to 1964, he grew up four blocks from the school. He opened a barber shop called Ray Outlaw's Barber Shop at 1819 Fifth Avenue; it was open from 1970 until 1986. The last principal at Fifth Avenue gave Outlaw the donated items when the school closed in 1976.
Related institution
Allegheny High School
Related institution
Fifth Avenue High School
Previous owner
Ray Outlaw
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