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Handball

Object number2017.115.1

Date1989-2017

MediumRubber(?); Synthetic material (?)

Credit LineGift of David Fink

DescriptionBlue handball. Rubber or synthetic material. Solid spherical blue ball. One seam around center. Faint yellow logo and text on one side.DimensionsDiameter: 1.875 in. (4.8 cm)
InscriptionsFaint yellow text on one side "[logo] / WPH / [illegible]".
Historical NotesPart of a collection from champion handball player David Fink. Fink grew up in the Fox Chapel area and attended Shady Side Academy, graduating in 1996. His father introduced him to the sport, and he played at the Squirrel Hill Jewish Community Center (JCC) from 1989 to 1993 before turning pro in 1995 at the age of 17. In 2017 he was #1 in the World Pro Handball Ranking, and he was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.

Previous owner David Fink

Related institution World Players of Handball

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