Basketball
Object number2013.54.8
Manufacturer
Spalding
Date1964
MediumLeather; Paint
Credit LineGift of Ray Outlaw
DescriptionStandard Spalding brand basketball. White inscription has game information. Also included are a list of players' names written in black ink.Dimensions29 in. (73.7 cm)InscriptionsWhite inscription reads, "CITY / CHAMPIONSHIP / 1964 / FIFTH AVENUE 61 / SOUTH HILLS 52".
Also included are a list of players' names written in black ink "R. OUTLAW {Co. Captains} / + / E. LAMAR / R. JONES R. FLEMING G. HOWARD J. MORRIS / K. REYNOLDS R. MATHIS R. SIMPSON W. MATTHEWS / W. PORTER".
Marks"SPALDING / Official / TOP-FLITE / 100 / CAST / BILT / 2,176,128 / PAT. 2,116,479 / 2,182,852".
"MOISTEN NEEDLE / INFLATE 7 TO 9 LBS."
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
Fifth Avenue High School
Previous owner
Ray Outlaw
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c. 1989