Baseball card for Willie Mays. The card includes a color portrait of Mays on the front, in a NY Giants uniform, with the NY Giants logo and his signature. The back of the card features a short biography and Mays' batting and fielding averages.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.120.2
Black and white baseball card of Martín Dihigo of the baseball team Caramelo. The front of the card features Dihigo wearing a baseball jersey top and cap. In the lower left corner is a small circle with a number centered within [65]. On the reverse is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.183.2
An official 1992 World Series baseball. The baseball is a white hide with red stitching. Red type on the baseball reads: [Rawlings] and [OFFICIAL BALL / 1992 WORLD SERIES / Francis T. Vincent, Jr / COMMISSIONER]. The 1992 World Series logo is also printed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.50
Memphis Red Sox baseball jersey worn by Neil Robinson during the 1940s. The game-worn, baseball jersey is made from light gray and white wool woven fabric. It is short-sleeved with a round neckline. There is blue piping stitched over red ribbon that…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.206.2.2
A white leather with red stitching Spalding® Official National League baseball signed by members of the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers: Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Billy Cox, Bobby Morgan, George Shuba, Wayne Belardi, Don Thompson, Rube Walker, Bill Antonello,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.62.2
A white leather and red stitched MacGregor New York Giants logo baseball signed by members of the 1954 World Series Champion New York Giants baseball team.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.62.3
An official Negro American League Baseball (2013.135.1a) in a Wilson box (2013.135.1b). The baseball is white with red lacing. Stamped in black ink is: [Negro American League / Wilson / Made in the U. S. A. / T] and [A1010 / W 150CC / CUSHIONED CORK…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.135.1ab
This gray short-sleeved, V-neck jersey for the NBA Brooklyn Nets was worn by Jason Collins and signed by his teammates from the 2013-2014 roster. The jersey is made from silvery grey polyester with perforated patterns for breathability throughout the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.65.1
Dark blue elasticized short sleeve shirt on which yellow lettering has been sewn reading [WAYNE / 14]. Bands of gold and blue run down both shoulders from neck to end of sleeves. Gold and blue trim around sleeve openings. On reverse, gold [14] sewn on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.140.1.1
A Chicago Hustle home jersey owned by Elizabeth Galloway McQuitter. The jersey is white with red and light blue stripes along the seams and and a white collar. The front has light blue appliqué letters with a red border on the front reading [Hustle / 31].…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.17.1
A pair of Chicago Hustle shorts owned by Elizabeth Galloway McQuitter. The shorts are white with red and blue stripes along the seams and hem. The shorts have an elastic waistband. The Chicago Hustle logo is on the front of the left leg. The logo depicts a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.17.2
A basketball (2017.29.4a) and its wooden base (2017.29.4b) signed by Lusia Harris and other members of the 1976 United States Women's Olympic basketball team. The Rawlings ball (a) is half red synthetic leather and a half white smooth surface. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.29.4ab
A Spalding basketball signed by Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson, co-captains of the U.S. "Dream Team" that won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.44.2
An ABA game-used red, white and blue basketball manufactured by Rawlings. On one of the white sections is printed in black [AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION / ABA / Jack Dolph COMMISSIONER]. On the red section above is printed [Rawlings / RSS / Official].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.194.1
Denkert basketball, model BB77. The ball is light brown in color, has six panels with stitched ribs, and rawhide dark laces threaded through eighteen (18) holes at the top of the ball. The laces and top seam are outlined in stiches made with light-colored…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.199
Crystal vase/urn-shaped trophy (2015.149a) with metal plaque adhered to side. Plaque has image of a jaguar and a tiger biting a football, with black type that reads, [BAYOU CLASSIC/SINCE/1974/GRAMBLING SOUTHERN]. Crystal trophy sits on a square base…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.149
Brandon Jared Collymore (born August 5, 1999), better known by his YouTube name BDE (short for Brandon Does Everything), is an American professional wrestler, YouTuber, and online streamer. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He also…
Matt Jewel (August 31, 1935 – April 7, 1996) was an American professional wrestler who became popular in the 1960s. Despite racial tension in the United States, he became wildly popular as a babyface in Alabama. During his career he teamed with Len Rossi…
Edward M. Wright (January 13, 1932 – August 28, 1982) better known by his ring name "Bearcat" Wright was an American professional wrestler who became popular in the late 1950s and 1960s. Despite racial tension in the United States, he became wildly popular…
Beau Jack (born Sidney Walker; April 1, 1921 – February 9, 2000) was an American lightweight boxer and two-time world lightweight champion in the 1940s. One of the most popular fighters during the War Years, he headlined at Madison Square Garden on 21…
Beauregard Fitzhugh Moseley (1868 - December 1, 1919) was an African-American lawyer, mayor, community leader, baseball team co-founder and executive in Chicago. He and Robert R. Jackson founded the Leland Giants. He was born 1868 in Lincolnton, Georgia…
Rebecca "Becky" Lauren Downie (born 24 January 1992) is a British artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008, 2016, and 2024 Summer Olympics. She is a double European champion (2014 and 2016) and 2014 Commonwealth Games champion on the uneven bars as well…
Rebecca "Becky" Leigh Spencer (born 22 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Jamaica national team. Born in England, Spencer represented England at Under-19 and Under-20 levels…
