Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.
Basketball Autographed by the Old Dominion Monarchs Women's Basketball Team
Artifact ID1985.00615.01
Object Type
Basketball
Maker
Spalding
(American sports equipment manufacturer, founded 1876, Bowling Green, KY)
Date
1985
Medium
Leather, Rubber, Paint, Ink
Dimensions9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Physical DescriptionAn orange Spalding NBA game basketball autographed by the 1984-1985 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs women's basketball team. The basketball has a blue with white outline painted text stating, "ODU Lady Monarchs" in one section and "1985 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS" in the section below it. One section is engraved "Official SPALDING Top Flite 100" in black, followed by "OFFICIAL FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS" in black with NCAA inside a circle. The autographs in marker include Dawn Cullen, Alphelia Jenkins, Adrienne Goodson, Tracy Claxton, Donna Harrington, Lisa Blair, and Marianne Stanley.Historical NoteBasketball autographed by the Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team, who were the 1984-1985 NCAA National Champions. It was presented during a photo op at the White House in the Roosevelt Room May 15, 1985. President Reagan wrote in his diary, "Admin. time: Met the N.C.A.A. Basketball champs (girls) from Old Dominion." Old Dominion was down 11 points in the first half, but came back to win 70-65. Their coach, Marianne Stanley, said she hoped the ball would bring President Reagan luck when starting the second half of his administration.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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