Basketball Autographed by Larry O'Brien
Artifact ID1983.40363.01
Object Type
Basketball
Gifter
Lawrence Francis O'Brien Jr.
Maker
Wilson Sporting Goods
(American sports equipment manufacturer founded 1913, Chicago, IL)
Date
1983
Medium
Leather, Rubber
Dimensions9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Physical DescriptionAn orange Wilson NBA basketball autographed by Lawrence F. O'Brien, the NBA commissioner. Two sections are engraved with the word "Wilson NBA" on the opposite side. Below one is the NBA logo and "Made in the U.S.A. Selected Grain Leather INFLATE 7-9 LBS." Below the other is engraved "Official Game Ball EXCLUSIVELY ENDORSED BY National Basketball Association Lawrence F. O'Brien, COMMISSIONER" in black. On an empty section is autographed "To the President / Larry O'Brien" in ink.Historical NoteThe basketball was probably given when NBA Commissioner Lawrence F. O'Brien appeared at a Briefing for Sports Associations on the President's campaign against Drug Abuse on December 16, 1982.
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 - Partly
Use Restriction NoteNBA Logo © NBA Properties, Inc.
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