This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/5/2007.
A genial giant of a man, Top 50 player Nate Thurmond was one of the all-time great NBA centers, with a rugged, in-your-face style of play that frequently intimidated even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain. The Hall of Famer played 14 professional seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, posting career averages of 15.0 points and 15.0 rebounds per game. Among the all-time NBA leaders in career rebounds and rebounding average, Thurmond was selected to play in seven NBA All-Star Games and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First or Second Team five times. He still holds the NBA record for most rebounds in a quarter with 18, and he owns the distinction of being the first player ever to record a quadruple-double. On the inside front tail is the "Gerry Cosby" manufacturers tag. Adjacent are additional manufacturers tags with jersey size "44" and year of manufacture, "67" on them. Across the front is "WEST" in blue tackle twill with white stitching. On the front and back is the player number "42" in the same tackle twill. Above on the back is the player name "THURMOND" in blue tackle twill with white stitching. The game was played in February of 1968 at MSG. This is a game jersey and appears to have no alterations of any kind. Nate told us he was injured for this particular game and that he wore this jersey on the bench.