1965 Tokio 1964 Innsbruck

Country of origin: Spain
Size: 3-1/8" x 2-3/8"

The images and info for this set have been shared with us from the collection of Retro Baloncesto. This album was published in 1965 by Crosal (Barcelona). It was a set of 193 cards that all featured athletes and games of the 1964 Olympics in Japan. There is one basketball card, number 124, showing a match between the USA vs Russia. The American player featured is George Wilson, this is the first card he was ever featured on. After winning a Gold medal, George went on to play in the NBA from 1964 to 1971.

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