Name/Title
Basketball UniformEntry/Object ID
2024.16.53a-bDescription
Green and white basketball uniform. The green tank top (a) has two white stripes down each side of the jersey and "Austine" in stylized lettering in an arc across the chest. The number "12" is stitched below the school name in white block numbers. A larger number 12 is stitched in white on the back.
The shorts (b) are the same shade of green as the top with a jersey waistband and matching pair of white vertical strips down the sides of the legs.
Daryl Wetzel wore the number 12 jersey throughout his basketball career at Austine, including when he earned his place in the 1,000 points club in January of 1978 during his junior year.Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
12 was the number of Daryl Wetzel who was a graduate of the Austine School for the Deaf in 1979 was inducted into the 1,000 points club in his junior year in Spring, 1978. (see photo in archives) He continued to play ay Gallaudet University and enjoyed a career with the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) and with the USADB (United States American Deaf Basketball). In 2003 Wetzel was inducted as the first ever deaf male player in the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (R.I.).Acquisition
Accession
2024.16Source or Donor
Austine School for the DeafAcquisition Method
TransferClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Dimensions
Dimension Description
ShirtWidth
16 inLength
27 inDimension Description
ShortsWidth
20 inLength
14 in