Jersey

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Jersey

Entry/Object ID

2024.16.54

Description

White and green sleeveless jersey with white background and green striping. In the center bearing inscription: "Arrows" in green fabric with green topstitching and the number "12" in same green fabric with green topstitching. Back has another "12" in same green fabric with green topstitching. Unlined interior with tag saying: "Champion (within logo blue, white and red) SMALL (in red) 100% NYLON FOR CARE SEE REVERSE (on Verso of tag) CHAMPION PRODUCTS INC ROCHESTER N.Y. MACHINE WASH TUMBLE DRY LOW TEMPS MILD DETERGENT AVOID CHLORINE BLEACH DO NOT IRON DESIGN RH 26094 MADE IN USA" all in light blue. Worn by Daryl Wetzel Austine alumnus class of 1979 who in 1978 won the 1,000 points for the basketball team.

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

2024.16

Source or Donor

Austine School for the Deaf

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shirt

Clothing Sex

Male

Size

Small

Textile Details

Fabric

Nylon

Color

White, Green

Notes

All base material of the jersey is a white nylon (this also lines the neckline and the sleeve lines). All seams and hems in white thread while securing in green thread decorations in same fabric as white but in green. Fabric is semi-stretchy for athletic wear.

Dimensions

Width

15-1/2 in

Length

26-7/8 in