Name/Title
JerseyEntry/Object ID
2024.16.54Description
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
2024.16Source or Donor
Austine School for the DeafAcquisition Method
TransferClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
ShirtClothing Sex
MaleSize
SmallTextile Details
Fabric
NylonColor
White, GreenNotes
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 inLength
26-7/8 in