1976 Caldwell Jones NBA Topps Card Philadelphia 76ers #112 Rockets Bulls

Description: This 1976 Caldwell Jones Topps Trading Card #112 is the exact item you will recieve and has been certified Authentic by REM Fine Collectibles. Caldwell Jones was drafted out of Albany State College by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 14th pick in the 1973 NBA draft. He played three seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most extensively with the 76ers. Jones led the ABA in blocked shots in the 1973–74 season, and played in the 1975 ABA All-Star Game. He shares (with Julius Keye) the ABA's all-time record for blocked shots in a game with 12. Jones' brothers, Charles, Wil and Major all played at Albany State and in the NBA. The most prominent of the foursome, Caldwell was best known as the least flamboyant member of the high-powered 76ers teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Playing alongside Julius Erving and company, Jones did not need to score much with Philadelphia, so he concentrated on rebounding, shotblocking, and defense. A lanky yet strong 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) pivotman, his hustle, board work, and defense kept him in professional basketball for 17 years. Jones played his final season at the age of 39, then the fifth-oldest NBA player ever. He finished with 10,241 points (in the NBA and ABA), but it had taken him 1,299 games to rack them up. No other player who scored 10,000 points had ever needed more than 1,200 games to do so. The 1976 Topps set consists of 144 cards, each 3-1/8” by 5-1/4” – a size increase met with approval by the collecting community, as it lent itself to more appealing photo quality. Card fronts feature a large color photograph with the team name vertically situated along the left border; the player’s identity and position are noted along the bottom. Card backs bear statistical and biographical information. This set is anchored by Hall of Famers Julius Erving (#1), Bill Bradley (#43), Bill Walton (#57), Pete Maravich (#60), George Gervin (#68) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (#100), as well as by the rookie card of Hall of Famer David Thompson (#110). Erving’s card is among the most coveted in the set, as centering issues have led to only a few “perfect” examples.

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