ARTIS GILMORE - 1983 Sports Illustrated SI poster NBA 24 x 36(San Antonio Spurs)

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ARTIS GILMORE - San Antonio Spurs
. Excellent/Near Mint condition, very rare 1983 Sports Illustrated poster. 24 x 36 poster in Great condition. Very rare from that era, especially in this VERY GOOD + condition. Never displayed, put away in poster tubes nearly 40 years ago! Clean, with no pin holes. Edges nice too. Tiny crinkle on two ends but thats only thing that keeps it from pure NRMT condition. Beautiful vibrant colors, never hung or displayed. Only I have handled this item (original owner). Glare in photo #1 is flash from my camera. AWESOME poster from early 1980s...Only existing Gilmore SI poster. Very rare and more so in this particular impossible-to-find rare 1983 one in this high-level condiiton.
Great shot of Gilmore playing on the road at the Omni Arena in Atlanta vs the Hawks. Gilmore was one of most consistent, yet under-rated big men in the NBA in the 1970s and 1980s. Nicknamed "The A-Train", the 7'2 Gilmore played in 670 consecutive games. From my own personal collection.
Personal information
Born
September 21, 1949
(age 71)
Chipley, Florida
Nationality
American
Listed height
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight
240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school
Carver
(
Dothan, Alabama
)
College
Gardner–Webb
(1967–1969)
Jacksonville
(1969–1971)
NBA draft
1971
/ Round: 7 / Pick: 117th overall
Selected by the
Chicago Bulls
Playing career
1971–1989
Position
Center
Number
53
Career history
1971
–
1976
Kentucky Colonels
1976
–
1982
Chicago Bulls
1982
–
1987
San Antonio Spurs
1987
Chicago Bulls
1988
Boston Celtics
1988–1989
Arimo Bologna
Career highlights and awards
ABA champion
(
1975
)
ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player
(
1975
)
ABA Most Valuable Player
(
1972
)
6×
NBA All-Star
(
1978
,
1979
,
1981
–
1983
,
1986
)
5× ABA All-Star (
1972
–
1976
)
ABA All-Star Game MVP (
1974
)
5×
All-ABA First Team
(1972–
1976
)
4×
ABA All-Defensive First Team
(
1973
–1976)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team
(
1978
)
ABA Rookie of the Year
(1972)
ABA All-Rookie First Team
(1972)
ABA All-Time Team
Consensus first-team
All-American
(
1971
)
Second-team All-American –
AP
,
NABC
,
UPI
(
1970
)
2×
NCAA rebounding leader
(1970, 1971)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points
24,941 (18.8 ppg)
Rebounds
16,330 (12.3 rpg)
Blocks
3,178 (2.4 bpg)
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