Colonels Exhibition Hall - Card Cyber Museum

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Colonels Card of the Day

Dan Issel

The ABA's Rookie of the Year for 1970-71, Dan led the ABA in scoring and in scoring average. He was the most highly acclaimed rookie in the history of Kentucky's ABA franchise. A consensus All-American at U. of Kentucky, he earned that distinction by setting 23 school and Southeastern Conference records, becoming the leading scorer in Kentucky history in the process.

1971 Topps Set (Basketball) (1971)

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Louie Dampier

Chuck Williams

Wilbert Jones

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• Factoid: Dan Issel played Center for the celebrated Colonels.

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Daily Position Focus: Center

Artis Gilmore

Dan Issel

Artis Gilmore

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Colonels
Coffee Talk
Name that player!

Louie has played his best basketball in playoffs. Had 18 assists in one playoff game & 179 for entire series in 1970-71. Has played 16,075 minutes in ABA, more than any other player in the history of the league.

Who is it?

On court, Cincy's unorthodox style deceives the defender. When he fakes it's an exaggerated up-and-down motion, he shoots his jumpers on the way down and gets them away with great frequency as avg. shows. Traded to Utah Stars - Aug. 16, 1972.

Who is it?

Dan enjoyed one of the most fantastic rookie seasons in pro basketball history. Led ABA with scoring average of 29.9 per game, was selected as loop's Rookie of Year along with Charlie Scott and broke 27 Kentucky & 10 league marks in his first season.

Who is it?

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Rookie Cards

Louie Dampier

Artis Gilmore

Mike Gale

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Card Type Alcove

Dan Issel, Louie Dampier, Artis GIlmore

Team Stars

All-Star (5)

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Positions, Positions, & more Positions!

Most Common Positions for the Colonels

Forward (18)

Guard (17)

Center (6)

N/A (3)

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Card Sets

Here is a selection of card sets featuring players from this team. The number of players included from the team is also shown.

1975 Topps Set (Basketball) (11)

1974 Topps Set (Basketball) (9)

1972 Topps Set (Basketball) (9)

1971 Topps Set (Basketball) (7)

1973 Topps Set (Basketball) (8)

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Back to the Front! Colonels card back du jour...

Artis Gilmore

Artis was named ABA's MVP and All-ABA center in rookie campaign last season. Artis was league's leading rebounder, blocked 412 shots & led ABA in 2-point field goal shooting. Broke ABA record, hitting 806 of 1,348 attempts for .598 mark, bettering Zelmo Beaty's record of .555.

Artis has a standing reach of 9 feet, 7 inches.

1972 Topps Set (Basketball) (1972)

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Colonels
Total Card Count

44

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Did You Know?

You can browse all the available Colonels cards in the Colonels Team Gallery