Gorgeous 9x12 tribute to the NBA's first great franchise, published in 1950 on the heels of the Minneapolis Lakers' third straight league championship.
Included in 28-page glossy yearbook are individual and team photos, stats, and history of the 1948-49-50 championship teams, as well as profiles of Hall-of-Famers George Mikan, Vern Mikkelsen, Jim Pollard, Slater Martin, & future NFL Hall-of-Famer Bud Grant.
Yearbook is in like new, EX plus condition with small spine splitting at the bottom of the cover. All pages intact and no writing except for the signed page by deceased HOF’er - Vern Mikkelsen which is a vintage 1950’s signature.
About Mikkelsen (from the HOF website)
One of the game's first true power forwards at both the college and professional level, Vern Mikkelsen grabbed rebounds and scored points in the paint with ease. At 6-foot-7, 230 pounds, the congenial Mikkelsen was an intense rebounder on the court who ferociously defended and guarded the era's top forwards. At Hamline University he was an All-America and led the school to the 1949 NAIA Championship. That same year, he turned pro and began his ten-year residency with the Minneapolis Lakers. Teams were so outmatched by Mikkelsen's strength, size, and technique that they would use stalling tactics to keep the ball away from the Lakers' dominating frontcourt player and teammates. One of the league's strongest players, Mikkelsen played in 699 of 704 games and used his sturdy frame to become only the sixth player in NBA history to score more than 10,000 points
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