1976 Walt Frazier Topps NBA Card #64 New York Knicks HOF MVP So. Illinois U.

Description: This 1976 Walt Frazier Topps Trading Card #64 is the exact item you will receive and has been certified Authentic by REM Fine Collectibles. Walter "Clyde" Frazier Jr. (born March 29, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As their floor general and top perimeter defender, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two championships (1970 and 1973), and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Upon his retirement from basketball, Frazier went into broadcasting; he is currently a color commentator for telecasts of Knicks games on the MSG Network. In 1996, Frazier was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team. In October 2021, Frazier was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Since the late 1960s, Frazier has been known for being a fashion icon, and was one of the first major pro athletes to be acclaimed as such. The website Clyde So Fly catalogs and grades every suit he wears while broadcasting New York Knicks games on the MSG Network. Frazier has a line of Puma sneakers named after him. The first Puma Clyde was released in 1973. Until that time, the Converse Chuck Taylor, launched in 1917, was the only basketball sneaker bearing a player's name. Frazier, then, is the first modern NBA star to have his own line of sneakers. The promotional material references Frazier's "signature colorful style". Frazier's loquacious, rhyming broadcast commentary has become part and parcel of his image. His phrase "posting and toasting" — a description of player moving close to the basket and scoring over a rival — inspired the name of the popular Knicks blog, postingandtoasting.com. And his phrase for playing tough defense, "tenacious D," provided the name for actor Jack Black's humorous musical duo Tenacious D. 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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