1964 autographed Topps baseball card of a basketball player, Dave DeBusschere. DeBusschere pitched 2 seasons for the Chicago White Sox, 1962 and ’63, while also playing pro basketball for the Detroit Pistons. After the ’63 season he turned to pro basketball full time, and in 1964 even served as the Pistons’ player/coach for a short time, becoming the youngest coach in NBA history. His career blossomed when he was traded to the New York Knicks in 1968, as he became a key member of the Knicks’ championship teams of 1970 and 1973. DeBusschere was an eight time NBA All Star, voted to the league’s 50th Anniversary All Time team, and was inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. DeBusschere died of a heart attack at age 62 in 2003.
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