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Coach Lenny Wilkens on first day of Sonics practice, Seattle, September 1984
Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.27.01
Date:1984
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Lenny Wilkens, Seattle, May 1983
Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.28.01
Date:1983
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Lenny Wilkens after being named Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Sports Star of 1978, Seattle, January 9, 1979
Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.28.02
Date:1979
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UW Naval Training Station boxing team, Seattle, July 20, 1918
With the United States engaged in World War I in 1917 and 1918, training in boxing was seen as important both to prepare troops for combat and to boost morale and provide entertainment at stateside military camps and stations. The Army made boxing a regular training exercise while the Navy emphasized boxing as entertainment. In this image members of the…
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.08
Date:1918
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Crowd at victory parade for NBA Champions the Seattle SuperSonics, June 4, 1979
This photograph of the victory parade for the Seattle SuperSonics, taken by staff photographer Bob Miller, appeared on the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on June 5, 1979.The parade on June 4, 1979, was given in honor of the Sonics victory over the Washington Bullets on June 1, 1979 in game 5 of the NBA Championship. An estimated 300,000…
ID Number:2000.107.240.01.01
Date:1979
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Lenny Wilkens playing in Sonics game against Golden State Warriors, December 10, 1971
Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.240.01.02
Date:1971
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Sonics victory parade after winning NBA championship, Seattle June 4, 1979
On June 4, 1979, Seattle honored the SuperSonics victory in the NBA championship with a celebratory 16-block parade from the Kingdome to University Plaza. An estimated 300,000 spectators lined the parade route, with some perched precariously on roofs, window ledges, and street signs to see the cars bearing NBA Hall of Fame coach Lenny Wilkens and the Sonics players, including…
ID Number:2000.107.240.02.01
Date:1979
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Boxers Harry Matthews and Don Cockell in ring after fight, Seattle, July 30, 1954
On July 30, 1954, Seattle boxer Harry "Kid" Matthews (1922-2003) lost by technical knockout to English fighter Donald John "Don" Cockell (1928-1983) in a bout held at Sick's stadium. In this photo, Matthews congratulates Cockell, while his coach, renowned boxing manager John C. "Deacon" Jack Hurley (1897-1972), speaks to someone outside the ring. Caption information derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.245.01.06
Date:1954
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Eddie Cotton at award banquet, Seattle, December 28, 1966
This photo shows boxer Eddie Cotton (1926-1990) at a banquet sponsored by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, shortly after P-I Sports Editor Royal Brougham announced that Cotton had been voted Man of the Year in Sports for 1966. In his 20 years in the ring as a light-heavyweight (1947-1967), Cotton had 83 bouts, winning 34 by knockout and 24 by decision. Cotton…
ID Number:2000.107.245.03.01
Date:1966
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Samoan cricket players practicing at Genesee Playfield, Seattle, August 1986
The Seattle Samoan Cricket League formed in 1986, organizing games at the Genesee Field in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood. Samoan cricket, or kirikiti, reflects the value of community to the Samoan people, a way to connect with their culture and with one another. Games are attended by extended families, who gather to sing, eat, dance, and cheer for the players…
ID Number:2000.107.245.05.01
Date:1986