One of the matches comes from 12/2/1975, in which during this game against the Spirits of St. Louis, Gilmore recorded: 25 points, 18 boards and 4 assists. Artis Gilmore began his professional career with the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA for the 1971-72 season. He was so immediately dominant that he earned the rare distinction of being selected both the Rookie of the Year award and the league MVP award for his first season. The capstone of his time in the ABA was leading the 1974-75 Kentucky Colonels to the 1975 ABA championship and being named the ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player. Hall of Fame, Class of 2011. On the front right tail of this white mesh jersey, is the Rawlings size: 42 label, with a flag tag attached: 6” LONGER. Team name (colonels) across the chest, player number (53) below that and on the back, and player name (Gilmore) across the back - all done in blue on red tackle twill. This jersey is properly tagged, presented to us as game-used and in our opinion shows outstanding wear. Accompanied by letters from MEARS, grading A10, as well as Resolution & SIA confirming the match.