The precarious state of the league and its components is evident in the fact that the Pittsburgh Pipers, champions of the first ABA season of 1967-68, pulled up stakes to take residence at Minneapolis' Bloomington's Met Center, left vacant when the Minnesota Muskies headed south to become the Miami Floridians. The experiment proved no more successful than their predecessors' however, and the Pipers returned to Pittsburgh for the 1969-70 season. While any uniform article deriving from the American Basketball Association could accurately be characterized as "rare," the single year of Minnesota residence for the Pipers makes the presented garment one of the toughest of that thin supply. Inside the interior button path of this flamboyant baby blue fleece, is the Rawlings size 46 label, a wash label, and a blank white swatch. Pipers logo patch on the left breast and ‘ABA CHAMPIONS 1967 1968’ logo patch on the right breast. Player number (15) is done in orange tackle twill on the left sleeve. Team name (PITTSBURGH PIPERS) is done across the back, in orange on white tackle twill. This warmup is properly tagged, presented to us as player-worn and in our opinion shows appropriate wear. Accompanied by a HERITAGE COA.