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Earvin "Magic" Johnson

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Order Number	00048963
Title	Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Photographer	Ruebsamen, James.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box Basketball
Date	1984
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Notes	Used in the Exhibit: Play by Play - A Century of L.A. Sports Photography, 1899-1989.
Description	When Earvin "Magic" Johnson arrived in Los Angeles in 1979, he had won at every level: his high school team took the state championship and his Michgan State team the NCAA title. With his irrepressible grin and no-look passes, he transformed the Lakers into instant, perennial winners: the Lakers took five NBA crowns with Johnson at point, before he retired in 1991 after being diagnosed with HIV. Photograph dated May 12, 1985.
Subject	Johnson, Earvin,--1959- Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team). Basketball--United States. Basketball players--United States. Basketball teams--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection