Vintage Baseball Glove Forum

I was thinking about all of the endorsed gloves that have surfaced over the years and some of the ones that are cataloged as being made but haven't surfaced. That got me thinking about which players never had endorsement deals but you wish they would because you'd want one of their gloves in your collection.

As I thought about all of the famous baseball names, especially early players, there were quite a few that came to mind that would be valuable commodities and neat to own as well (Cap Anson, Mordecai Brown among others). However, I think if I could choose one player, it would be Jim Thorpe. He is noted as one of the finest athletes of the 20th century and I think it be really cool to have a glove endorsed by him.

What do you guys think? What player(s), who's endorsemed glove has never surfaced, would you like to have in your collection? It can be for any reason - monetary, sentimental, etc.

One word... Lajoie.

Josh Gibson

Another negro league ballplayer..Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe
My family (wife and daughter at the time) had breakfast with him at a hotel outside of Chantilly in Vinginia. He made our breakfast unforgettable that morning. Later that night he held "court" in the hotel lobby from 11 pm till 2 or 3 in the morning. Six or seven other negro league players sat with him telling stories....one of those times you wish you had a video recorder to set up and let it record for the entire night.

I have always thought there should be an Arky Vaughn glove.

Josh Gibson .... Good call!!!

Modern era ... Will Clark first base mitt. Didn't he use an Easton?

Those are all good calls - LaJoie would be a great one, so would Josh Gibson.