Doak took the idea to Rawlings, which manufactured it and made it a best-seller for more than 25 years.
#RAWLINGS ROCKET GOLF BALL PROFESSIONAL#
Louis Cardinals with team uniforms in 1906, and first provided baseballs to a professional league in 1907.īill Doak, a Cardinals pitcher, designed the first modern baseball glove in 1919, when he separated the thumb and forefinger with a few strands of rawhide to form a deep pocket. introduced the first shoulder pads for football players in 1902, a fiber-and-felt model it named, for an executive, "Whitley's Armor Clothing." It designed the first all-weather football, began outfitting baseball's St. Its first catalogue characterized the company as "Dealers in Fishing Tackle, Guns, Baseball, Football, Golf, Polo, Tennis, Athletic and General Sporting Goods." The store soon went up in flames, so the Rawlings brothers got into manufacturing in 1898 in partnership with Charles W. The company was founded in 1887 by George and Alfred Rawlings, brothers who opened a small store in St. The company also owned four factory outlet stores stocked with its own products and those of other parties. Rawlings' own manufactured products accounted for about one-quarter of its net revenues in fiscal 1997. The company also was, in 1997, manufacturing and distributing hockey equipment, volleyballs, and soccer balls, and various sports accessories, and licensing its name for numerous products, including golf equipment, athletic shoes, activewear apparel, socks, and sports drinks. is a leading supplier of baseball, basketball, and football equipment and team uniforms in North America and, through a licensee, of baseball equipment and uniforms in Japan. Rawlings' "The Mark of the Pro" represents our commitment to customer satisfaction for all ages and levels of play.
To produce high quality, innovative products that enhance the performance of athletes around the world. SICs: 3949 Sporting Athletic Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified 5091 Sporting & Recreational Goods & Supplies 5941 Sporting Goods Stores & Bicycle Stores
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