Nokona American Legend Series: AL-1275
Features
12.75 Inch Pattern
Break-In Required
Traditional Open Back
Professional H-Web
Sandstone Leather Provides a Firm Feel With Great Structure
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Outfielder Glove
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 4 Customer Reviews
BTREB
Pros: Nokona is the best. Love the American made leather.
Cons: None.
Anonymous
Pros: Easy to break in.
Cons: Gotta move the finger pockets a lot to adjust comfort.
Jeff.Cooper
Pros: I purchased this glove because of the Nokona name; the design of the webbing; and because it is American-made. This glove is very well made. "Out of the box", it is light in weight but very sturdy, so be prepared to put in the proper work to break in the glove. I am particular in regards to the form of my gloves, so I was pleased that my Nokona fell in line - with some work, of course. I think that it is important to mention that I used Nokona NLT glove conditioner during the break in process.
Cons: The glove did not improve my batting stats.
TJ MONEY
Pros: Soft, sturdy, high quality leather that takes some time to work in. Very light weight and comfortable - it looks sharp too.
Cons:
Questions and Answers
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Will there be a left handed throw version of this glove coming out? Christian
Does this glove come in black? Ryan
Is this or the Nokona Walnut series better? Will you be able to feel the ball good with this glove? beast
What is the lightest glove series among Nokona series? Juyub
Would you recommend this glove for slow pitch softball? And if so, would it be more suited for infield or outfield play? Jimbo
Do the legend gloves have a pinky loop? perry
What's the difference between this American Legend Series (12.75") and the Legend Pro Series (12.75")? BFitz
Is this glove a fastpitch or baseball glove? lv
About the Brand
Joe Phillips writes about his visit to Nokona. It was like sitting in at the plantation party in Gone with the Wind or maybe gazing from the grandstand at the “Field of Dreams” while the Black Sox players tried to work out their idled muscle kinks. And, I was gently reminded by the lines in that movie while I dug into a delicious plate of North Texas barbecue: “threshing crews eating at outdoor tables. It continually reminds us of what once was, like an Indian-head penny in a handful of new coins. . . You talk a good dream.” And here I was. . . graciously invited into this magical and charming “Field of Glove-Making Dreams” in former Comanche Indian land at Nocona, Texas. It was a warm August evening, basked in a golden harvest moon, while friends and the Nokona family paid its kindly southern regards to two of their own and two of America’s finest but relatively obscure glove makers, Bobby Storey and Elvin Ray “Ab” Lemons. You see, the pair had just completed fifty years of time-honored employment with Nocona Athletic Goods, the last of the all-American made ball glove company's. The occasion brought echoes of past successes and human contentment, but in Nocona today you still experience much the same American texture of yesterday and perhaps a glimpse into tomorrow as well.
The two stately gentlemen were being honored in a way that could have taken place in the same manner when they first reported for full-time work at Nokona, in 1952, or back even earlier, in 1933 when the company started making sports equipment. During a brief and informal presentation at the celebration, Nokona’s new sales manager called the two glove makers “Legends - because that’s what their ball gloves stood for, American know-how and pride taken in a best-made product.”
A man of few words but a marveled craftsman who could literally conjure a sows ear into a playable baseball mitt, Mr. Lemons got up and fondly recalled the several men he worked with through his half-century and of the training that had been passed along to him from his old bosses.
His counter part and just as talented, Bobby Storey, had filled in at just about every job at Nokona. Bobby, the son of the sporting goods founder, R.E. “Bob” Storey had most recently served as president and now chairman of the board of Nokona. Though past retirement age like Mr. Lemons, he’s now serving at one of his favorite roles, that of ball glove designer.
At a time for employment in this country when five years is considered a long tenure with the same company, Ab and Bobby are not even the first to complete a half-century journey with Nocona Athletics. The now deceased Jewell Brickey, hit that milestone in 1993, after joining the company during World War II. That’s the kind of devotion that employees forge into this glove-making outfit. A devoted and sustained tenure here is not rare. Last year the company advertising, displayed along with Storey and Lemons, three other employees who had garnered 40 years with Nokona, Warren Clary, Bud Meekins, and Melvin Weedin.“
I don’t have to tell you that the one constant through all the years has been baseball”, wrote W.P. Kinsella. And the most constant of ball glove makers has been Nokona, and the men and women there who keep alive the tradition of American craftsmanship of ball glove making. The spirit of glove-making is still alive and well in Nocona, Texas.
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