overall: 4 in x 11 in x 7 1/4 in; 10.16 cm x 27.94 cm x 18.415 cm
Object Name:
cap, baseball
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1947 - 1954
Description:
Baseball cap worn by Allie Reynolds of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 1947–1954
Allie Reynolds was a star pitcher in Yankee pinstripes who used his renown to promote American Indian causes.
Allie Reynolds, like so many Native male athletes, had to live with the thoughtlessly pejorative nickname "Chief." And in 1951, after he became the first American League pitcher to throw two no-hitters in a season, a sportscaster dubbed him "Super Chief." While Reynolds tried but never shook the name, in retirement he leveraged his fame by founding the Red Earth cultural festival and leading other initiatives that celebrated Native peoples.
