Seattle Steelheads Custom NLB Jersey

Product Info Free Customization Included Each jersey individually handmade Any name and number Heavyweight sewn tackle twill 100% polyester NLB jock tags commemorating the Negro Leagues Custom labels available *No returns on customized jerseys Team: Seattle SteelheadsYears Active: 1946Home: Sick's Stadium (Seattle, WA) The Steelheads were owned by Harlem Globetrotters founder Abe Saperstein. Saperstein moved most of the players from his Harlem Globetrotters baseball team to play competitive baseball for the Steelheads in the West Coast Negro Baseball League. Jesse Owens often traveled with the team to race against people and horses as entertainment between innings. The team had plans to also play home games in various cities throughout Washington before the league folded. Afterwards, the players went back to traveling the country as the Harlem Globetrotters baseball team. READ MORE Notable Players Herb Simpson Zell Miles Sherwood “Woody” Brewer Everett “Ziggy” Marcel This product is an historical representation of the defunct team in the description. The product is in no way affiliated with any existing team, league or other organization.