German Immigrant Family Makes Famed Louisville Slugger Bat

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Uploaded by on Sep 8, 2010

For 126 years a family of German immigrants has been making a product that's become an icon of American sports. It was in Louisville, Kentucky, along the banks of the Ohio River, that the Hillerich family opened a wood turning shop in 1855. Family patriarch J.F. thought there was money to be made shaping bed posts and butter churns. His 16-year-old American-born son, Bud, was an avid sportsman. He wanted to make baseball bats and an American tradition - the Louisville Slugger - was born.

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  • i love these bats

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