Fayetteville Highlanders Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Size:S They were one of the

They were one of the league’s most successful teams

shoulder tapes that prevent stretching and a ribbed knit collar that helps retain the shirt’s shape

but unfortunately interest in the team faded fast and they didn't finish the season

Jeanerette's connection to the circuit goes back to 1934: when fire destroyed the Lake Charles grandstand that first season and forced that franchise to relocate mid-year

The team wore the word 'Shelbys' on the front of the uniform or in some photos a stylized 'G'

Fayetteville Highlanders Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Size:S They were one of theThe Highlanders name first appeared in Fayetteville in 1909, and one of its earliest stars was Jim Thorpe, the future Olympic gold medalist and Pro Football Hall of Famer, who played for the team in 1910. Thorpe's stint in minor league baseball would later cost him those Olympic medals, since accepting pay to play violated the amateur rules of the time, though they were posthumously restored in 2022. The Highlanders name returned in 1953 when the