{"product_id":"the-real-mccoy-s-nylon-coach-jacket-birdies","title":"NYLON COACH JACKET \/ BIRDIES","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn authentic reproduction of an iconic Coach Jacket, a relaxed fit first seen on American Sports touchlines in the mid-century, popular for its versatility and appeal across seasons and climates, though most accustomed to Spring.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis Coach Jacket is branded for the Coach of the Cleveland Birdies, the Little League Baseball Team named for Cleveland Indians’ legend “Birdie” Tebbett, who played for and managed Cleveland following his service with the USAAF and a long stint at BUCO’s home team, the Detroit Tigers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDespite holding a deferment from the draft, Birdie voluntarily joined military service with the Army Air Corps in August 1942, following a parade of professional ballplayers into the armed forces - and was assigned to Waco Army Flying School when Waco Army Air Field welcomed its first basic training pilots.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTebbetts lost three years of his baseball career to military service but was able to hone his skills as player-manager for the Waco Army Flying School’s Baseball Team.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAfter graduating, Birdie was sent to Tinian and Saipan, the sights of some of the Pacific Theatres' most intense battles as they held strategic military importance due to their close proximity to Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn order to build up the morale of the troops, a series of baseball games, featuring Major League and minor league players, were played on those islands.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOn Saipan, Captain Birdie Tebbetts thought he recognized the voice of an Air Force Pilot who used to heckle him from the crowd when he played in Cleveland.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhen Tebbetts came to bat in the seventh inning, he spotted his tormentor and hollered back to the bench: ‘That fellow, has followed me all the way from Cleveland to give me the works.’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eService players, including Birdie, also participated in war-benefit games, perhaps the most famous being American League All-Stars vs.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eService All-Stars, itself played in Cleveland Stadium in July of ‘42.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollowing the War, many who had served harboured a strong desire to set aside the rigours and traumas of wartime experiences, this catalysed a huge uptake in attendance at professional games and participation in amateur leagues, with a notable growth in the Little League game, which was founded just a few years prior to War, where many Vets became coaches at newly formed teams throughout the U.S.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe NYLON COACH JACKET \/ BIRDIES is made using a custom fabric that benefits from a special finishing process to match the texture of nylon from the 1970s, when some of the finest Coach Jackets were produced, leading to the 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