Joe Phillips

Joe Phillips is a former sports editor and semipro baseball player who has been a Cincinnati Reds fan since the late 1940s. One of his devotions has been to vintage baseball gloves. On that subject he has written a book, Nokona Ball Gloves — A Texas Tradition, a history on the Nokona ball glove company. Phillips serves as an appraiser of baseball gloves and has produced various guides and articles to help collectors in this hobby. He has been featured in Sports Illustrated and has served a columnist for several sports memorabilia publications.