References
Sources and Thanks
With particular thanks to vcleat.com. David at vcleat.com has done more than anyone to document the Brockton FootJoys, and his collector’s guide and scans of the 1970 catalogue made much of this site possible. Read the original guide.
Sources
- Vintage FootJoy Classics Golf Shoes, vcleat.com. The collector’s guide, including the dating rules.
- The 1970 FootJoy Shoe Catalogue, vcleat.com. Full scans of the Brockton Footwear Inc. catalogue.
- FJ Classics Update from Jim Connor, FootJoy blog, 5 March 2009, via the Internet Archive.
- FootJoy company history, FootJoy. Official timeline from 1857.
- Remembering Bill Tarlow, MassGolf.
- 100 Years of FootJoy, Australian Golf Digest.
- FootJoy at 100, GOLF.com.
- The Shoe That’s Different, Golf Monthly.
- Darren Clarke and the alligator Classics, Golf Digest.
- FootJoy Classics video, YouTube.
- LaRossa Shoe Repair, Lambda Golf, Nebuloni, Leonardo and Zanni.
Image credits
| Image | Credit | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Farrell, 1920s | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection | Public domain |
| Walter Hagen receiving the Ryder Cup, 1927 | Via Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Hagen and Bobby Jones, LaGrange, 1925 | Via Wikimedia Commons | Public domain |
| 1970 catalogue plates | Brockton Footwear Inc., scans by vcleat.com | Used with credit, permission to seek |
| Tiger Woods, 1996 US Amateur | Credit to come | Licensed |
| Jack Nicklaus, 1980 US Open, Baltusrol | John Kelly / Getty Images | Licensed |
| Darren Clarke and Tiger Woods, 2000 | Credit to come | To confirm |
| Style number photographs on the Models page | eBay seller the_xchange8 | Permission to seek |
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