James Earl Jones leaves behind a legacy as a fantastic ... “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball,” he says. “America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers.

Perhaps the most iconic sports role for James Earl Jones showcased not ... historian Terence Mann who urges Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) to build a baseball diamond in a cornfield.

Most baseball gear's now made abroad, but Nokona in Texas still crafts gloves in the USA, a rare, proud exception.