Business & Tech
Glen Rock Leather Sports Manufacturer A USA Today Top 10
Leather Head Sports creates custom-made sports balls. Residents can vote for Paul Cunningham's business as the best maker in the U.S.
GLEN ROCK, N.J. — A borough business has been nominated as one of the country's best manufacturers of children and family goods.
Paul Cunningham started Leather Head Sports because he believes "the love of play is universal. The love of sports starts early and stays with us our whole lives."
USA Today nominated Leather Head Sports as one of the 10 best makers in the country as a part of its readers' choice campaign. Residents can go online and vote for Cunningham's business.
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Cunningham grew up in Cooperstown, N.Y. where he played baseball and football and developed an appreciation of the history of those games and the equipment used to play them.
The equipment Cunningham makes are heirloom quality, made to be passed down from generation to generation.
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Buy beyond the hand-stitched baseballs and footballs, Cunningham hopes his products encourage people to spend time with one another.
"Ease away from Facebook. Get outside with a Leather Head football and experience life the way you did before an electronic gadget owned you," Cunningham states on the company's website. Leather Head sports balls are made for connecting with the people you love. If you must, snap a pic. After all, Leather Head balls are also made to create the moments that you'll want to post to social media."
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