On April 25, 1938, he was the first baseball player to be featured on the cover of LIFE magazine, with an inside caption which read: "The rubber-legged batter on the cover is John Thomas Winsett, of McKenzie, Tenn. one of the most curious players on the most curious team in the major leagues.
On April 25, 1938, he was featured on the cover of LIFE magazine as the first baseball player, with a caption that read: "The rubber-legged batter on the cover is John Thomas Winsett, from McKenzie, Tennessee, one of the most curious players on the most curious team in the major leagues."