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.
The reference highlights John Thomas Winsett's appearance on the cover of LIFE magazine in April 1938, emphasizing his status as the first baseball player to be featured on that publication.