"Shasekishu" (collection of Buddhist stories) praises Shigetada as 'a man who was good at Kyusen (Bow and arrow), brave, and good-looking; he was also sweet and understood the problems of the people, and was a very good man.'
『沙石集』は重忠を「弓箭の道に優れ、心猛く、器量の勝った者である。心優しく、民の煩いを知り、優れた人物であった」と称賛している。