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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-16279, 333-52475 and 333-52477 of Escalade, Incorporated (Company) on Form
S-8 of our report dated February 2, 2001 on the consolidated financial
statements of the Company appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 30, 2000.

OLIVE LLP

Evansville, Indiana
March 15, 2001