Exhibit 23

                        INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' 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 January 31, 2003 on the consolidated financial
statements of the Company appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 28, 2002.

BKD, LLP

Evansville, Indiana
March 12, 2003


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