First Appearance
In 1960, during the period that the Sox were owned by Bill Veeck, Rozdilsky was invited to a White Sox game by several friends, and decided to wear his clown costume to the game; the crowd responded with strong encouragement, and after he won a pair of season tickets in a local Knights of Columbus raffle, he began performing at all home games beginning with the 1961 season.
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“The fear of death is indeed the pretence of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being the appearance of knowing the unknown.”
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