Retirement
Chance retired to a 300 acre ranch 3 miles from his boyhood farm and shares his home with his mother, Florence. During the 1970s and 1980s, Chance acted as a midway barker and operated games of skill at carnivals and fairs and was one of the most successful operators, eventually employing 250 people and running 40 games at the Ohio State Fair along, on a circuit that includes Columbus, OH, Raleigh, NC, Augusta, GA, Syracuse, NY, Hollywood, FL, and Corpus Christi, TX before tiring of the constant travels and con men who frequented this business. Chance founded the International Boxing Association during the 1990s, has managed many fighters, and was its long-time president.
As part of the Angel's 50th anniversary, Chance threw out the first pitch before the June 4, 2011 game versus the New York Yankees. The pitch was high and outside.
Chance has one child, son Brett, who graduated from Ohio State University in 1985 and majored in marketing and sports administration with the goal of being a major league executive.
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