London, Ont., native Ted Giannoulas was a student at San Diego State University when a local radio station hired him to dress up in a chicken suit. His assignment was to pass out candy to children at the San Diego Zoo. He gained national attention when he performed his Chicken antics between innings at San Diego Padres games. Not only is he is recognized as the first pro mascot, he also pioneered the idea of using popular recorded music at games. Before The Chicken came onto the scene, all professional games merely featured live organ music. Today, soundtracks that are staples of so-called "stadium rock" have their roots from The Chicken's act in the 70's. The owners of Barney the Dinosaur, once sued the Chicken for copyright infringement because he had crated a Barney replica that he knocked around ballparks as a parody. Lawyers demanded $100,000 per appearance. The court sided with the Chicken. Official Website
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