Come To Think of It: San Diego Chicken Crosses the Road to Retirement

Ted Giannoulas, the man behind the chicken costume, may be hanging up his beak for good.

What the cluck?

The Chicken is baseball’s best-known mascot, and perhaps the most famous in all of sports.

Some have confused The Famous Chicken as the mascot of the Padres. Although he does make appearances occasionally at San Diego sporting events, he has never been the official mascot of any San Diego sports team.

But you think he isn’t an important part of baseball lore? Well, consider that The Chicken was named one of the 100 most powerful people in sports for the 20th century by T...

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