Sports Bizarre Hall of Fame: Rube Waddell - Sports Bizarre

Our next inductee is an easy entry to the Sports Bizarre Hall of Fame.

No athlete was like Rube Wadell. One of the greatest pitchers of all time, Rube's exploits on the field paled to his off-the-field antics.

From chasing fire tracks, training geese to jump rope or leaving games to go fishing, Rube became the most popular baseballer of his age.

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