March 17, 1981

Paul Dee “Daffy” Dean died. Dean was best known as a baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals along with his brother Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean. Dean disliked the “Daffy” nickname reporters gave him, but his brother, who was far more outgoing than Dean and an eager self-promoter, likely convinced him that a “Dizzy and Daffy” gimmick could sell tickets.

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