Federal jurors in Davenport, Iowa, cleared Ted...
Federal jurors in Davenport, Iowa, cleared Ted Giannoulas, the former “San Diego Chicken,” of liability in a personal injury lawsuit that a Cleveland Indians pitcher filed over a slapstick collision in a minor league baseball game.
Don Schulze, 23, a right-handed pitcher for the Indians, had sought $154,000 in damages in the suit. He argued that his career had been hampered by an injury he suffered while playing for the Quad Cities Cubs in 1981.
Schulze said that Giannoulas, 35, dressed in his chicken costume, tackled him as he rounded third base after a home run during an exhibition game. Schulze, a former member of the Chicago Cubs organization, said he separated his shoulder when the two men fell to the ground.
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