Krazy George celebrates starting the Wave cheer 25 years ago
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Krazy George Henderson has spent the last quarter-century trying to persuade everyone that he debuted the "Wave" during an Oakland Athletics' playoff game against the Yankees -- not those Washington football fans who claim the Huskies first performed the now famous cheer. Debate aside, the Wave is 25 years old and still going strong......
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-thewave-25thanniversary&prov=ap&type=lgns
This is a really interesting article, especially for long-time sports spectators. It was neat reading about the history of Krazy George, too.
And I'm glad to see that the wave originated on my 9th birthday
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Krazy George Henderson has spent the last quarter-century trying to persuade everyone that he debuted the "Wave" during an Oakland Athletics' playoff game against the Yankees -- not those Washington football fans who claim the Huskies first performed the now famous cheer. Debate aside, the Wave is 25 years old and still going strong......
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-thewave-25thanniversary&prov=ap&type=lgns
This is a really interesting article, especially for long-time sports spectators. It was neat reading about the history of Krazy George, too.
And I'm glad to see that the wave originated on my 9th birthday
