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McBride had a huge afro and was the epitome of “cool” in that decade. You could also throw in Arnold “Bake” McBride from that unit. Johnstone was a solid lefty bat for the Phillies who hit above 300. He gained the nickname “Moonman” for his odd antics. In a rain delay, Johnstone would often don a hat with a propeller on the top of it. He was famous for having a glowing shine of his cleats before games and wearing an array of various hats. Jay Johnstone was another player who also wasn’t afraid to reach beyond the bounds. Like Carlton though, McGraw got the job done. He always had a nervous glove flap on his thigh, but was a master of mayhem in the clubhouse.
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Relief pitcher Tug McGraw was one of, or possibly the most, vocal free spirit of the Phillies. Carlton had some quirky workout rituals with rice and sand that worked, and seemingly had a chip on his shoulder before he went silent. Steve Carlton rewrote the Phillies’ record books, but he stopped speaking with reporters in 1978 after an alleged incident with longtime AP sports editor Ralph Bernstein. The mid-70s Phillies’ team had their share of characters. Rossovich wasn’t the only free-spirit in Philly during that time, however. He retired after a year with Houston in 1976, and appropriately went to work in Hollywood as an actor and stuntman. He played a year with the then San Diego Chargers before his two years with the Bell. Some of his other feats included diving head-first into the whirlpool, wearing tie-dye capes and listening to Gregorian chants on the stereo, grabbing a spider off a locker room table and eating it, and diving naked into a birthday cake. Rossovich frequently would set his hair on fire, and also bit off bottle tops and ate glass. He was a solid player, but his antics off the field gained him national recognition.
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He was a first-round pick from Southern Cal in 1968 and made the Pro Bowl his second season when he switched to linebacker. Rossovich certainly beat to a different drum. This latest installment of my look back at YESTERDAY - a trip back in time to the late 1960s, the 1970s and the early 80s - is a recollection of some of the more memorable “flakes,” free spirits,” or “eccentric” Philadelphia players from that era, while also highlighting some eccentric events, pop-culture situations and items that were in the news during that time frame. I mistakenly missed listing him as a member of the Philadelphia Bell last week, as he played middle linebacker for the World Football League franchise for two seasons. The late and former defensive end/middle linebacker was aggressively scary in his four years with the Eagles from 1968 to 1971. Tim Rossovich was a cross between legendary Bears’ linebacker Dick Butkus and pro wrestler George “The Animal” Steele.