1965 – Comedian Bill Dana is named the first official mascot of the Houston Astros by Judge Hofheinz. The comic, whose signature routine is portraying a dimwitted astronaut, comments about the new ballpark “if they would build a cemetery, you’d never have to leave the place.”
On January 24, 1965 — 1965 – Comedian Bill Dana is named the first official mascot of the Houston Astros by Judge Hofheinz. The comic, whose signature routine is portraying a dimwitted astronaut, comments about the new ballpark “if they would build a cemetery, you’d never have to leave the place.”
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