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Article: San Diego Chicken to Close Original Roost
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- September 26, 2003
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BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
09-26-2003
Dateline: SAN DIEGO
Ted Giannoulas, the San Diego Chicken, poses in the upper deck above Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003. The Chicken will appear for the first time in seven years at the stadium where he was hatched almost 30 years ago. The appearance is part of the final weekend for the San Diego Padres who move to a new stadium next spring. (AP PHoto/Lenny Ignelzi)
Nearly 30 years after bringing his brand of fowl humor to the major leagues, the San Diego Chicken gets one last chance to scratch around his original roost.
With the Padres vacating Qualcomm Stadium after this season for a new downtown ballpark, they ...