John Adams, who pounded a drum while sitting in Cleveland's outfield bleachers during baseball games for five decades, has died. He was 71.
Adams first hauled a bass drum that he bought for $25 at a garage sale to a game at Municipal Stadium during the 1973 season. He'd bang out a steady beat whenever the home team was batting and wound up becoming a Cleveland sports icon.
Adams' health had been in decline the past few seasons. No longer able to attend games, he was honored by the team last season with a replica bronze sculpture of his drum, which has a permanent place in the team’s Heritage Park area at Progressive Field. File: John Adams hits the drum in left field during a game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins on April 5, 2014 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
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