Fathers and Sons

Gene Bossard
(White Sox Head Groundskeeper, 1940-1983)

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  • Learns trade in Cleveland from father, Emil
  • Comes to Chicago as Sox Head Groundskeeper, 1940    
  • Develops 17 "tricks of the trade" to assist his team
  • Waters down power alleys to hinder enemy sluggers
  • 1967: Invents "frozen baseballs" to aid Sox pitchers        
  • Son: Roger Bossard

    • Did you know that...

    The Bossard family has been associated with the White Sox for more years than

  • the Comiskey family owned the White Sox?
  • the Wrigley family owned the Cubs?

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