A Box of Waleeco's
The consolation prize for losing contestants on the pre-game Jerry O’Leary radio show in the 40’s and 50’s. Jerry was famed for the dreaded “Who Am I” questions where the contestant had to guess a player’s identity. For each correct answer the contestant would advance one base until he or she had to deal with the aformentioned “Who Am I” question in order to hit a home run. When Jerry announced a “Who Am I” the crowd surrounding the microphone would give a loud “oooooo” acknowledging the difficulty of the pending “Who Am I”. Winners got 25 silver dollars, I believe. Losers got a box of Waleeco Coconut Bars, a wonderful chocolate/coconut mixture and a forerunner of the Mounds Bar.
(Submitted by dutchtheclutch [2], 25-Oct-2006 08:22 PM)
