Big League Chew
Big League Chew is a brand of bubble gum. It is cut up and packaged in an aluminum foil pouch as a fun imitation of the tobacco-chewing often used by baseball players. It was created by Portland Mavericks left-handed pitcher Rob Nelson and bat boy Todd Field.[1] The Wrigley Company, which makes many other types of chewing gum, bought the idea from Rob Nelson and Jim Bouton.
Big League Chew was first sold in May 1980. Over 800 million pouches of Big League Chew have been sold.[2][3] It comes in bright colors such as neon green (for their sour apple flavor) and bright purple (grape flavor).
References
- ↑ "The Battered Bastards of Baseball: The unlikely heroes of the Portland Mavericks". CBC. October 27, 2017. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-361-burka-bans-stranger-things-baseball-misfits-jet-cars-joni-mitchell-and-more-1.4369248/the-battered-bastards-of-baseball-the-unlikely-heroes-of-the-portland-mavericks-1.4369289. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ foxsports (May 5, 2015). "Big League Chew: An Oral History". www.foxsports.com. Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ↑ John Notarianni (April 13, 2019). "The Birth Of A Bubblegum Empire: Big League Chew's Unlikely Portland Origin". www.opb.org. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
