Saturday, April 11, 2009

1969 Ringling #21


1969 Ringling-21, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Prince Paul?

12 comments:

Buckles said...

Looks like "Kongo" is about to kick a field goal and they are waiting for Gunther to place his finger on his head.

Jim Zajicek said...

Hmmm..I thought "Kongo" was gettin 'Excited" So he sent the Little Fella in First, to test the waters....

Jack Ryan said...

Definitely The Prince. He walked with a certain, trade-marked swagger that the photo clearly shows.

J.C. Hall said...

To Jim Z.
I was totally unaware that European's acknowledge that practice.

Jim Zajicek said...

Mr. Hall, I thought everybody kept a "Scout" around?..(Poor Prince, was probaly in the wrong place at the right time when GGW pulled rank on him)....

GaryHill said...

Are ya sure it wasn't Piccalo in a Pith?

Mike Naughton said...

Prince was on the Blue Unit.

Chic Silber said...

Could that have been Jimmy

Armstrong who I think was

around then

Chic

Frank Ferrante said...

I agree that he looks like Prince Paul, but I seem to remember Jimmy Brisco in a pith helmet for some reason. Too short for Picolo and Mike was right - Paul was with the Blue Unit ~frank

Chic Silber said...

Yup

I wrote Jimmy Armstrong but

I should have written Briscoe

Thanks

GaryHill said...

My money is still on Piccalo. He stood with his arms hanging like that all the time and he was a stocky little dude. Must of been from eating raw hamburger and onions!?

Chris Berry said...

This photo is from 1969, and Prince Paul was with the Red Unit that season, moving over to the Blue Unit with Harold Ronk, Otto Griebling and others for the 100th anniversary tour in 1970.
-Chris Berry