• EveryCubEver

    Vern Bickford

    By Rick Kaempfer
    In Today's Cub Birthday
    May 16th, 2023
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    ~Rick Reuschel 1949– (Cubs 1972-1981, 1983-1984) His real name was Rick Reuschel, but to his teammates he was Big Daddy. The nickname obviously had nothing to do with the Adam Sandler movie (because it didn’t come out until many years after he retired), and it had nothing to do with the Burl Iv...