Category Archives: Orioles

Wild Bill, Baltimore’s Best Cheerleader

Posted on November 16, 2010 by atomictv

“Evening Magazine” feature story on Orioles fan Wild Bill Hagy from 1979. (Look for the cameo by fellow Baltimoron Marty Bass!) Producer: Tom D’Antoni Editor: Yvonne McGhee

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Wild Man Blues: Wild Bill Hagy

Posted on November 16, 2010 by atomictv

By David Dudley (Urbanite Magazine, 10/01/2007) On August 22 (2007), the Baltimore Orioles began a double-header with the last-place Texas Rangers by allowing thirty runs in a single game, a feat unseen since 1897. In the wake of this, the … Continue reading →

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Wild Bill Hagy: The Irrepressible Human Manifestation of “Oriole Magic”

Posted on September 23, 2010 by atomictv

(Baltimore Magazine, 1/2008) Wild Bill Hagy defied the conventions of celebrityhood. He achieved an unlikely renown—hounded by autograph seekers, meeting Presidents Carter and Reagan, featured in The New Yorker—by leading his signature “O-R-l-O-L-E-S” cheers from Section 34 in the upper … Continue reading →

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Wild Bill Hagy

Posted on August 13, 2010 by almosthipguy

Wild Bill Hagy as featured on WJZ Channel 13’s “Evening Magazine” in Baltimore in 1979. Wild Bill died on August 20, 2007. Producer: Tom D’Antoni Editor: Yvonne McGhee

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