Li'l Rastus | |
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 Li'l Rastus (center) with Heinie Beckendorf (left) and Bill Donovan (right), c. 1909–10 | |
| Born | Ulysses Simon Harrison 1891 or 1892 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Rastus Simon |
| Years active | 1908–1910 |
| Known for | Mascot of the Detroit Tigers |
Ulysses Simon Harrison (born 1891 or 1892),[1][2][3][4] known as Li'l Rastus and Rastus Simon, was an African American teenager who served as a mascot of the Detroit Tigers baseball team from 1908 to 1910.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
leerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Told About the Tigers". The Detroit Free Press. July 27, 1908. p. 8.
The Tiges' Ethiopian mascot came through yesterday with a correction on his name. In full it is Ulysees [sic] Simon Harrison.
- ^ Bak 1994, p. 58
- ^ Selzer, Jack, ed. (1999). Rhetorical Bodies. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-299-16470-5.
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