HEY, DIDN'T YOU USED TO BE ... THE ORIGINAL GIRL GONE WILD HAS KISSED IT GOODBYE.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth --The sports person: Morganna ``The Kissing Bandit'' Roberts. --Her claim to fame: Long before two shirtless idiots made all the sports shows by attacking Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium. coach Tom Gamboa Thomas Harold Gamboa (born February 28, 1948 in Los Angeles, California) is a coach in Major League Baseball. Gamboa is best known as the Kansas City Royals first base coach who was attacked on the field by two fans,a father and son,during a game against the Chicago White at Comiskey Park , this former nightclub stripper Stripper Slang for an individual homeowner who strips the equity out of his or her home through mortgage refinancing. Proceeds are generally not re-invested, but spent on consumer goods. Notes: Most people get rich by saving and investing wisely. was a TV highlight favorite for bounding onto the field in search of a major-league smooch. Legend is the practice started in 1972 when she accepted a $5 bet and ran onto the field during a game at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati to kiss Pete Rose. For that incident, she got her nickname. But there's evidence of her pursing Dodgers first baseman and eligible bachelor Wes Parker (pictured between Morganna and Houston third baseman Doug Rader) during a game at Dodger Stadium in 1970. She was arrested for trespassing nearly 20 times over 30 years, but charges were never filed. Among her regular victims were Nolan Ryan, Steve Garvey, Fred Lynn, Cal Ripken Jr., Steve Yeager, Don Mattingly and George Brett. She once nailed Brett during the 1979 All-Star Game at the Seattle Kingdome. And when Garvey tried to run away from her once, she remarked: ``I think he thought it was the start of a paternity suit A civil action brought against an unwed father by an unmarried mother to obtain support for an illegitimate child and for payment of bills incident to the pregnancy and the birth. .'' --Her reported measurements: 60-24-39. --So where is she? Aside from an appearance in the 1996 movie ``Kingpin,'' she's vanished. Turning down recent interview requests by Sports Illustrated and Playboy (where she did a pictorial in 1983), Morganna last year left a message for a writer at the Seattle Post- Intelligencer in·tel·li·genc·er n. 1. One who conveys news or information. 2. A secret agent, an informer, or a spy. when he tried to contact her for a story. ``I just got sick of talking about myself and always being the center of attention,'' she said. ``I just decided to quit being the Kissing Bandit bandit: see brigandage. on Jan. 1, 2000. ``I had a great time. All the fans were wonderful. All the players were wonderful. The road was wonderful. But I had just had enough.'' So, Morganna Cattrill, nearing 50 years young, lives with her husband of 26 years, Bill, and three dogs in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (Morganna ``The Kissing Bandit'' Roberts with Dodgers first baseman Wes Parker and Houston third baseman Doug Rader during a game in 1970) |
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