Why Bozo's On Our Blog

This week we decided it was time to do a little Spring cleaning in our Code Four warehouse. Amid the presentation boards covered in dust, long-forgotten soccer jersey prototypes and sketches of warm-up jackets that seemed like a good idea at the time, we found a gem: a life-size cardboard cutout of Bozo The Clown.

He was one of several cutouts we bought many years ago, as part of a display at a local auction. We dressed up Bozo, along with James Dean and the Three Stooges, in Code Four Athletics soccer uniforms to be sold off during the event. Not only did the soccer gear go to the highest bidder, but at some point so did Moe, Larry and Curly.

Bozo’s return got us to thinking: What size shoes did he wear? (Hey, we don’t think about soccer ALL the time.) Turns out size 83AAA, according to an old interview with the late Larry Harmon, one of the most prolific Bozo portrayers in history. NBC weatherman Willard Scott also played Bozo from 1959-62 on local TV in Washington, DC.

We’ll leave you with those tidbits of trivia, and let you know if we turn up anything else of interest.