1. Freddy Schuman, better known as Freddy Sez or Freddy "Sez", was an American superfan of the New York Yankees.
11 Facts About Freddy Schuman
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Freddy Schuman was known for his activities in promoting the team and encouraging fan participation.
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Freddy Schuman carried a number of colorful hand-painted signs adorned with messages to encourage the team and the fans.
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Sometimes, Freddy Schuman would give the sign to a fan at the end of a game.
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Freddy Schuman took his signs and frying pan to other events, as shown below.
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Freddy Schuman can be briefly seen in a baseball themed MasterCard commercial that aired during the 2007 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby.
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Freddy Schuman can be seen for a few seconds near the end of House of Pain's 1992 music video for their hit single "Jump Around".
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Freddy Schuman claimed his tickets circa 2003 were sponsored by Modell's Sporting Goods.
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College basketball and football teams whose games Freddy Schuman had been known to attend and promote include the Manhattan College Jaspers, the Fordham University Rams, the Columbia University Lions, the Princeton University Tigers, and the Cornell University Big Red.
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In 2008, Freddy Schuman was spotted at the New York Giants parade in New York, commemorating their Super Bowl XLII victory.
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Freddy Schuman died at the age of 85 at Lenox Hill Hospital on Sunday, October 17,2010, after suffering a heart attack the previous Friday night.