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John Adams was born on 9 October, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., is a Cleveland Indians superfan (1951–2023). Discover John Adams's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 9 October 1951
Birthday 9 October
Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death 30 January, 2023
Died Place Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1951

John Joseph Adams (October 9, 1951 – January 30, 2023) was an American who was regarded as a superfan of the Cleveland Indians, a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

John Joseph Adams was born in Cleveland in 1951.

1969

He attended both Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland and Parma Senior High School in Parma, Ohio, where he played bass drum in band before graduating from high school in 1969.

1973

Adams played his bass drum in the bleacher seats during nearly every Indians home game from late August 1973 through 2019, which brought him positive recognition from the Indians and other organizations.

He was involved in several ceremonial first pitches, he and his drum received free season tickets from the Indians, and the team gave away bobbleheads with his likeness.

Adams first drummed at an Indians game on August 24, 1973, at Cleveland Stadium.

Twenty-one years old at the time, he stated that he brought his bass drum to that first game because he wanted to add to the noise of "seat banging", a tradition at Cleveland Stadium in which fans would bang folding seats against their bases during tense moments in the game.

But Adams preferred to sit in the bleachers, where there were no seats to bang.

During the game, Bob Sudyk, a reporter for the Cleveland Press, interviewed Adams and asked if he was going to drum again at the following game.

Adams said no, but Sudyk wrote in his article that he would.

According to Adams, "not to make a liar out of Bob, I showed up with my drum, and then I came to the next game and the next game and the next game."

The Indians' promotions director at the time, Jackie York, also approached Adams and asked him to play at every game.

Adams formally declined but continued to attend games with his drum.

Adams continued to use the same 26 in-wide bass drum he began with in 1973.

He stated that he bought it earlier on the same day he began bringing it to games, as part of a set for $25 either at a garage sale or through a "swap-and-shop publication".

It had the same head on the side of the drum that Adams does not beat, but Adams stated that he would replace the other side about twice a year and also go through about three sets of mallets each year.

During games, Adams tended to drum at particular moments: when the Indians took the field at the beginning of the game, if the Indians had runners in scoring position, if the Indians were tied or trailing near the end of the game, or if they were winning at the top of the ninth inning.

Because of his drumming, Adams became a celebrity and he was nicknamed Big Chief Boom-Boom by Indians radio announcer Herb Score.

1975

In 1975, he graduated from Cleveland State University.

Three years later, he married Kathleen Murray, who he met at a game; they later divorced.

1978

In 1978, he began volunteering at Cleveland State University, where he taught an aquatics class for people with disabilities.

Adams also volunteered his time as a member of the Kiwanis service club and the community emergency response team in his hometown and taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation and water safety.

1993

Adams played at Cleveland Stadium until October 1993, when the Indians played their last game there.

2006

In 2006, the Indians gave out bobblehead dolls depicting Adams.

Instead of having a movable head, his bobblehead had arms that moved up and down.

2007

On October 4, 2007, he threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Indians' first game in the 2007 American League Division Series, against the New York Yankees.

2008

The following spring he moved with the team to its new ballpark, Jacobs Field (renamed Progressive Field in 2008).

In 2008, he won the Hilda Award, which is awarded annually by The Baseball Reliquary "to recognize distinguished service to the game by a baseball fan" and is named in memory of Hilda Chester, a dedicated fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

2009

By 2009, the team gave Adams two complimentary season tickets for him and his drum, although Adams continued to buy two additional season tickets himself.

2011

Adams played the drum at his 3,000th game on April 27, 2011.

After Adams drummed at his 3,000th game on April 27, 2011, the Indians celebrated it the following Saturday, on April 30, 2011, by incorporating Adams in the ceremonial first pitch and putting on a pregame parade featuring Adams's fellow Indians fans carrying bongos, snares, and plastic toy drums.

For the ceremonial first pitch, Adams swung at the ball with his drum from home plate after it was thrown by former Indians player Joe Charboneau.

On August 24, 2022, the 49-year anniversary of when he started drumming at Cleveland baseball games, the team—now renamed the Guardians—announced that Adams had been inducted into the Cleveland Guardians Distinguished Hall of Fame, and that a bronze replica of his drum, attached to his seat, would be on display in their stadium.

2012

In April 2012, Great Lakes Brewing Company, a Cleveland-based brewery and brewpub, released a product called Rally Drum Red Ale in honor of Adams and Opening Day.

Adams also had a plaque located by his seat, on which he was described as the team's "#1 Fan".

2016

Adams worked on computer systems for AT&T until being laid off in October 2016.

2019

From then on, Adams sat in the highest bleacher seat in left-center field with his bass drum; through the 2019 season, he missed only 37 home games in 47 seasons.

Adams drummed until the end of the 2019 season.

2020

No fans could attend any major league games during the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and due to health issues, Adams was unable to attend any games in 2021 or 2022, the last seasons during his lifetime.

Adams was recognized by the Cleveland Guardians and other organizations for his long commitment to the team.