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One feature of the blessed rogue's gallery that was old Comiskey Park -- home of the gentleman rooter with two broken arms -- was an unofficial White Sox mascot by the nom-de-dream-haunting of "Andy the Clown."

Here, in a video that may prompt you to sleep with the light on and with a stuffed animal and loaded crossbow near at hand, is Mr. Andy the Clown ...

In case you were wondering, yes, the call is absolutely coming from inside the house.

Actually, Andy the Clown was Andrew Rozdilsky -- South Sider, White Sox fan and, by all accounts, swell guy. Mr. Rozdilsky passed away in 1995, and his Chicago Tribune obit made note of his Comiskey-going alter-ergo ...

Mr. Rozdilsky was born Dec. 6, 1917, in Chicago. He began dressing up as a clown and entertaining at family reunions, according to his daughter Ruth.

On a lark, when a group of bowling partners invited him to a White Sox game in 1960, he put on his clown costume. The response was overwhelming, Ruth Rozdilsky said, and after Mr. Rozdilsky won season Sox tickets at a neighborhood raffle, he soon found himself playing the clown at most games.

Over time, the baseball club gave him tickets and eventually a stipend. But after the team switched to a new ballpark in 1991, management encouraged him to retire.

"It was tough for my dad. For a while he put the Cubs on at home," his daughter said.

When Mr. Rozdilsky celebrated his 30th anniversary of clowning at Comiskey in 1990, the Tribune noted that he had outlasted 14 Sox managers.

He missed only one home opener during his career, when his wife, Helen, died in 1989, his daughter said.

And because all stories end this way, here's Andy the Clown with Tom Wopat ...

(Wink of CBS eye: BBTF, for reminding the author of this particular bit of mascot lore)