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Fred Claire’s Dodger Stadium tribute to Rick Monday recalled
In 1976, at a game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Rick Monday ran between two men and took an American flag they were about to burn.
Soon afterward, Fred Claire directed the stadium message board to praise Monday for the action.
Its message called it a “great play.”
The story presents Claire’s response as a lasting lesson for a former young assistant.
It recalls how the stadium publicly recognized Monday’s act.
The account does not say what happened next.
Rick Monday took an American flag from two men who were about to burn it in the Dodger Stadium outfield in 1976.
Soon after, Fred Claire directed the stadium message board to salute Monday.
The message read, “RICK MONDAY … YOU MADE A GREAT PLAY.”
- Who
- Rick Monday took the flag, and Fred Claire directed the tribute.
- What
- Monday stopped two men from burning an American flag, and the stadium message board saluted him.
- When
- 1976. The tribute followed soon after.
- Where
- Dodger Stadium.
- Why
- Claire directed the tribute after Monday took the flag from the men.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
RICK MONDAY … YOU MADE A GREAT PLAY.
Rick Monday took an American flag from two men who were about to burn it in the Dodger Stadium outfield.
Fred Claire directed the stadium message board to salute Monday.
- Year
- 1976
- Location
- Dodger Stadium outfield
- Person who took the flag
- Rick Monday
- Person who directed the tribute
- Fred Claire
- Message
- RICK MONDAY … YOU MADE A GREAT PLAY.
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