Myron Noodleman passes away

Baseball clown Myron Noodleman or Rick Hader as his real name goes had passed away today. Noodleman suffered from a rare and destructive form of cancer. Due to the illness, he wasn’t able to perform during the 2017 season.

Myron Noodleman was a barnstorming act in the minor leagues. He has performed throughout the United States.

The birth of Hader’s act was in the 1980s when he appeared at a football game, dressed up as a nerd.

One of his signature acts titled “DuelingSignals” was performed to music with a player or coach. It started with Myron flashing a baseball coach’s signal and was answered by his act partner. The signals kept coming faster and faster until there was nothing left to do but break into some contemporary dance moves mixed with a little do-as-I-do. When each act was over, Myron went into the stands and moved among the fans, providing comedy. In November 2004 Myron Noodleman was given the title Clown Prince of Baseball by baseball administrator Roland Hemond, who worked for Bill Veeck as GM, when the latter owned the Chicago White Sox.

Next to his act of Myron Noodleman, Rick Hader was a high school teacher, but due to his illness he wasn’t able to work in that profession either.

Some people started a go fund me page to collect at least $20,000 for the treatment of Hader’s disease. At the moment of his passing the counter stood at $11,000. Unfortunately the help came too late.