Bock Bock – The Meanest Chicken In The History Of Cleveland, TN
Bock Bock, the meanest rooster in Cleveland, TN
Bock Bock Painting
The Bock Bock painting.
The White Leghorn Rooster
The white Leghorn rooster (prounounced “Leggern”) was especially large, with red on his head and razor sharp spurs. Some children thought Bock Bock resembled the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn.
Legend of City’s Meanest Rooster Lives On
When 12-year-old Eddie Baugh decided to purchase two Easter chickens in 1957, he had no idea that one of the chicks would still be remembered 56 years later as the meanest, most territorial rooster in Cleveland history. Baugh purchased the chicks at Beaty’s Hardware on Wildwood Avenue. While one of the chicks died mysteriously a Read more
Jim Davis
“One afternoon we were in Eddie’s yard playing basketball and I looked over and saw Bock Bock sneaking through the hedge – and then running as fast as he could at my legs to attack me,” said Jim Davis. “The rooster was a nuisance and seemed to be everywhere. All the kids knew how unfriendly Read more
Eddie Spencer
“I was so afraid of Bock Bock that I always stayed away from the fence,” said Eddie Spencer, a former Arnold student. “The kids would gather at Rymer’s Sweet Shop every morning before school and everyone knew to avoid Bock Bock at all costs. The rooster would hide in the bushes and wait for you Read more
The Only Photo
The only photo