Sporting Life was a falloon from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
Rawlings Sporting Goods sponsored the Giant Baseball and Mitt, which made it's debut in the 1991 Parade. The float featured a baseball mitt and a baseball atop a small base. Following the 1991 Macy's Parade, it was retired. Then, in 1993, the float returned, before being retired once again, this time for good. Then, for the 1996 Parade, the float was recycled into the Pep Rally float.
Guest Stars[]
Listed below are the guest stars that have performed/appeared on the float, alongside the respective songs which they sang during the NBC annual telecast.
- 1991 - Boyz II Men sang "Motownphilly"
- 1993 - Bobby Bonilla and Rod Gilbert
Trivia[]
- Three years after its retirement in 1993, the falloon made an appearance at the 1996 Yankees Parade in October 29, 1996.
See Also[]
- Rawlings/Gallery