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Otto Schnering, the founder and president of the Curtis Candy company, named the candy bar after his infant neice, whose name was "Ruth". Babe Ruth, the Baseball player, called on Mr. Schnering and demanded that he be given a royalty, but Mr. Schnering showed him a picture of the real baby, Ruth, sitting on his desk, and refused to pay anything to the baseball player.
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RossThe story goes that the Curtiss Candy Co. named the candy bar after President Grover Cleveland's daughter Ruth, who was born in 1891 and died in 1904. But it is believed that the company cashed in on Babe Ruth's popularity when the Baby Ruth bar was marketed in 1921.
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What baseball player had a candy bar named after him after his rookie year?
Reggie Jackson and the Reggie Bar in 1976. ostensibly Babe Ruth has been credited for the Baby Ruth (which is still under debate), but for sure Reggie Jackson had "The Reggie Bar" named after him and it was a flop!
Did Babe Ruth have brothers?
Babe Ruth had one sister, named Mamie. Although his parents had eight children, Babe and Mamie were the only two that survived past infancy.
What was Babe Ruth's ethnicity?
Babe Ruth is black
Who was the winner of the first Olympics?
a fellow man named hif chow
What candy is named after a New York Yankee player?
The Reggie bar, which was named for New York outfielder Reggie Jackson in 1978.
