Camilo Cienfuegos, Raul Castro & Fidel Castro
"What do you do when you have just overthrown the Cuban government? If you are Fidel Castro – you start a barnstorming baseball team! Five days after Castro had seized power in Cuba, members of Castro’s guerilla army - known as the 26th of July Movement - were invited to attend a Havana Cuba Sugar Kings game for free. These guerillas were known as 'Barbudos' – the bearded ones – and beard length was a point of pride as it was used to determine length of time served in the movement. The crowd stood to sing the July 26 movement’s anthem and gave a long standing ovation to the guerrillas. Soldiers and players mingled."
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