The Fan Teaser: Week 12 Solution

Ted Lange
Just in time for your New Year’s Eve libation needs, this cat was servin’ it up
with a smile when the racquetball craze hit the U.S. in the mid-to-late 1970s.
Said to have owned the courts on his 1-time high seas adventure.

Ted Lange‘s most-iconic role was that of Isaac the Bartender on ABC’s series, The Love Boat, which aired from 1977-87. He was also, it turns out, an afficianado of racquetball, the crazy popular sport during that era. Lange, now 74, remains semi-active in Hollywood as a writer, director, producer, and occasional actor.

Ted Lange
Ted Lange was the coverboy on National Racquetball magazine in September 1986.

Just to review, The Fan Teaser comes courtesy of longtime buddy, Pat Schutte. The cropped photo below and the accompanying clue give you an idea as to who or what the image is of. We invite you to use the Comment option to take a crack at solving the Teaser and, if you’re so inclined, participate in some good-spirited banter with your fellow sports fans. The Fan Teaser will appear each Friday morning with the reveal coming to you by the early kickoff on Sunday.

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