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The Reggie bar, which was named for New York outfielder Reggie Jackson in 1978.
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.
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!
George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. was known to have many relationships outside of marriage. Officially, he adopted a daughter with his first wife, Helen Woodford. Later, the daughter claimed she was Ruth's biological daughter by a girlfriend. He also adopted his second wife's daughter.
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