Journal HokieSeas's Journal: Rainbow Man 1
Due to an article on cnnsi.com about weird hairdos in sports, they mentioned the Rainbow Man, who was seen through the 70's and 80's at all kinds of events in a rainbow wig and holding a "John 3:16" sign. With a little side note in the picture caption about something odd happening to him and he was arrested, I looked for more information and wikipedia spit this back out at me:
Rollen Stewart (born 1955), also known as Rockin' Rollen and Rainbow Man, was a fixture in American sports culture best known for wearing a rainbow-colored wig and holding up signs reading "John 3:16" at sporting events around the United States in the 1980s.
In the late 1980s, he began a string of bombings, mostly with stink bombs, in churches and Christian bookstores. He was then arrested in 1992 after a standoff in a California hotel during which he entered a vacant room with two men he was attempting to kidnap and surprised a chambermaid who then locked herself in the bathroom. He is currently serving out a life sentence in jail on kidnapping charges.
Wow. Who would of guessed the ending to this story.
I had a college professor that claims to have met (Score:2)
Reportedly, the answer was that he was independently wealthy, and thought it would be fun to see how many different times he could get seen on TV. He didn't have a job - he just bought tickets (and travel) to sporting events; wore the wig, I tried to get seen on TV.