After Ebony magazine ran a feature in 1973 on Ellis' "Superfly" hairstyle, Ellis became the darling of U.S. hairdressers. When Ellis walked onto the field in hair curlers during pre-game workouts, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn sent a letter to the pitcher ordering him to cease and desist wearing curlers onto the field. After declaring, "They didn't put any orders about [Yankees star] Joe Pepitone when he wore a hairpiece down to his shoulders," Ellis reluctantly shelved the curlers. Following his 1999 Shrine of the Eternals induction, Dock Ellis donated to the Baseball Reliquary all his hair curlers and permanent rods. (Courtesy Larry Goren /The Baseball Reliquary)

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After Ebony magazine ran a feature in 1973 on Ellis' "Superfly" hairstyle, Ellis became the darling of U.S. hairdressers. When Ellis walked onto the field in hair curlers during pre-game workouts, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn sent a letter to the pitcher ordering him to cease and desist wearing curlers onto the field. After declaring, "They didn't put any orders about [Yankees star] Joe Pepitone when he wore a hairpiece down to his shoulders," Ellis reluctantly shelved the curlers. Following his 1999 Shrine of the Eternals induction, Dock Ellis donated to the Baseball Reliquary all his hair curlers and permanent rods.

Credit: Courtesy Larry Goren /The Baseball Reliquary