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Akron Galley Boys
The Akron RubberDucks will become the Akron Galley Boys on June 27th and 28th, 2025 The term Galley Boys refers to the iconic hamburger cooks who worked in small galley kitchens (similar to what might be found on ships) to feed Akron and much of Northeast Ohio for more than 90 years. Drive-in restaurants were a big part of Akron’s fast food boom in the late 1940s through the 1980s. During this time period drive-in restaurants like Swenson’s, Skyway and Dilly’s started in Akron and expanded their locations across Ohio. These restaurants have unique narrow shaped designs and sell their delicious food offerings to patrons who drive into the parking lots and receive their meals from “car hops” that sprint from car to car. The food at these drive-ins is made by cooks affectionately known as galley boys because of the galley style kitchen they work in. Swenson’s even honored these cooks by naming one of their signature menu items after them.
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Akron Cheese Salads
The Akron RubberDucks will rebrand to the Akron Cheese Salads for one night only on Friday, July 11 as part of the RubberDucks created Only in Akron series. Unique to Akron, the cheese salad is a side dish with lettuce, thick slice of tomato, radishes, black olives and other salad favorites topped with a mountain of shredded mozzarella cheese. The cheese salad first began to pop up on dinner tables at many restaurants throughout Akron. After years of being Akron’s pizza, lasagna and fried chicken sidekick, the cheese salad can be found on numerous dining room tables as the perfect complement to many meals in Akron.
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Akron Black Tyrites
In order to properly celebrate and honor the original Akron Black Tyrites, the RubberDucks created logos and uniforms in the style of what the team might have worn in 1933. These designs and new uniforms were created and planned to be unveiled during the 2020 season to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Negro League Baseball. The RubberDucks will continue to honor the Black Tyrites for seasons to come by wearing the uniforms for special games.
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