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Roger Bossard, the legendary head groundskeeper for the Chicago White Sox, is celebrating his sixtieth year on the job at seventy-eight. Inducted into the Professional Baseball Groundskeepers Association Hall of Fame, hes one of only thirteen members, joining three family relatives. Bossards family legacy in the field is deep, with his grandfather and uncle also in the hall. He starts his day at five forty-five a.m., managing over six fields with a crew of seven. Bossard uses unique methods to wake the grass, like ammonium nitrate for green color and early irrigation with city water. He plans to stick around as long as owner Jerry Reinsdorf owns the team, aiming for ninety-nine.

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