Jerry Pritikin

In 1960 he moved to San Francisco, where he worked as a photographer, selling his photos to wire services and local newspapers.

In 1981, he became a paid consultant for a production of Bleacher Bums, coaching the cast on how Chicago Cubs fans acted.

[1] Pritikin moved back to Chicago in 1985 and began to regularly attend Cubs games at Wrigley Field.

He admired the Cubs fan known as "Slow Motion Happy" in the mid-40s and decided to put together his own character, which was later called the "Bleacher Preacher".

Edgar Lenze interviewed Pritikin for his documentary about Chicago Cubs fans entitled Keep the Faith.