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- In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Barry Bremen garnered national attention after posing as a player in an NBA All-Star Game, an MLB umpire at the World Series, a referee in an NFL game and as a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys. These stunts, and many more, led Bremen to earn the nickname of “The Great Imposter.”
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Barry Bremen (June 30, 1947 – June 30, 2011) was a West Bloomfield, Michigan, insurance and novelty goods salesman and marketing executive known in the sports world as The Great Imposter.
Jul 7, 2022 · A new episode of ESPN E60 will bring new information to light about a cult figure from the late 1970’s known as “The Great Imposter.” Barry Bremen, who pulled off pranks that included crashing baseball’s All-Star Game dressed as a New York Yankee, playing nine holes at the U.S. Open and impersonating a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, left a ...
Jul 11, 2022 · Produced and directed by Russell Dinallo, who Schaap calls the “bus driver” of the piece, “The Great Imposter and Me” explores how Bremen’s biological children discovered each other through...
Jul 11, 2022 · Barry Bremen, also known as “The Great Imposter,” rose to fame (or infamy) beginning in 1979 when he stole a team warmup suit and joined warmups at the NBA All-Star Game. In the next several years, more stunts followed in pro sports and even the prime-time Emmys.
What “The Great Imposter” pulled off in the 70’s and 80’s was only the beginning of the story. What happens next is one of the greatest reveals in storytell...
- 7 min
- 26.3K
- ESPN
Oct 18, 2016 · Master impostor Barry Bremen in 1979. Photograph: Alamy. In 1979, a strange man in full Kansas City Kings uniform joined the basketball team for a pre-game warm-up.
Jul 1, 2011 · The legend of Barry Bremen. Great husband, father, friend and prankster. RIP Barry you are always in our thoughts and prayers.
- 14 min
- 59K
- Neal Edelstein
