(April 8 marks the 50th anniversary of the first major league game in Padres history. To commemorate the occasion, the Union-Tribune is producing a nine-part series on memorable debuts through the years. Today: Chapter Two ... Why Did The Chicken Cross Friars Road?)
The Chicken definitely came before the egg.
Or, more specifically, before the eggs.
In 1974, local radio station KGB planned a promotion to give away candy Easter eggs to children at the San Diego Zoo. But first the station had to find someone willing to wear the chicken suit it had rented for someone to wear at the event.