▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁surprise , ▁the ▁Hans hin ▁Tig ers ▁faced ▁the ▁Se ib u ▁L ions ▁and ▁took ▁their ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Japan ▁Series , ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁star ▁sl ug ger ▁R andy ▁Bass ▁( l ater ▁a ▁State ▁Senator ▁from ▁Oklahoma ), ▁an ▁American ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁The ▁fan ▁base ▁went ▁wild , ▁and ▁a ▁ri ot ous ▁celebr ation ▁gathered ▁at ▁E bis u ▁Bridge ▁in ▁D ō ton bor i , ▁Os aka . ▁There , ▁an ▁assemb lage ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁y elled ▁the ▁players ' ▁names , ▁and ▁with ▁every ▁name , ▁a ▁fan ▁res emb ling ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁vict orious ▁team ▁le aped ▁from ▁the ▁bridge ▁into ▁the ▁waiting ▁canal . ▁However , ▁lack ing ▁a ▁C au cas ian ▁person ▁to ▁im itate ▁M VP ▁R andy ▁Bass , ▁the ▁ra bid ▁crowd ▁seized ▁a ▁pl astic ▁statue ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Sand ers ▁( like ▁Bass , ▁the ▁Colonel ▁had ▁a ▁be ard ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁Japanese ) ▁from ▁a ▁nearby ▁K FC ▁and ▁toss ed ▁it ▁off ▁the ▁bridge ▁as ▁an ▁eff ig y . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁urban ▁legend , ▁this ▁imp uls ive ▁man eu ver ▁cost ▁the ▁team ▁greatly , ▁beginning ▁the ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Colonel , ▁which ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁will ▁not ▁win ▁the ▁championship ▁again ▁until ▁the ▁statue ▁is ▁recovered . ▁Sub sequently