Rader\'s career lasted from 1967 to 1977, playing for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and Toronto Blue Jays, then later managed the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and California Angels between 1983 and 1991.\n', '

Also nicknamed "Rojo", Rader earned his nickname "The Red Rooster" from the thick head of red hair which always protruded from under his cap. \n', '

Rader attended Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois, and Illinois Wesleyan University.\n', '

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