Rock Chalk Old Cock

‘White Owl’ held in jail in connection with protective order case
By Jesse Fray/Lawrence Journal World

Students and staff at Kansas University may have noticed the recent absence of the white-bearded man who hangs out on Wescoe Beach to make noise and wave at people.

Jimmy Tucker, also known as White Owl, is being held in Douglas County Jail on $5,000 bond, on accusations of not showing up to court, jail records stated.



Tucker, 62, of Lawrence, was arrested Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He is accused of violating a protection order on Sept. 8, with his 23-year-old ex-fiancee listed as a witness.

Tucker is a fanatic supporter of university sporting events and the frequent target for national TV cameras with his dances and tie-dyed shirts and socks.

In June 2008, Tucker was engaged to Julia Lee, a 2004 Lawrence High School graduate. Their plans for a public wedding were postponed a month after the engagement was announced and eventually were called off altogether.

Tucker was on diversion for a possession of marijuana charge at KU from September 2007, and is scheduled to be seen by a judge Jan. 28 regarding a violation of the terms, city prosecutors said. He’s also scheduled on New Year’s Eve to appear in Lawrence Municipal Court for a theft case, in which he’s accused of stealing three books from KU’s Anschutz Library.

So, Kansas might be without its secret weapon this Saturday in Lawrence. I think that bodes well for the Blackshirts. See, most people think Kansas' recent offensive struggles have been because they were too overhyped in the preseason or because Todd Reesing has slipped a bit. But the truth is White Owl cursed the Jayhawks when he was hauled into prison because of some pot and stolen library books. Is that any way to treat your #1 fan? The campus police should be ashamed. The guy who dressess up as Herbie can piss on the sidewalk in Lincoln if he wants to.


P.S. - The aforementioned former fiancee of White Owl is former Jayhawk student Julia Lee, seen here with that creepy old hippy. Apparently her parents weren't at all pleased about her marrying an elderly midemeanoring hippy and cooler heads must have prevailed. Here's the full saga of their love.