06/01/2007

Associated Press

Voters selected Bob L. Head, the Iowa version, to become the model for a bobblehead that will be given to fans at PGE Park on Aug. 18.

The Portland Beavers, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, asked online voters to decide which of three Bob L. Heads should be the star of the unusual promotion: Bob Leroy Head of Maquoketa, Iowa; Bob Lee Head of Evansville, Ind.; or Bob Louis Head of Vallejo, Calif.

Bob Leroy Head won in a landslide, collecting 51 percent of the almost 30,000 votes cast, the Beavers announced after Thursday's voting deadline. Bob Lee Head had 34 percent and Bob Louis Head finished with 15 percent.

The first 2,000 fans at the Aug. 18 game will receive a Bob Leroy Head bobblehead. Head will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

"I'm pretty much overwhelmed by the support of my family, my town, my state and my country," Head said. "I would like to channel this into something positive for my community."