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Montgomery Biscuits to hold ‘Back to the Future’ night

ByPhil Watson|
Who knew the Marty McFly look would become a baseball jersey 30 years later? (Promotional photo from Universal Studios)
Who knew the Marty McFly look would become a baseball jersey 30 years later? (Promotional photo from Universal Studios)

As hard as it is to believe that Back to the Future turns 30 years old this year, it’s even harder to fathom that a minor league team will wear Marty McFly-inspired jerseys.

For the Montgomery Biscuits, June 27 will be the night they go Back to the Future.

The Double-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays in the Southern League will even sport Marty McFly-themed jerseys for the event, as shown by Uni Watch’s Phil Hecken:

It’s part of a 30th anniversary celebration of the iconic comedy film that launched a trilogy. The jerseys are based on the classic ensemble of puffy vest, checkered shirt and denim jacket worn by one Michael J. Fox’s most memorable characters.

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It will be the first time in 12 seasons that the Biscuits have sported themed jerseys.

Jerseys will be auctioned off during the game, with proceeds to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

Montgomery’s Riverwalk Stadium will be decked out for the occasion, as well, according to a press release from the team. There will be Back to the Future décor, costumes, trivia and music.

Fox burst onto the scene in the 1980s as the neo-conservative son of a pair of liberal former hippies in his role as Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sit-com Family Ties, which ran for seven seasons from 1982-89.

While still maintaining his role on the television show, Fox turned his attention to film when he landed the role of Marty McFly in Robert Zemeckis’ time-traveling trilogy.

Michael J. Fox burst onto the scene in the 1980s NBC sit-com Family Ties. (Paramount Television promotional photo)
Michael J. Fox burst onto the scene in the 1980s NBC sit-com Family Ties. (Paramount Television promotional photo)

Fox also starred in films such as Teen Wolf and The Secret of My Succe$s in the 1980s before taking on more dramatic turns in Bright Lights, Big City and Casualties of War.

After taking on a supporting roles in Aaron Sorkin’s dramedy The American President, Fox returned to the small screen playing another political operative in ABC’s Spin City, which featured several references to his Family Ties past, not the least of which being having Meredith Baxter do a guest nod as his mother.

But in 2000, Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and, at the advice of his doctors, stepped away from a starring role on the show, though he did make three guest appearances during the remaining season of the show’s run with Charlie Sheen taking over the starring role.

But Fox, now 53, ramped up his activities in front of the cameras in recent years, playing a recurring role on CBS’ The Good Wife as well as taking a starring role on the short-lived sit-com The Michael J. Fox Show on NBC in 2013.

The show, which co-starred former Breaking Bad actress Betsy Brandt was expected to be a hit, but fell flat with audience and was yanked after just 15 episodes.

Michael J. Fox career information from the Internet Movie Database.

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