Oktoberfest Zinzinnati grand marshals through the years
In honor of the Bengals' 50th anniversary, Andy Dalton and A.J. Green will lead this year's Oktoberfest as grand marshals.Facebook
2015 -- Ken Anderson was quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1971-1986.WCPO | file
2014 -- Drew Lachey, right on stage dance the Chicken dance on Fountain Square to Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati Saturday September 20, 2014 in Downtown, Cincinnati. Drew and his brother Nick were named co-grand marshals that year. Photo by Joseph Fuqua II for WCPOJOSEPH FUQUA ll
2012 — All Star and Reds Hall of Famer, Mr. Perfect, Tom Browning led the Chicken Dance.Getty Images
2010 — Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion and Cincinnati-native Rich Franklin led the Chicken Dance.(Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CCMA)
2009 — Homer Simpson celebrated his 20th anniversary on television by leading the Chicken Dance.(Photo by Gaye Gerard/Getty Images)
2007 — "Old left-hander" Joe Nuxhall, the youngest player ever to play Major League Baseball, led the World's Largest Chicken Dance. Nuxhall was the longtime Cincinnati Reds radio announce. Nuxhall died on Nov. 15, 2007.(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
2006 — Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro wide receiver Chad Johnson led the Chicken Dance this year.Getty Images
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2003 — Rock icon Eddie Money celebrated 25 years in the music business as the Oktoberfest Zinzinnati grand marshal.(Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
2002 — Verne Troyer, who played “Mini Me” in “Austin Powers,” led the Chicken Dance.(Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation )
2001 — Singer Tony Orlando led a throng on Fountain Square in inspiring renditions of “Tie A Yellow Ribbon ’Round The Old Oak Tree” and “America.” Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, and the Chicken Dance, were delayed by a week after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks this year.(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Mindfreak Live!)
2000 — The Prince of The Monkees, Davy Jones led the Chicken Dance this year.(Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
1999 — Grammy Award-winning Weird Al Yankovic led 30,000 on kazoo for this year's Chicken Dance.(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)