The Food Theorists. KFC and the Curse of Colonel Sanders. Posted: June 10, 2025 | Last updated: June 10, 2025. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be haunted by Colonel Sanders?

Frustrated fans started saying “the curse of Colonel Sanders” was to blame for the team’s drought. Searches of the river were conducted, but the statue could not be found.

Fans of Japan’s Hanshin Tigers threw a statue of KFC founder Colonel Sanders into a river in 1985. The team suffered decades of poor performance after that.

World ‘Curse of the Colonel’ KFC statue disposed of in Japan. KFC said on Tuesday that the statue was now “too dilapidated to maintain” and would be disposed of.

In 1985 Hanshin Tigers fans threw a statue of Colonel Sanders into the Dotonbori River, creating the Curse of the Colonel. Today they won the Series and lifted the curse.

Hanshin Tigers lift Curse of the KFC Colonel Sanders with Nippon League win. By Simon Smale. Topic: Baseball. Mon 6 Nov 2023 Monday 6 November 2023 Mon 6 Nov 2023 at 2:21am.

'Curse of the Colonel' KFC statue disposed of in Japan. Tokyo (AFP) – A plastic statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken's founder Colonel Sanders that was a lucky charm for superstitious Japanese ...