The Barnstormers are named after the "barnstorming" players who played exhibition games in the county. Buck O'Neil believed Paige was meeting with Bob Feller about their upcoming barnstorming tour. The stadium immediately played host to Negro League and "barnstorming" games. He also played in barnstorming games with exhibition teams up until the early 1950s. He was aerial supervisor for "The Great Waldo Pepper" in which he performed barnstorming stunts. After the 1947 season, Feller organized another all-star team for a barnstorming tour. Paige once again returned to his barnstorming days with Abe Saperstein. The Original Celtics were a barnstorming professional American basketball team. Penniless, Paige returned to his barnstorming days after being released from the Indians. Barnstorming through the Midwest, they would play all comers. Without a league, they continued play as a semi-professional barnstorming team through 1881. After many years of operation as a barnstorming team, the Clowns finally disbanded in 1989. This enabled them to make money barnstorming while fulfilling their league obligations. During this time he worked as a barnstorming pilot. All Big3 teams are "barnstorming" teams and do not represent any cities or geographical regions.