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Sports Nicknames: From the Unusual to Most Common & the Politically Incorrect


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What's the most-used college sports nickname? What famous professional golfer used to be called Ohio Fats? How was the Cleveland Indians nickname actually meant to be a positive tribute? Who were the Chicago Orphans? What's a New York Nick? And why is Lawrence Berra called "Yogi"? Author Burnham Holmes from "The Complete Book of Sports Nicknames" answers these questions and more, while callers take the nicknames quiz on this quick 1998 show on WHO radio in Des Moines, Iowa. 

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