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Lists athletes in baseball, basketball, hockey, football, golf, and boxing by nickname, includes brief profiles, and provides school and professional franchise nicknames
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Trivia enthusiasts will relish this guide, a veritable Who's Who in the world of professional sports. Virtually every nickname imaginable is included, with sections on teams (e.g., the U.S. Olympic men's basketball "dream team"), special events (baseball's annual "fall classic"), and plays (e.g., football's "Hail Mary" pass). Arranged alphabetically, the entries document the career highlights of each player and explain where the sobriquets originated. According to the authors, the sources for sports monikers are numerous, ranging from ancestry and place of birth to initials, appearances, and antics on and off the field. Complete with more than 30 black-and-white photographs, this study is fun reading and will prove useful in large sports reference collections.
- L.R. Little, Penticton P.L., British Columbia
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Title: Yogi Babe and Magic The Comple
Publisher: Macmillan General Reference
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good