gayde@ihuxp.UUCP (Peter Gayde) (05/28/85)
Last week, the Detroit Free Press introduced what they call the
celebrity nickname game. The object is to apply a familiar sports
nickname to someone with the same first or last name who's famous in
another field. Here are some of the contributions sent in by readers:
Stormin' Norman Rockwell Judd (Crazylegs) Hirsch
Henry (Boom-Boom) Mancini Tab (Catfish) Hunter
Dwight Gooden Plenty T. S. (Bump) Eliot
Lana (Bulldog) Turner Barbara (Bucky) Walters
Daniel (The Human Eraser) Webster James (Dizzy) Dean
Shoeless Joe Stalin Mary (Pepper) Martin
John (Blue Moon) DeLorean George (The Ice Man) Burns
Esther (Tiger) Williams Adam Clayton (Boog) Powell
Andrei (The Giant) Gromyko Mean Graham Greene
George (Pearl) Washington Roger (Bubba) Smith (NOTE: GM President)
Morganna (Fireball) Roberts Sweet Lou Ferrigno
Johnny (Buster) Mathis MacKenzie (Bum) Phillips
Thomas (Hit Man) Edison Ted (The Mad Stork) Kennedy
Vanessa (No-Neck) Williams Howard (Hopalong) Cosell
Helen (Woody) Hayes Sal (The Barber) Mineo
Theda (Yogi) Bara Mary (The Bam) Cunningham (NOTE: Bendix)
Sherlock (Howdy) Holmes Mrs. (Truck) Robinson
Minnesota Fats Domino Helen (King Kong) Keller
Lyndon (White Shoes) Johnson Nancy (Chili) Davis
Rutherford (Too Sweet) Hayes Lady Bird (Big Hands) Johnson
Leon (The Polish Rifle) Jaworski Joan (Wahoo) Crawford
Richard (Daddy Wags) Wagner Elizabeth (Fatty) Taylor
Mark (The Bird) Twain Loni (Sparky) Anderson
Harry (Suitcase) Truman Ali (Tug) McGraw
Amy (Doc) Irving Cheryl (Big Foot) Ladd
Does anyone have any others to add?
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