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  2. Brentford F.C. - Wikipedia

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    Brentford's nickname is "The Bees". [89] The nickname was unintentionally created by students of Borough Road College in the 1890s, when they attended a match and shouted the college's chant "buck up Bs" in support of their friend and then-Brentford player Joseph Gettins. [89] Local newspapers misheard the chant as "Buck up Bees" and the ...

  3. List of NFL nicknames - Wikipedia

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    The Killer Bees: [46] The 1982 Miami Dolphins defensive team; seven of their 11 starters had last names that began with the letter "B" (Bob Baumhower, Bill Barnett, Lyle Blackwood, Kim Bokamper, Glenn Blackwood, Charles Bowser, Doug Betters, and Bob Brudzinski). They allowed only 131 points in the strike-shortened, nine-game regular season.

  4. List of college team nicknames in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted.

  5. The 101 greatest nicknames in football history - AOL

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    The 101 greatest nicknames in football history. The 101 greatest nicknames in football history. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...

  6. Barnet F.C. - Wikipedia

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    The club's nickname of "The Bees", reflected in their amber and black shirts, is likely to have come from the location of apiaries close to the Underhill ground in the early years of the 20th century. [45] Coincidentally, this nickname is similar to those of two of Barnet's neighbours, Watford ("The Hornets") and Brentford (also "The Bees").

  7. The Bees - Wikipedia

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    Boston Bees, the 1936–1941 name of the Boston (later Atlanta) Braves Major League Baseball franchise; Bracknell Bees, an English ice hockey team; Brentford F.C., an English football club; Burlington Bees, a Class A minor league baseball team; Coventry Bees, an English motorcycle speedway team; New Britain Bees, a baseball team

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  9. List of fictional sports teams - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such.Teams have been organized by the sport they participate in, followed by the media product they appear in. Specific television episodes are noted when available.