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The name "Blue Jays" came about in 1976, when the team held a "name the team" contest, which involved more than 4,000 suggestions. [33] 154 people suggested the name "Blue Jays" and Dr. William Mills, a periodontist from Etobicoke, was selected from a draw as the grand winner. Mills stated that it was traditional for a Toronto-based sports team ...
This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
The following nicknames are given to a unit (defensive, offensive and special teams) or a secondary nickname given to some teams used to describe a style of play or attitude of teams at times in accordance with phrases in popular culture of the time. They are not the official franchise nicknames of the National Football League (NFL). Since the ...
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
Sports team Also the Official Fan Club of the New Orleans Saints [285] New York Rangers: Rangerstown Sports team [286] Newcastle United F.C. Toon Army: Sports team The name comes from the Geordie pronunciation of the word town [287] Neymar: Neymarzetes Athlete [288] Nicki Minaj: Barbz Musician Male fans are called "Ken Barbz".
With that in mind, we've put together this short quiz to test your knowledge of how various companies got their names ... and the strange names they went through to get where they are today ...
Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots; Unsinkable Seven; W. Welsh Wizard This page was last edited on 10 December 2019, at 14:31 (UTC). ...
Weird designs were a thing in the 1990s. Case in point: General Motors’ second-generation minivan line, which included the Trans Sport, all steep angles and rounded edges. For the 1996 model ...