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Yogi, Babe, and Magic: The Complete Book of Sports Nicknames
Yogi Babe and Magic The Complete Book of Sports Nicknames Author:Burnham Holmes, Louis Phillips From Library Journal — 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... more » 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.
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