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Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Jake from State Farm, Oct 26, 2020.

  1. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    If we're going there, how about Ike, Old Blood and Guts, Stonewall, Old Hickory, Unconditional Surrender Grant, Blackjack Pershing, Old Rough and Ready, the Swamp Fox and the Fighting Gamecock, to name but a few. ;)
     
  2. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    I had Stonewall at first. But not sure if we honor traitors on Veterans Day.
     
  3. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Learn something new every day ... Merton is a Pac-12 associate commissioner.

     
  4. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    "Snacks" and "Hot Plate" are phenomenal
     
  5. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    Chi Chi Rodriguez.
     
  6. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Didn't he used to be the guy who fined NFL players for uniform violations and such?
     
  7. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Not sure but he's been out of the league for 21 years which is strange. Time flies.

    Code:
                                                                                                     
                              Game Game Def Def Def Def Def Fumb Fumb Fumb Fumb   Fumb Tack Tack Tack
    Year      Age  Tm Pos No.    G   GS Int Yds  TD Lng  PD   FF  Fmb   FR  Yds TD  Sk Comb Solo  Ast
    1991       23 SFO LCB  36   13                        8    1    0    2    0  0 0.0             37
    1992       24 SFO  ss  36   16    5   2   5   0                              4 0.0             64
    1993       25 SFO  FS  36   16   14   3 104   1      67    0    0    1    0  0 0.0             67
    1994*      26 SFO  FS  36   16   16   7  93   0      38    0    1    2    0  0 0.5   72   65    7
    1995*+     27 SFO  FS  36   16   16   5  31   0      23    0    0    2   69  1 0.0   63   54    9
    1996*      28 SFO  FS  36   16   16   4   7   0       8    1    0    0    0  0 0.0   63   54    9
    1997*      29 SFO  FS  36   16   16   6 103   1      55    0    0    2   38  1 0.0   60   50   10
    1998       30 SFO  FS  36   16   16   4  37   0      37    1    0    1    0  0 0.5   48   42    6
    1999       31     SEA  36   12    1   2  30   1  23                          4 2.0   22   15    7
    Care                 Care  137  108  33 410   3  67   4    3    1   10  107  2 3.0  496  280   48
    8 yr     8 yr         SFO  125  107  31 380   2      67    3    1   10  107  2 1.0  474  265   41
    1 yr     1 yr         SEA   12    1   2  30   1  23                          4 2.0   22   15    7
    
    Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 11/16/2020.
     
  8. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Les Nessman approves.
     
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  9. Tighthead

    Tighthead Well-Known Member

    Apparently Patrick Reed’s Tour name is “table for one”.
     
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  10. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    I looked it up. Yes, Merton Hanks was the NFL's uniform cop.

    49ERS NOTEBBOK / Hanks, NFL's new uniform cop, visits ex-teammates
     
  11. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    No way we could get away with calling Lee Trevino "Super Mex," nowadays, is there.
     
  12. Tighthead

    Tighthead Well-Known Member

    What about Kevin Weekes being “Shady 80”? That one was outdated from inception.
     
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