The Complete Book of Sports Nicknames

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Summary: Book would be better but for many errors
Review: Contains much info on sports nicknames, but the many errors are maddening, especially since a lot of them could have been eliminated by anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of sports. Examples--book states that "Orioles" was first applied to a pro baseball team in 1833; several NFL teams are placed in the wrong division/conference; the Indiana Pacers are alleged to have taken their name from the ABA team; they actually WERE that ABA team. I could go on--one entry mentions the 7th game of the World Series, that series went 4 games. Many ommissions--in the list of origins of team names, it is not stated how, for example, the Devil Rays and Marlins got their names.

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Summary: Don't expect much
Review: I saw this book in the bookstore and it looked like a sports lovers dream. After receiving it, I realize it was a mistake to buy. There are so many errors in this book they aren't even worth describing. Also, the college names section doesn't even give a backround on the names. The book reads like it was written by old men.

Rating:
Summary: Don't expect much
Review: I saw this book in the bookstore and it looked like a sports lovers dream. After receiving it, I realize it was a mistake to buy. There are so many errors in this book they aren't even worth describing. Also, the college names section doesn't even give a backround on the names. The book reads like it was written by old men.

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Summary: Other books are better
Review: This book is okay, but if you want to read about nicknames read Terry Pruyne's book about Sports Nicknames. Pruyne's book has many more nicknames than Phillips and Burnham

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Summary: A handy reference book to have around!
Review: Who in known as Euro-Magic? What College is know as the Fighting Hurricanes? What was Julius Boros's nickname? Has the Golden Bear ever meet the Golden Jet? Well this book can certainly answers these questions.

The complete book of sports nicknames is one of, if not the most, complete text ever written about nicknames. Comprehensive and detailed from a to z for both persons, teams and just about anything else related to sports.

This book is not a novel that tells a story, what this book does, however, is give you a glimpse of the person or team and a brief synopsis of the meaning of the nickname. A very quick and easy read.

Priced to fit anybody's budget this book will make and excellent gift for the true sports fan. Keep it by your side and you'll have a ready reference when someone asks What the nickname of George Halas?