Nicknamed Chevril ( by replacing the Bov ( ox ) with Chev ( horse ) in the Bovril name ) it was produced by boiling down horse meat or mules to a jelly paste and serving it as a beef tea.

Nicknamed the " godfather " by the tabloid press, he was renowned for his tough, uncompromising style and was feared by both crew and cast alike.

Nicknamed " The Wizard " for his defensive brilliance, Smith set major league records for career assists ( 8, 375 ) and double plays ( 1, 590 ) by a shortstop ( the latter since broken by Omar Vizquel ), as well as the National League ( NL ) record with 2, 511 career games at the position ; Smith won the NL Gold Glove Award for play at shortstop for 13 consecutive seasons ( 1980 – 1992 ).

Nicknamed " the Old Gray Lady ", and long regarded within the industry as a national " newspaper of record ", The New York Times is owned by The New York Times Company, which also publishes 18 other newspapers including the International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe.

Nicknamed " The Kid ", " The Splendid Splinter ", " Teddy Ballgame ", " The Thumper " and, because of his hitting prowess, " The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived ", Williams ' career was twice interrupted by service as a U. S. Marine Corps fighter-bomber pilot.

Nicknamed " The Great One ", he has been called " the greatest hockey player ever " by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself.

Nicknamed “ The First Palace of Women " by Oller and Zidler, the cabaret quickly becomes a great success.

Nicknamed " The General ", Hird played as a midfielder and half forward, but was often given free rein by former Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy to play wherever he thought necessary.

Nicknamed the " heart of India " due to its geographical location in India, Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state in the country by area.

Nicknamed the " Puffing Billy ", Booth's first petrol-powered, horse-drawn vacuum cleaner relied upon air drawn by a piston pump through a cloth filter.

Nicknamed " Mr Arsenal ", he was honoured by Arsenal with a testimonial game against Celtic in May 2002 with many Arsenal legends playing, including Ian Wright, John Lukic and Adams's fellow back four stalwarts, Dixon, Winterburn and Bould.

Nicknamed " the ' Bu " by surfers and locals, the community is famous for its warm, sandy beaches, and for being the home of many Hollywood movie stars and others associated with the entertainment industry.

Nicknamed " the first city on the Missouri River " Townsend sits nearby the southern tip of Canyon Ferry Lake ( a part of, and fed by, the Missouri River ) a popular recreation destination and Montana's third largest body of water.

Nicknamed the Tangent Line, it was originally built by the New York, Mahoning and Western Railroad ( became American Midland Railroad in 1889, Findlay, Ft Wayne & Western Railroad in 1890, Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad in 1901, Cincinnati, Findlay, & Fort Wayne Railroad in 1903 )

Nicknamed " King Carl " by the fans and " The Meal Ticket " by his teammates, Hubbell's first major-league victory was a 4-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis helped elevate boxing from a nadir in popularity in the post-Jack Dempsey era by establishing a reputation as an honest, hardworking fighter at a time when the sport was dominated by gambling interests.

Nicknamed by the American boxing press as The Z Boys, the two did square off, but not before much hassle and hurdle putting by both the WBC and WBA, who wanted both boxers to pay a large amount of money before sanctioning the bout.

Nicknamed Rinty by his owner, the dog learned tricks and could leap great heights.

Nicknamed " the Prime Minister of the Underworld ," he became one of the most powerful and influential Mafia bosses in American history, eventually leading the Luciano crime family ( later called the Genovese crime family ), one of the Five Families that operates in New York.

Nicknamed " Mickey ", she moved with her family to Chicago, Illinois when she was 15.

Nicknamed " Bertie " by his family, Elbert had two older siblings: Charlie, who was largely bed-ridden after a fall when he was young, and Hannah Frances, nicknamed " Frank " like her mother.

Nicknamed Termite, he was born into a family that was in the insect killing business, and he is a professional fumigator.

Nicknamed ' Sandra ' by her family, Alexandra spent her childhood first in England and between 1886 and 1889 in Malta, where her father was serving with the Royal Navy.

The WG frame & cylinder were then shortened for the. 455 & the variant was adopted in the 1880s as the Webley Mk 1. Webley " WG " Army Model ( a. k. a. Webley Government ) Revolver cal 455 / 476 (. 476 Enfield ) Nicknamed " the British Peacemaker " in the United States, the Mk 1 was manufactured in. 450,. 455 Webley, and. 476 calibre and founded a family of revolvers that were the standard handguns of the British Army, Royal Navy, and British police constabularies from 1887 to 1918.

Nicknamed " Cactus Jack ", Horner was born in Saskatchewan, the fifth child in a family of six boys and three girls.

Nicknamed Johnny Rock by his roommates, he joined both the Glee and the Mandolin Clubs, taught a Bible class and was elected junior class president.

Nicknamed the Sky Blues owing to the colour of their strip, Coventry City were formed in 1883 as Singers F. C., and they joined the Football League in 1919.

Nicknamed " The Cuban Sylph " for his elegant and stylistic play as a third baseman, Bellán joined the Troy Haymakers in 1869, while the team was member of the NABBP and still an amateur team.

Nicknamed Black Jake, he joined the guitar duo The Searchers, which had been formed by John McNally and Mike Pender in 1959.

Nicknamed " Steve ," Tommy joined Jimmie Lunceford's band in 1933, and recordings from that time feature him hitting notes that no trumpeter had been recorded hitting before.

Nicknamed " Winnie ", he was the eldest of eight children born to Dr. George Tryon Harding, Sr. ( 1843 – 1928 ) and Phoebe Elizabeth ( Dickerson ) Harding ( 1843 – 1910 ).

Nicknamed the Bluejays ( or Jays ), Creighton fields 14 teams in eight sports.

Nicknamed " Steamer " for his relentless and hard-nosed style of play, he served as captain for a team record eight seasons.

Nicknamed " Little Randy ", he is the youngest of the Jackson brothers, and the second youngest of the nine Jackson whole siblings, before sister Janet.

Nicknamed " Barty ", he was the paternal grandfather of the Mitford sisters.

Nicknamed the " Wizard of Westwood ", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period — seven in a row — as head coach at UCLA, an unprecedented feat.

Nicknamed the " Copycat Clone Club " by Angela, January Cole and Karlene Trainor are Nanette ’ s best friends — treated more like her servants — who follow Nanette around wherever she goes ; basically her girl posse.

Nicknamed " The Magician " and " The Whiston Warrior ", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action — which Davis once called " the best cue action I ’ ve ever seen "— his long potting, and his breakbuilding.

* — Nicknamed " Superman " for its wide range of abilities, Morphling was for years considered the best creature ever printed due to its abilities and chance to combine them.

Nicknamed " Gentleman George " for his demeanor, he was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States during the Civil War in 1864, running as a peace Democrat with war Democrat George B. McClellan ; they lost to Abraham Lincoln.

Nicknamed The Redhead, Eaton took over presidency of her husband's company and went on to stage more than 10, 000 boxing bouts and as many wrestling matches at the L. A. Olympic Auditorium, promoting such fighters as Floyd Patterson, Danny Lopez, Carlos Palomino, Joe Frazier and George Foreman before she retired in 1980.

Nicknamed the " Baby Bombers ," the Yankees are a Short-Season A classification affiliate of the New York Yankees and play in the New York-Penn League at Richmond County Bank Ballpark along the waterfront in St. George.

George Cowley – Nicknamed " Morris " ( see " A Man Called Quinn " episode ) after the car of the same name ( Gordon Jackson ), founder and head of CI5, and Bodie and Doyle's boss.