Nicknamed " The Maradona of the Carpathians ", he is considered a hero in his homeland.

Nicknamed the " Doomsday Defense ", they allowed just 1 touchdown in their last 6 games prior to the Super Bowl.

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

" Nicknamed " The Thunderer ", the gun had an advertised range of 15 miles ; on this occasion John Schofield declared Krupps ' guns " the greatest peacemakers in the world ".

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

Nicknamed the " Pearl of the Antilles ", Saint-Domingue became the richest colony in the Caribbean before a 1791 slave revolt, which began the Haitian Revolution, led to freedom for the colony's slaves in 1794 and, a decade later, complete independence for the country, which renamed itself Haiti.

Nicknamed the " Orchid Man ", he stood and his fighting weight ranged from.

Nicknamed " The Man of Steal ", he is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner.

Nicknamed " Mr. Clutch ", his silhouette is featured on the NBA's official logo.

Nicknamed " Ol ' Stubblebeard ", Grimes was born in Emerald, Wisconsin.

Nicknamed " the Black Dog of Brocéliande ", du Guesclin fought the English during the Breton War of Succession and was an expert in the guerrilla warfare.

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 " Matinee Idol ", Czyz was a member of the United States amateur boxing team whose other members died in the LOT Polish Airlines plane crash in Poland in 1980.

Nicknamed " The Hit Man " and " Donnie Baseball ", he played for the New York Yankees during his 14-year playing career.

Nicknamed the " Hummingbird Capital of the United States ", bird watchers from all over the world flock to the nearby Ramsey Canyon Preserve and other local canyons to observe and photograph hundreds of different bird species.

* Nicknamed " The Manster ", half man, half monster.

Nicknamed " Forrest's First Fight ", the Battle of Sacramento took place on December 28, 1861.

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

Nicknamed " Baby Bertha ", this car was very successful and went on to dominate the sport until Vauxhall moved from racing into rallying in 1977.

Nicknamed the Wood, they were formed in 1924 and play at Robertson Park, having moved from Thorn Park in nearby Tannochside in 1957 when the giant Caterpillar Tractor Company acquired the land to build a new factory at the time. They currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they wear all red strips ( uniforms ) with a change strip of all blue, although their original colours were white shirts, black shorts and white socks.

Nicknamed " Red Top ", this vending lid moved the opening to the bottle rather than the bottle to the opening and was the first of many innovations introduced by the Vendo company.

Nicknamed " Tuffy ," Goff was born in Cove, Arkansas, but soon moved to Mena, Arkansas where he met his longtime friend and partner Chester Lauck ( Lum ).

Nicknamed A-K, he is estimated to have a net worth of US $ 9. 6 billion according to Forbes ' latest annual list of wealthiest people, making him the second wealthiest in Southeast Asia behind Robert Kuok, and number 89 in the world.

Nicknamed the " cast-iron man " for his ideological rigidity as well as for his determination to defend the causes he believed in, Calhoun supported states ' rights and nullification, under which states could declare null and void federal laws which they viewed unconstitutional.

Nicknamed " Velvet " Brueghel, " Flower " Brueghel, and " Paradise " Brueghel, of which the latter two were derived from his floral still lifes which were his favored subjects, while the former may refer to the velveteen sheen of his colors or to his habit of wearing velvet.

Nicknamed " The King ," he is one of golf's most popular stars and its most important trailblazer, because he was the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s.

Nicknamed “ The Red Prince ”, he became the figurehead leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, and upon its successful seizure of power in 1975, he became the first President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( and President of the Supreme People's Assembly ), a position which he held until his retirement in 1986.

Nicknamed " Little Doc " after his father, he originally wanted to play the trombone, which he discovered at neighbor Art Fletcher's home, but the senior Severinsen, a gifted amateur violinist, urged him to study that instrument instead.

Nicknamed " Big Dan " for his size, he was and weighed, which was large for 19th-century standards.

Nicknamed " Basil Brush " thanks to his wild hair and beard, he played as a flanker for London Welsh ( of which he is now a board member ), and represented Wales 26 times between 1967 and 1973.

Nicknamed Il Gioiello di Bari Vecchia (" the jewel of Old Bari "), he is known for his short temper as much as his ability on the pitch, which led to the coining of the neologism Cassanata by his former coach, Fabio Capello, in November 2002.

Nicknamed " Kodak Gap " by some, it is one of the top tourist destinations in Antarctica ; steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled passage, which is 11 km long and just 1, 600 metres wide at its narrowest point.

Nicknamed " Broo " by Oya, the broodling was a mutant, and both intelligent and non-violent, able to wear clothing and glasses ( which he felt made him look less frightening ).

Nicknamed " Naze " after the northerly Naze Peninsula on which it was found, the Late Cretaceous remains include an upper jaw and teeth, and most of the lower legs and feet.

Nicknamed The Sports Guy, formerly The Boston Sports Guy, Simmons gained the attention of ESPN with his web site, BostonSportsGuy. com which earned him a job offer in 2001.

: Nicknamed both Dai-chan and " Poops " ( a play on the Japanese characters of his name, which mean " bathroom "), is one of the few characters who is almost always consistent, storyline-wise, in both the anime and the manga.

Nicknamed " Slats ", Marion had unusually long arms which reached for grounders like tentacles, prompting sportwriters to call him " The Octopus ".

Nicknamed " The Magic Mile ," the speedway is often converted into a road course, which includes much of the oval.

* Clinton Trezise, 22 ( d. Aug 1992 ): Nicknamed " Happy Pants ", Trezise was involved in a sexual relationship with Barry Lane which infuriated Bunting.

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

Nicknamed the " Louisville Slugger ," he was enormously attentive to the bats he used, and was the first player to have them custom-made, establishing a practice among hitters which continues to the present.