Nicknamed " Showtime " due to the team's new Johnson-led fast break-offense, the Lakers won the Pacific Division title and swept both the Suns and Spurs.

Nicknamed " The Fountain City " due to the many artesian wells in the area, Prattville is part of the Montgomery metropolitan statistical area and serves as the county seat of Autauga County.

Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888.

Nicknamed the Corn Belt Route because of its operating area in the midwestern United States, the railroad was sometimes called the Lucky Strike Road, due to the similarity in design between the herald of the CGW and the logo used for Lucky Strike cigarettes.

Nicknamed Salta la Linda (" Salta the beautiful "), it has become a major tourist destination due to its old, colonial architecture, tourism friendliness, awesome weather and the natural scenery of the valleys westward.

Nicknamed " Eric the Eel " by the media after the name first appeared in an article by Craig Lord in The Times newspaper in London, Moussambani won brief international fame at the 2000 Summer Olympics when he swam his heat of the 100 m freestyle in 1: 52. 72 and won due to the disqualification of his competitors.

Nicknamed " The King of the Kippax " ( after Manchester City's Kippax Street terraced stand renowned for its singing ) and Nijinsky after the famous racehorse ( due to his renowned stamina ).

Nicknamed " the rock pile " due to its primarily limestone construction it was completed in September 1940 as a Works Progress Administration project.

Nicknamed " buzz bombs " by Allied troops (" doodlebug " by Australians ) due to the sound they made.

Nicknamed the " Mexican Pipeline " due to the similar power and shape of the Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, the wave that breaks on Zicatela Beach draws an international crowd of surfers, bodyboarders and their entourages.

Nicknamed " Rusty " by Roshan Mahanama and Pramodya Wickramasinge, due to it being a very common nickname for the name Russel, and also it complemented his batting style as tough and durable-though not really pretty.

Nicknamed ' The Terras ' due to their terracotta strip, the team won the Dorset Junior Cup for the first three seasons, becoming a senior club as the team rose in stature.

Nicknamed El tren ( train ) due to his powerful physique, he played in seven different countries – having one-year spells in Germany and Spain's topflights – and represented Colombia at two World Cups.

Nicknamed Mole Man by the students, he was fired due to his experiments in creating life after being warned off.

Nicknamed Levezinho (" Slender one ") due to his light frame ( only 63 kg ), he spent the bulk of his career in Portugal representing Sporting, scoring nearly 200 goals in more than 300 official games, winning four major titles with the club and helping it to four Champions League participations.

Nicknamed " The Colonel ", due to being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Coleman was also a Marine aviator and left baseball to serve in the Korean War, and postponing his entry into professional baseball in World War II.

* — 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 " Scrap-Iron " due to his gritty style of play, Garner's best year as a player was, when he was a member of the World Series champion Pirates, batting. 417 in the 1979 National League Championship Series and. 500 ( 12 for 24 ) in the World Series.

Nicknamed ' The Silver Fox ' by teammates due to his grey hair, McNaughton is a versatile player who can play anywhere on defense, including a more defensive minded midfield role.

Nicknamed " pixie-dust " the powdered extracellular matrix is being used with great success to regenerate tissue lost and damaged due to traumatic injuries.

Nicknamed " The Arrow " due to his agility, the striker spent most of his professional career in Portugal and played in five other countries abroad.

Nicknamed " Cookie " after an owner of the Oakland Oaks, his first professional team, he played ten seasons in the National League with the Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1934 – 36 ) and Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1937 – 41 & 1946 – 47 ), missing four full seasons due to military service during World War II.

Nicknamed " The City of a Thousand Minarets " for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life.

Nicknamed “ The Jewel of the Pacific ”, Valparaíso was declared a world heritage site based upon its improvised urban design and unique architecture.

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 ' 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 Tall City ", Midland has long been known for its downtown skyline.

* DE3 or Plan U: Nicknamed " Rooie Duivel " ( Dutch for " Red Devil ") because of its original red livery this was a diesel electric multiple unit consisting of three coaches.

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 the " Pearl of the Antilles ," Saint-Domingue became the richest and most prosperous French colony in the West Indies, cementing its status as an important port in the Americas for goods and products flowing to and from France and Europe.

Nicknamed " Stubby ", its studio was in a dormitory.

Nicknamed the " University in the Forest " because of the serenity of its wooded 186 acres ( 753, 000 m² ) relative to the school's suburban surroundings, Drew University maintains a combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 2, 500 students, with the majority living on-campus.

Nicknamed " Big 6 ", it has now served in tourist and enthusiast service for a longer period than it did for its original owners.

Nicknamed Saint-Cyr, its graduates and students are cyrards but are generally referred as saint-cyriens ;

Nicknamed " The Andouille Capital of the World ," the town of LaPlace, Louisiana, on the Mississippi River, is especially noted for its Cajun andouille.

Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport ( after Kaohsiung ).

Nicknamed Amazing Grace by members of her longtime political party, the Social Credit Party of B. C, she was largely responsible for rebuilding the party after its defeat in the 1972 provincial election.

Nicknamed " All-Blacks " after the New Zealand national team for its all black strip, they perform the haka before matches.

Nicknamed The Jet, Urquidez was a non-contact karate competitor who later pioneered full-contact fighting in the U. S. He made the transition from point to full-contact karate in 1974 – the year of its inception in the U. S. – frequently fighting in bouts where the rules were ambiguous and contrasts in styles were dramatic.

Nicknamed Sleipnir's footprint, it is said that the canyon was formed when Odin's eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, touched one of its feet to the ground here.

Nicknamed " Thrasherville " instead of its official name " Terminus " ( given by the railroad ), it was the first land development of the area.

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.