Coined from silent movie star Hoot Gibson, the late Cards legend also went by Gibby, or in his past as a Harlem Globetrotter, “Bullet.” 11. Johnny Mize: The Big Cat Given the name for his comfort in the box and craftiness on the field, Mize was said to hardly flinch when being b...
He moved with his family to New York, where he grew up in Harlem. As a teen-age amateur boxer representing the Salem-Crescent gym, he borrowed the Amateur Athletic Union card of another Harlem youngster named Ray Robinson. Once his Sugar Ray nickname stuck, he never used his real name. ...
The Big Apple became the name of a night club in the Harlem area of New York City in 1934. It also was the name of a popular dance and a hit song in the 1930s. But it is not the only nickname for America’s largest city. Barry Popik’s website lists almost 100 nicknames that ...
After their divorce, McCoy formed The Harlem Hamfats, who serenaded the hipsters with a song called “The Weed-Smoker’s Dream.” MCoy then rewrote this in a more commercial form as “Why Don’t You Do Right,” which became Peggy Lee’s first hit with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. Click...
In horse racing, the expression meant "the big time," the place where large amounts of money could be won. The Big Apple became the name of a night club in the Harlem area of New York City in nineteen thirty-four. It also was the name of a popular dance and a hit song in the ...