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Can you name the real first names of these players?
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Hank Aaron
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Athletes Real First Names Quiz
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Created Nov 6, 2010 in
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smoggy14
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 04:03 GMT
1 point
not a bad quiz....but honus wagner's real first name is Johannes, not john
jakajaka
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 04:08 GMT
1 point
Wikipedia says Johannes, baseball-reference says John. I'll accept both answers
chriskotx
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 04:20 GMT
3 points
It took me from 1979 to now to pick up on the fact that Magic Johnson's name is spelled Earvin - not Ervin....and I just thought Honus had one of those strange old-fashioned names. I can see how Honus can come from Johannes.
cocky
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 04:48 GMT
2 points
Honus was a new one on me. I was wondering why it was on here.
smoggy14
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 05:01 GMT
3 points
Only reason I even knew is because a sale of his card was in the news again recently and they referred to him in the article as Johannes "Honus" Wagner. Never had heard it before.
kbowe
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 05:33 GMT
4 points
Great quiz, imagine if these athletes actually went by their actual names (Denton Young award?)
Tavel
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 12:44 GMT
-2 points
maybe kareem abdul jabbar
deej
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 13:51 GMT
1 point
Honus Wagner was born in the US to recent German immigrants. they probably called him Johannes at home, but when they signed his birth certificate they used the American version (John).
dtmich
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 14:43 GMT
3 points
I knew BJ stood for Bossman Junior but didn't know his real name... Some others maybe: Spud Webb, Fat Lever, Penny Hardaway, Beanie Wells, Rocket Ismail, Bam Morris .... @travel Kareem changed his name, the quiz is for athletes who are popularly known by nicknames.
metsfan2231
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 14:48 GMT
1 point
Maybe accept alternate spellings for some? I kept typing carston
gallaga
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 18:58 GMT
2 points
(carnell) cadillac williams, (covelli) coco crisp, (adam) pacman jones, (david jonathan) jd drew, (daniel) colt mccoy, (terry) tank johnson, (cecil) tiny thompson, (calvin) pokey reese, (charles) mean joe greene, (eldrick) tiger woods, (daniel) bubba franks
daHOOK
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Nov 7th, 2010 at 20:44 GMT
2 points
Berra legally changed his name to Yogi.
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