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Posted By: Fred Y

Ted--



("I had forgotten about Jim Woods....how did he get the nickname "possum" ?)



I believe Mel gave it to him, as I seem to recall ONLY Mel introducing him that way when he turned the game over to him, but I couldn't swear to it!

Here's the answer:

Woods picked up his nickname of "Possum" while with the Yankees. Woods had a slight overbite and close-cropped gray hair. When he walked into the clubhouse fresh from a haircut, Enos Slaughter sized him up and said, "I've seen better heads on a Possum."