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Old 12-31-2022, 09:44 AM
jakebeckleyoldeagleeye jakebeckleyoldeagleeye is offline
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Originally Posted by drumback View Post
Those are NOT nicknames. They are terms of ridicule and derision. We don't have to continue using them today, and we shouldn't. He was Billy Hoy. He was Luther Taylor.

And while I'm at it, he was Albert Bender, not Chief. The taunts and insults heaped upon him were despicable. There are many others. . .
Hoy referred to himself as Dummy so it didn't bother him. I wonder what Old Eagle thought of him since they were teammates on the Reds?
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