History of the A's

 
 

Nicknames

 

Player

Nickname(s)

Era

Comment

Jack O' Gorman "Iron" 1900's small but fast
Ed Hagan "Uncle" 1900's smart around the net
Bob McCready "Buff" 1960-70's popular roaming goaltender
John Richardson "Shooty" 1890-1900's hard-nosed defensive specialist
Ken Croft "Weiner" 1940-50's speedy goal-scorer
Billy Fitzgerald "Fitz" 1900-10's pure talent
Roy Barnard "Bun" 1930's capable & tough two-way player
Jack Carlisle "Zip" 1870-80's with the original Athletics
Tommy Lepard "Spotty" 1890-1900's hard worker / started a team in NYC
Howard Carl "Finny" 1910's defenseman
Art MacGlashan "Dubbis" 1910-20's broke ankle in 1912 Mann Cup game
Herb Millar "Red" 1910-20's coached first senior boxla team in 30's
Winston Millar "Red", "Win" 1930-40's hard working checker
William Switzer "Ducky" 1910-20's scored last goal at old corner lot
Rueben Williams "Ruby" 1890's steady defenseman with brother Frank
Bill Harris "Sleepy" 1890-1900's popular defenseman
Harry MacGlashan "Pay" 1910's home player turned defenseman
Harold Manning "Shy", "Shylock" 1930's goaltender
Fred Stagg "Mary" 1900 - 10's good checker, played pro in Toronto
Dr. Art Collins "Doc" 1880's noted "pet of the grandstand"
Eddie Kelly "Turk" 1930's changed name from Kalinoski
Carson Myers "Cars" 1940's starred in '44 Mann final
Harry Green "Buster" 1930's - 40's skilled 2-way Native player
Norm Corcoran "Corky" 1950's long time A. H. L. career
Donald O' Hearn "Nip", "Nit" 1940's - 60's won multiple Mann Cups in Peterboro
Roy Morton "Pung", "Punk" 1930's - 40's super-star sniper, a career of big goals
Bill Frick "Whitey" 1940's - 50's on 2 Mann teams before winning Minto in '47
Frank Madsen "Geezil" 1930's - 50's first credited with the over-the-shoulder shot
Carl Madsen "Gus", "Ali Baba" 1930's - 40's capt'n on early Mann teams, great 2-way player
Jack McMahon "Wandy", "Pilot" 1930's - 40's ball "ragger" extraordinaire
Bill Nelson "Ham" 1940's - 50's rugged forward
Tom Teather (Sr) "Tip" 1910's became A's president
Tom Teather (Jr) "Tank" 1930's - 50's the bigger the game, the better he played
George Urquhart "Sparks","Flying Scotsman" 1930's - 40's missed three seasons while in Navy
Joe Cheevers "Curly" 1930's - 50's premier face-off man
William Scott "Stu" 1940's - 50's WW II prisoner-of-war at Stalag 7A
Max Peart "Porky" 1920's - 30's grandfather of Rush's drummer Neil Peart
Leo Purdy "Nick" 1910's - 20's long-time defenseman
Alec Chaplin "Acky" 1890's 6' 4" goaltender
Bill Hope "Willie" 1900's - 10's became long-time coach & manager
George Hope "Hopey", "Toughy" 1930's - 40's rangy defenseman on early Mann teams
Pat Smith "Beef" 1940's - 50's Sgt in elite 1st Special Services Force of WWII
Blain McDonald "Red" 1940's - 50's Mimico star played on 1947 Sr. Athletics
Norman May "Chatter" 1910's World War One era defenseman
Frank J. Dixon "Tony" 1900 - 10's Played goal for 1908 Olympic gold medal team
Max Woolley "Crazy Legs" 1950's Starred in football & basketball at McMaster U.
Charles Downey "Tricky" 1890-1900's 3rd Downey brother to play for the Sr. Athletics
George Downey "Tod" 1890-1900's One of the hardest shots of his era
Ed Downey "Moose" 1930's - 40's HOF son of "Tod"/played mostly in B. C.
Myles Smith "Bud" 1950's goaltender / played Jr hockey in St. Kitts
Dennis Diggins "Duke" 1920's in St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame
Jim Bradshaw "Peewee" 1950's car crash victim in '59 / CLHOF in 2001 
Doug Favell (Sr) "Percy" 1940's - 50's star goalie / 2-time Mann Cup MVP
Steve Oneschuk "Big Chief" 1950's superb all-round athlete / 6 yrs C.F.L.
Allan Teal "Skip", "Skippy" 1950's played on Barrie Flyers with Don Cherry
Vern Whitely "Ducky" 1940's member of '44 & '46 Mann Cup teams

 

"Ham" on the attack during a road game (Mimico?)

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