Name Recognition

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Marvin "bad News" Barnes is correct
How about Pumpsie baseball player

[KevinHall]

Marvin "bad News" Barnes is correct
How about Pumpsie baseball player

Green was his last name. No idea what his first name is without looking.

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Pumpsie Green is correct
How about Mudcat baseball player

[KevinHall]

Pumpsie Green is correct
How about Mudcat baseball player

Jim Grant Played with the Twins,mostly.

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Jim "Mudcat" Grant correct
How about Hondo baseball player

[KevinHall]

Jim "Mudcat" Grant correct
How about Hondo baseball player

Can't think of that one right off the top of my head. I'll be off line for a while so I'll check back later for the answer.

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Hondo played for Dodgers among other teams

[Matt Dillon]

If I'm not mistaken, Hondo was big Frank Howard.

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Hondo was Frank Howard
Stretch Baseball player

[Matt Dillon]

Hondo was Frank Howard
Stretch Baseball player

Willie McCovey

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Stretch was Willie McCovery
How about this one Reading Rifle baseball player

[Matt Dillon]

Carl Furillo an old former Brooklyn and LA Dodger was the Reading Rifle.

[Matt Dillon]

This former NFL great had two nicknames: Joe Cool and The Comeback Kid.

[Lighthouse]

This nickname was probably mentioned before, "Pee Wee." Full name please, and any other tidbits about this baseball great.

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Joe Cool - Joe Kapp????
Pee Wee Harold Reese from Louisville got nickname from marbles I'm thinking
but could be wrong about that, short stop for Brooklyn Dodogers
Also long time broadcaster on CBS with Dizzy Dean (Might have been NBC)