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Word: nicks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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George or Nick? King George* had settled the matter of his grandson's title by making him H.R.H. the Prince of Edinburgh. Much more interesting was the matter of a name. On Tuesday Philip had to register his son for a national identity card by number only. At the risk of a ?2 fine imposed by law on anyone not registering a child's name within 42 days, the royal infant's full name would not be decided upon until just before his baptism at Sandringham at Christmas time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Both Doing Well | 11/29/1948 | See Source »

Gannon joins teammembers Emil Drvaric and Nick Rodis on the North squad. Drvaric, considered one of the finest kick off specialists in the country, may handle this chore on Christmas Day, as well as attempting the points after touchdown-- that is, if the Yankee backs come through with some scores...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gannon Accepts North-South Bid | 11/24/1948 | See Source »

...annual wave of post-season honors for football players has begun again, and in the first day's total, Howle Houston, Emil Drvaric, and Nick Rodis were named to All-squads...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Players Receive Honors | 11/23/1948 | See Source »

Harvard's kickoff-and-extra-point artist Drvaric, and defensive guard Nick Rodis, were asked to join the All-North football team that plays an All-South squad in Montgomery, Alabama, on Christmas Day. Both men are Seniors. Other men named to the All-North squad included Dartmouth's Jonathan Jenkins and Joe Sullivan, Columbia's Jack Nork, and Holy Cross' Veto Kissell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Players Receive Honors | 11/23/1948 | See Source »

...Saturday we beat Holy Cross I saw two guys I'd never heard of, and another that I'd forgotten, torpedo those huge Holy Cross linesmen. They were Dick Guidera, Jerry Kanter, and Nick Rodis. I could not imagine, too, how I had forgotten number 77's name because he was getting endless tackles. Then there was little Hal Moffle who took a handoff from Nick Athans and went 80 some yards for a T. D. None of these men individually was a hero, it dawned upon me: they were a businesslike team...

Author: By Samuel Spade, | Title: Crimson, After Victory and Defeat, Is Finally a Team | 11/20/1948 | See Source »

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