What Does Your Username Mean?

korme · 07-21-2003, 08:04 PM

Inspired by OOTP's latest OT thread, I thought I'd bring it here.

Now I know, this has been done countless times. But that was a long time ago, before a bunch of currently active posters were, well, active. And I'd be interested to know where names such as The Afoci, ardent enthusiast, JeeberD, noop, and Alan T (j/k

) came from.

As many may know, I hate my screenname. In 6th grade I chose it. Shorty because iIwas the shortest kid and continued to be up until about sophomore year.. 3 = favorite number. 28= corey dillon. 81= carl pickens. Used a lil combination there.

And frankly, I'd love to make a new name @ FOFC but it'd be hard for everyone to remember who I am, I suppose. Now, I can always change it at FOFC since I can get into my files here, but for some reason I don't think that is right - Steve had to start over with Anrhy, so why should I be allowed to just edit my name and keep my same registration date, etc? Anyways, that is besides the point.

How'd you come up with your name?

Qwikshot · 07-21-2003, 08:07 PM

Qwikshot was my handle for my TeamFortress, Counterstrike and BF1942 games...

cmp · 07-21-2003, 08:10 PM

I have absoultely no idea why I picked the name gold101.

FBPro · 07-21-2003, 08:13 PM

Mine is inspired by "The BEST overall football game ever"(no offense Jim). One that I do miss vewy, vewy much....

Subby · 07-21-2003, 08:13 PM

Subby is Greek for 'Ham-Fisted Cunt'.

Hurst2112 · 07-21-2003, 08:15 PM

hurst2112

Hurst is my last name

2112 - Well, that's just the greatest Rush album of all time. I am a huge Rush fan.

I've used this username since 97 or so...when I first got webtv.

digamma · 07-21-2003, 08:16 PM

digamma was the original name of the club I was in during college.

Anrhydeddu · 07-21-2003, 08:20 PM

A + random letters is certainly different than Bucc.

Kodos · 07-21-2003, 08:20 PM

I'm named after the marauding alien Kodos on the Simpsons. Although I should have chosen Kang instead.

illinifan999 · 07-21-2003, 08:24 PM

Well

illinifan comes from my pure hatred of the University of Illinois.

999 is something i really wish I could take off, but oh well.

sabotai · 07-21-2003, 08:27 PM

Sabotai was a general in Genghis Khan's (and his succesors) army. He helped lead the invasions of China, the Middle East, Russia and Eastern Europe.

A truely gifted general who was a genius at strategy and tactics. Gets overlooked a lot for not being a blood relative of Genghis. On most military campaigns, a blood relative of the Great Khan was named as leader of it. Many of them were militarily trained, but not all. And certainly none were as gifted as Sabotai.

Anyway, Mongol history is something I have read a lot about. And that's where my name comes from.

AnalBumCover · 07-21-2003, 08:28 PM

Ummm... I'd rather not go there.

The Afoci · 07-21-2003, 08:33 PM

The Afoci is something I have used since about 1996. How it came about is something legends are made of, but I can't think of a good legend right now so you will have to take it as divine inspiration.

mckerney · 07-21-2003, 08:47 PM

Afoci is probably an ingredient in Lunchables.

Neuqua · 07-21-2003, 08:48 PM

I graduated from Neuqua Valley High School in 2002, and I always digged the name.

Fritz · 07-21-2003, 08:50 PM

my name is Fritz

cthomer5000 · 07-21-2003, 08:51 PM

I came up with mine when forced to create a user name at college in about 1 minute. It's a nice double feature. CT + Homer (simpson) = cthomer. but, thom are also the first 4 letters of my last name, so i can play it off as C- Thomer

the 5000 was tacked on years later when creating an email address at some web based joint. I always thought it was so moronic of people with no foresight to name themselves Joe1999, or Bill2001. Inspired by the great PimpBot 5000 from Conan O'Brien, i tacked on a nice clean '5000' to the end of my user name.

Maybe i'll just run this name up to 5000 posts before coming up with a more thoughtful handle.

Radii · 07-21-2003, 08:55 PM

radii is my initals. RAD and i'm the 2nd.

Hurst2112 · 07-21-2003, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cthomer5000

Maybe i'll just run this name up to 5000 posts before coming up with a more thoughtful handle.

like cthomer5001 ?

korme · 07-21-2003, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Neuqua
I graduated from Neuqua Valley High School in 2002, and I always digged the name.

Neuqua, how do you pronounce it?

I've always pronounced it: Knee-qwa

vtbub · 07-21-2003, 09:05 PM

vtbub is a short version of my Yahoo account.

My nickname was "Bubbah" at work, added a VT to it.

VT= Vermont

FrogMan · 07-21-2003, 09:07 PM

I'm French Canadian and my main fantasy football team has been named the Quebec Mighty Frogs for many years now, hence the nickname FrogMan...

FM

Upstate J · 07-21-2003, 09:15 PM

Upstate = Live in the "upstate" part of SC
J= Initial of First Name

MJ4H · 07-21-2003, 09:17 PM

mine results from my desire for Matt Jones to become a decent Quarterback. His legs are good enough for the heisman, but not his arm

JonInMiddleGA · 07-21-2003, 09:18 PM

Nothing complicated or particuarly creative about mine.

I started spending serious online time about the same time we moved from Atlanta to down here in the middle of nowhere. I figured "it'll save some time trying to explain where the heck I live", so MiddleGA it became. For some reason (I believe the shorter version was taken at the time), I added my first name & the "in" when I registered here.

What surprised me a lot though was how well the original name stuck. Not so much here but places I've been longer, I'm usually referred to simply as "Mid" regardless of the handle I'm using at the time or if they see me under a different nick elsewhere.

sony · 07-21-2003, 09:19 PM

Sony is my first name. Keeping it real

SteelerFan448 · 07-21-2003, 09:20 PM

I'm a Steeler Fan and my section number in Three Rivers Stadium was 448.

Anrhydeddu · 07-21-2003, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MattJones4Heisman
mine results from my desire for Matt Jones to become a decent Quarterback. His legs are good enough for the heisman, but not his arm

No QB's legs should ever be good enough for the Heisman, never ever.

cthomer5000 · 07-21-2003, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hurst2112
hurst2112

Hurst is my last name

2112 - Well, that's just the greatest Rush album of all time. I am a huge Rush fan.

I've used this username since 97 or so...when I first got webtv.

you can never go wrong using a Rush reference in a handle.

perhaps I'll come back as iTHINKimGOINGbald ... or maybe not!

kcchief19 · 07-21-2003, 09:25 PM

Mine is a unique name I came up with originally just for this board. Being a football board, I thought I would pick a name that honored a great player for one of my favorite teams. I could have been Cowboy12 for my favorite player of all time, but I settled on Len Dawson as being the Kansas City Chiefs player with the most recognizable number. I was all set to go with kcchief16 when I thought about Joe Montana opting to wear 19 even though Dawson gave Montana and the Chiefs permission to pull his number out of retirement. So I changed it to 19 to in honor of Dawson with a doff of the cap to Montana, my second favorite player of all time.

Pumpy Tudors · 07-21-2003, 09:27 PM

I've told this story before, but I doubt everybody remembers. The short version is that I was watching a Hall of Fame game several years ago, and the Eagles sent a gentleman named Pumpy Tudors out to punt for them. The name cracked me up (particularly hearing Al Michaels saying it). I'd used the name "Gunner" on BBS's since 1985, but as the Internet grew in popularity, the name "Gunner" was harder to get, as somebody always seemed to jump on it everywhere I went. So I went with something that was unlikely to be used. Welcome Pumpy Tudors.

For more on the actual Pumpy, read: http://www.timesfreepress.com/2001/n...1woolycol.html

Neuqua · 07-21-2003, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shorty3281
Neuqua, how do you pronounce it?

I've always pronounced it: Knee-qwa

Congratulations, you're one of the few who can pronounce it right without any help.

EagleFan · 07-21-2003, 09:29 PM

Do I need to explain?

Godzilla Blitz · 07-21-2003, 09:32 PM

Humm...

I think my brain was fried on acid when I signed up. I don't even own a Godzilla, nor was I good at blitzing. Some random brain synapses just hooked together and I typed "Godzilla Blitz", kind of like those random passwords that AOL used to send out with their free sign up disks a few years ago.

I do vaguely remember thinking that I should type something that no one would have used before, but that's as far as it went.

VPI97 · 07-21-2003, 09:33 PM

1997 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech)

Booj · 07-21-2003, 09:50 PM

Booj is 1st 3 letters of my last name + the first letter of my first name..

Not too original.. but its what people call me, so I use it.

Maple Leafs · 07-21-2003, 09:50 PM

I took mine from my favorite sports team of all time -- the Toronto Raptors.

Vince · 07-21-2003, 09:53 PM

Normally I don't sign up for a handle with my real name, but I managed to mix up my 'Sign In Name' and my 'Displayed Name.' Therefore 'FantasyBandit,' my normal handle, became my sign in name, and Vince was what was displayed everywhere. A tribute to my intelligence, I guess...Those from the first version of these boards can probably remember when it would still put your sign in name under the 'Last Post By' field, as when I posted that read 'FantasyBandit' rather than Vince.

The name FantasyBandit came about because I used to play fantasy sports all the time...I was the kind of guy who bought the ESPN 3-pack of teams, and sometimes another team or two after that. That was not to mention my Sandbox, Yahoo and CBS Sportsline leagues...

Then I found text sims, and I don't play fantasy sports all that much anymore...the handle sticks though

Alan T · 07-21-2003, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shorty3281
And I'd be interested to know where names such as The Afoci, ardent enthusiast, JeeberD, noop, and Alan T (j/k ) came from.

Alan T was my second favorite smurf.. right after Hefty..

Noble_Platypus · 07-21-2003, 10:03 PM

Noble platypus is something takled about at the begining of the movie Dogma. I am a huge fan of Kevin Smiths movies, and I thought it was a cool name. And besides, what animal exudes nobility more that the platypus?

MrBug708 · 07-21-2003, 10:04 PM

MrBug708 is my screen name for everything. Except CFBL. It won't accept it

Alan T · 07-21-2003, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MrBug708
MrBug708 is my screen name for everything. Except CFBL. It won't accept it

I think its because Mrbug708 already exists. It was imported in from the old board. You just need to log in to that account, or if you cant remember the password, ask the commish for help

Vince · 07-21-2003, 10:11 PM

I think it's because it hates the Angels

Alan T · 07-21-2003, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vince
I think it's because it hates the Angels

I like this answer better

One word: Bootcheck

Killebrew · 07-21-2003, 10:12 PM

I met Harmon Killebrew and saw him play when I was a kid, and he has been a hero ever since. Since my FOFC name had been football related (Buddy Grant) I decided to use a baseball related name when I joined the OOTP forums (circa OOTP1).

Abe Sargent · 07-21-2003, 10:13 PM

Was listening to the Chicago song "Anxiety's Moment" off of Chicago II. That was, like, 10 years ago or so back during the BBS days. Anyways, I thought that it was my moment, therefore I am Anxiety.

I am Anxiety.

-Anxiety

tucker342 · 07-21-2003, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by vtbub
vtbub is a short version of my Yahoo account.

My nickname was "Bubbah" at work, added a VT to it.

VT= Vermont

I always thought it was for Virginia Tech.

Blackadar · 07-21-2003, 10:17 PM

I think I once mentioned where Blackadar comes from. Let's see if anyone remembers.

tucker342 · 07-21-2003, 10:18 PM

dola-

My screen name isn't very original, Tucker is my last name, and 342 was just random numbers.

If I could change it I would

CAsterling · 07-21-2003, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Anrhydeddu
No QB's legs should ever be good enough for the Heisman, never ever.

Amen to that sentiment

CA (company I work for - Computer Associates)
Sterling (company I chose to work for, before CA took us over - Sterling Software)

Sterling Software a company so smart, that at one of our European company meetings/piss ups, they gave everybody a company shirt. It was black in colour and the company initials were on the shoulder.

It was very strange walking around Lisbon with 50 Germans, in Black shirts with SS on their shoulders

Yes I still have that shirt

07-21-2003, 08:07 PM	#2
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	Qwikshot was my handle for my TeamFortress, Counterstrike and BF1942 games... __________________ "General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams

07-21-2003, 08:13 PM	#4
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	Mine is inspired by "The BEST overall football game ever"(no offense Jim). One that I do miss vewy, vewy much.... __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

07-21-2003, 08:13 PM	#5
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	Subby is Greek for 'Ham-Fisted Cunt'. __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

07-21-2003, 08:15 PM	#6
Hurst2112 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Minneapolis	hurst2112 Hurst is my last name 2112 - Well, that's just the greatest Rush album of all time. I am a huge Rush fan. I've used this username since 97 or so...when I first got webtv. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/longliveanalog

07-21-2003, 08:24 PM	#10
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	Well illinifan comes from my pure hatred of the University of Illinois. 999 is something i really wish I could take off, but oh well. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

07-21-2003, 08:10 PM	#3
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	I have absoultely no idea why I picked the name gold101.

07-21-2003, 08:16 PM	#7
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	digamma was the original name of the club I was in during college.

07-21-2003, 08:20 PM	#8
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	A + random letters is certainly different than Bucc.

07-21-2003, 08:20 PM	#9
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I'm named after the marauding alien Kodos on the Simpsons. Although I should have chosen Kang instead.

07-21-2003, 08:27 PM	#11
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Sabotai was a general in Genghis Khan's (and his succesors) army. He helped lead the invasions of China, the Middle East, Russia and Eastern Europe. A truely gifted general who was a genius at strategy and tactics. Gets overlooked a lot for not being a blood relative of Genghis. On most military campaigns, a blood relative of the Great Khan was named as leader of it. Many of them were militarily trained, but not all. And certainly none were as gifted as Sabotai. Anyway, Mongol history is something I have read a lot about. And that's where my name comes from.

07-21-2003, 08:28 PM	#12
AnalBumCover College Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: La Mirada, CA	Ummm... I'd rather not go there. __________________ ABC's Game Giveaway list

07-21-2003, 08:33 PM	#13
The Afoci Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Moorhead	The Afoci is something I have used since about 1996. How it came about is something legends are made of, but I can't think of a good legend right now so you will have to take it as divine inspiration. __________________ I had something.

07-21-2003, 08:47 PM	#14
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Afoci is probably an ingredient in Lunchables.

07-21-2003, 08:48 PM	#15
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	I graduated from Neuqua Valley High School in 2002, and I always digged the name. __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

07-21-2003, 08:50 PM	#16
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	my name is Fritz __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

07-21-2003, 08:55 PM	#18
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	radii is my initals. RAD and i'm the 2nd.

07-21-2003, 09:05 PM	#21
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	vtbub is a short version of my Yahoo account. My nickname was "Bubbah" at work, added a VT to it. VT= Vermont __________________

07-21-2003, 09:07 PM	#22
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	I'm French Canadian and my main fantasy football team has been named the Quebec Mighty Frogs for many years now, hence the nickname FrogMan... FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

07-21-2003, 09:15 PM	#23
Upstate J n00b Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Upstate, SC	Upstate = Live in the "upstate" part of SC J= Initial of First Name

07-21-2003, 09:17 PM	#24
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	mine results from my desire for Matt Jones to become a decent Quarterback. His legs are good enough for the heisman, but not his arm

07-21-2003, 09:18 PM	#25
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Nothing complicated or particuarly creative about mine. I started spending serious online time about the same time we moved from Atlanta to down here in the middle of nowhere. I figured "it'll save some time trying to explain where the heck I live", so MiddleGA it became. For some reason (I believe the shorter version was taken at the time), I added my first name & the "in" when I registered here. What surprised me a lot though was how well the original name stuck. Not so much here but places I've been longer, I'm usually referred to simply as "Mid" regardless of the handle I'm using at the time or if they see me under a different nick elsewhere. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

07-21-2003, 09:19 PM	#26
sony High School JV Join Date: May 2002 Location: Travis AFB, CA	Sony is my first name. Keeping it real

07-21-2003, 09:20 PM	#27
SteelerFan448 High School JV Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Steeler Country	I'm a Steeler Fan and my section number in Three Rivers Stadium was 448. __________________ "Yoi!"-Myron Cope

07-21-2003, 09:25 PM	#30
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	Mine is a unique name I came up with originally just for this board. Being a football board, I thought I would pick a name that honored a great player for one of my favorite teams. I could have been Cowboy12 for my favorite player of all time, but I settled on Len Dawson as being the Kansas City Chiefs player with the most recognizable number. I was all set to go with kcchief16 when I thought about Joe Montana opting to wear 19 even though Dawson gave Montana and the Chiefs permission to pull his number out of retirement. So I changed it to 19 to in honor of Dawson with a doff of the cap to Montana, my second favorite player of all time.

07-21-2003, 09:27 PM	#31
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I've told this story before, but I doubt everybody remembers. The short version is that I was watching a Hall of Fame game several years ago, and the Eagles sent a gentleman named Pumpy Tudors out to punt for them. The name cracked me up (particularly hearing Al Michaels saying it). I'd used the name "Gunner" on BBS's since 1985, but as the Internet grew in popularity, the name "Gunner" was harder to get, as somebody always seemed to jump on it everywhere I went. So I went with something that was unlikely to be used. Welcome Pumpy Tudors. For more on the actual Pumpy, read: http://www.timesfreepress.com/2001/n...1woolycol.html __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor. Last edited by Pumpy Tudors : 07-21-2003 at 09:28 PM.

07-21-2003, 09:29 PM	#33
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Do I need to explain? __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

07-21-2003, 09:32 PM	#34
Godzilla Blitz College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Humm... I think my brain was fried on acid when I signed up. I don't even own a Godzilla, nor was I good at blitzing. Some random brain synapses just hooked together and I typed "Godzilla Blitz", kind of like those random passwords that AOL used to send out with their free sign up disks a few years ago. I do vaguely remember thinking that I should type something that no one would have used before, but that's as far as it went. __________________ Current Blog Projects: Final Fantasy: Lost in Japanese Kaboom Review

07-21-2003, 09:33 PM	#35
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	1997 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

07-21-2003, 09:50 PM	#36
Booj High School JV Join Date: Feb 2003	Booj is 1st 3 letters of my last name + the first letter of my first name.. Not too original.. but its what people call me, so I use it. __________________ Les Glorieux - A blog on the Montreal Canadiens

07-21-2003, 09:50 PM	#37
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	I took mine from my favorite sports team of all time -- the Toronto Raptors.

07-21-2003, 09:53 PM	#38
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	Normally I don't sign up for a handle with my real name, but I managed to mix up my 'Sign In Name' and my 'Displayed Name.' Therefore 'FantasyBandit,' my normal handle, became my sign in name, and Vince was what was displayed everywhere. A tribute to my intelligence, I guess...Those from the first version of these boards can probably remember when it would still put your sign in name under the 'Last Post By' field, as when I posted that read 'FantasyBandit' rather than Vince. The name FantasyBandit came about because I used to play fantasy sports all the time...I was the kind of guy who bought the ESPN 3-pack of teams, and sometimes another team or two after that. That was not to mention my Sandbox, Yahoo and CBS Sportsline leagues... Then I found text sims, and I don't play fantasy sports all that much anymore...the handle sticks though __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

07-21-2003, 10:03 PM	#40
Noble_Platypus College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: York, Pa	Noble platypus is something takled about at the begining of the movie Dogma. I am a huge fan of Kevin Smiths movies, and I thought it was a cool name. And besides, what animal exudes nobility more that the platypus? __________________ We had the $240, we had to have the puddin'

07-21-2003, 10:04 PM	#41
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	MrBug708 is my screen name for everything. Except CFBL. It won't accept it

07-21-2003, 10:11 PM	#43
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	I think it's because it hates the Angels __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

07-21-2003, 10:12 PM	#45
Killebrew H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Feb 2003	I met Harmon Killebrew and saw him play when I was a kid, and he has been a hero ever since. Since my FOFC name had been football related (Buddy Grant) I decided to use a baseball related name when I joined the OOTP forums (circa OOTP1).