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nickname A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...

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Joseph Armone Joseph Armone (September 13, 1917 – February 23, 1992), also known as "Joe Piney", was an American mobster in the Gambino crime family of New York City who served as underboss between 1986 and 1990, and '' consigliere'' from 1990 until his death ...

(1917–1992), New York City gangster *

Shorty Baker Harold "Shorty" Baker (May 26, 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri, US – November 8, 1966) was an American jazz trumpeter. Baker began on drums, but switched to trumpet during his teens. He started his career on riverboats and played with Don Redman ...

(1914–1966), American jazz trumpeter *

Shorty Barr Wallace Andre "Shorty" Barr (November 30, 1897 – April 26, 1957) was a professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL) for the Racine Legion and the Milwaukee Badgers. He was also a player-coach for the NFL's renamed ...

(1897–1957), American National Football League player and player-coach *

Shorty Cantlon William Andrew "Shorty" Cantlon (October 18, 1903 – May 30, 1947) was an American racing driver. Death Cantlon was killed on May 30, 1947, while racing in the 1947 Indianapolis 500. His accident was on lap 40, after swerving into the outsid ...

(1904–1947), American race car driver *

Gordon Carpenter Gordon "Shorty" Carpenter (September 24, 1919 – March 8, 1988) was an American basketball player, and part of gold medal winning American basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born in Ash Flat, Arkansas and nicknamed ''Shorty'' despite ...

(1919–1988), American basketball player *

Shorty Castro Israel Castro Vélez, better known as Shorty Castro (January 28, 1928 – January 22, 2018) was a Puerto Rican comedian, actor, comedy writer, stage director, radio host, singer, dancer, composer and musician, with a career spanning over 60 year ...

(1928–2018), Puerto Rican comedian, actor, and musician * George V. Chalmers (1907–1984), American college football, basketball and baseball player * Allen Daniels (born 1959), former Australian rules footballer * Shorty Dee (1889–1971), Canadian baseball shortstop *

Paul Des Jardien Paul Raymond "Shorty" Des Jardien (August 24, 1893 – March 7, 1956) was an American football, baseball and basketball player. He played for the University of Chicago where he was selected as the first-team All-American center in both 1913 ...

(1893–1956), American football, baseball and basketball player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame * Shorty Ellsworth (1881–1963), American football player and coach * Shorty Elness (1906–1965), American football player *

Shorty Fuller William Benjamin "Shorty" Fuller (October 10, 1867 – April 11, 1904) was an American professional baseball player who played shortstop in the Major Leagues from to . Fuller played for the Washington Nationals, St. Louis Browns, and New York Gi ...

(1867–1904), American Major League Baseball player * Shorty Gallagher (1872–1924), baseball player *

Shorty Green Wilfred Thomas "Shorty" Green (July 17, 1896 – April 19, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans between 1923 and 1927. As ...

(1896–1960), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Shorty Hamilton Shorty Hamilton (September 9, 1879 – March 7, 1925) was an American actor and silent film comedian who appeared in more than 80 films, mostly westerns, from 1909 to 1925. His birth name was William John Schroeder, and he was also known as "Ja ...

(1879–1925), American silent film actor and comedian *

Shorty Hogue Willis 'Shorty' Hogue was an American boxer in California during the 1940s, along with Lloyd Marshall, Charley Burley, Jack Chase (Young Joe Louis), Archie Moore and Eddie Booker. He had a twin brother, Willard, known as "Big Boy" Hogue, who als ...

, middleweight boxer in the 1940s *

George Horne (ice hockey) George Alexander "Shorty" Horne (June 27, 1904 – July 31, 1929) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played three seasons in the National Hockey League from 1925 to 1929 for the Montreal Maroons and Toronto Maple Leafs. In 54 career NHL g ...

(1904–1929), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Shorty Howe John Howe (born 1864) was a Major League Baseball player. He played for the New York Giants of the National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball i ...

, a baseball player * Shorty Hughes (1922–2003), American football coach * Shorty Jenkins (1935–2013), ice technician in the sport of curling *

Vernon Keogh Pilot Officer Vernon Charles "Shorty" Keough (8 June 1911 – 15 February 1941) was an American pilot who flew with the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain in World War II. He was one of 11 American pilots who flew with RAF Fighter ...

(1911–1941), American World War II fighter pilot *

Shorty Long Frederick Earl "Shorty" Long (May 20, 1940 – June 29, 1969) was an American soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer for Motown's Soul Records imprint. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1980. Career Long was ...

(1940–1969), American soul singer, songwriter, musician and record producer *

Frank Longman Frank Chandler "Shorty" Longman (December 7, 1882 – April 4, 1928) was an American college football player and coach. He was born Dec. 7, 1882 in Fulton, a small community in rural Kalamazoo County, Michigan. By 1894, the Longman family had mov ...

(1882–1928), American college football player and coach *

Shorty Mack Derrelle Owens (born June 9, 1981), better known by his stage name Shorty Mack, is a producer, rapper and actor. He is most significantly known by his 1996 single, "Hard To Tame Me", and his self-titled debut album, both released under JVC/Vert ...

(born 1981), producer, rapper, and actor *

Shorty McMillan Neil "Shorty" McMillan (September 10, 1890 – October 1964) was an American football quarterback for the University of Michigan from 1910–1911. Playing career A native of Detroit, Michigan, McMillan enrolled at the University of Michigan ...

(1890–1964), American football quarterback for the University of Michigan * Shorty McWilliams (1926–1997), American football player *

Shorty Medlocke Shorty Medlocke (born Paul Robert Medlock, July 20, 1912 – August 6, 1982)Find A GravPaul Robert "Shorty" Medlock/ref> was an American blues, country and bluegrass musician and banjo player. He is the grandfather of Rickey Medlocke of the Sou ...

(1912–1982), American delta blues and hard rock musician and composer * Shorty Miller (1890–1966), American football quarterback for Penn State, member of the College Hall of Fame * Frank Moniz (1911–2004), American soccer player *

Shorty Price William Ralph "Shorty" Price, (October 3, 1921 – November 1, 1980) was an attorney and perennial political candidate from the state of Alabama, mostly noted for his colorful "clown" persona. A native of Barbour County, he studied in the Un ...

(1921–1980), American attorney and perennial political candidate *

Clyde Propst Ralph Clyde "Shorty" Propst (May 12, 1898 – October 13, 1959) was an American college football player and coach. He served as head coach at both Howard and Southwestern from 1934 to 1937. During his tenure as a head coach, Propst had an overal ...

(1898–1959), American college football coach * Shorty Ransom (1898–1959), American football coach and college athletics administrator * Hugh "Shorty" Ray (1884–1956), longtime Supervisor of Officials for the National Football League, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame *

George Redding George Redding (March 6, 1900 – October 17, 1974) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing. He played 33 games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League over two seasons, 1924–25 and 1925–26. The rest of his career, whi ...

(1900–1974), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Shorty Rogers Milton "Shorty" Rogers (born Milton Rajonsky; April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was an American jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arra ...

(1924–1994), American musician and arranger, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz *

Shorty Rollins Lloyd George "Shorty" Rollins (April 3, 1929 – December 28, 1998) was the first official Rookie of the Year in what is now the NASCAR Cup Series. Summary He began stock car racing in Corpus Christi, Texas. The great success achieved there le ...

(1929–1998), American race car driver *

Shorty Rossi Luigi Francis "Shorty" Rossi (born February 10, 1969) is the star of the canceled '' Pit Boss'', a reality series on Animal Planet.Nolan, Maureen (May 7, 2011)Shorty Rossi - Animal Planet network star - helps raise money for Syracuse-area animal ...

(born 1969), American actor and star of the reality TV series ''Pit Boss'' *

Shorty Sherock Clarence Francis Cherock known professionally as Shorty Sherock (November 17, 1915 – February 19, 1980) was an American Swing music, swing jazz trumpeter. Career He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Sherock attended the Morgan ...

(1915–1980), American swing jazz trumpeter *

Rob Short Rob ("Shorty") Short (born August 11, 1972 in Maidstone, England) is a Canadian field hockey player. Career Short played his first international senior tournament in 1995, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. Highlights include the 1998 ...

(born 1972), field hockey player for Canada *

Jimmy Slagle James Franklin Slagle (July 11, 1873 – May 10, 1956), nicknamed both "Rabbit" and "Shorty", was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1899 to 1908. In his ten major league seasons, he ...

(1873–1956), American Major League Baseball player * Shorty Templeman (1919–1962), American racecar driver * Shorty Lungkata Tjungurayyi (1920–1987), artist *

George Williams (basketball) George Williams may refer to: Academics *George Williams (priest) (1814–1878), English academic and antiquary *George C. F. Williams (1857–1933), American medical doctor, genealogist and historian *George G. Williams (1902–2000), professor ...

(1899–1961), American basketball player in the 1920s *

Irvin Yeaworth __NOTOC__ Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth Jr. (February 14, 1926 – July 19, 2004) was a German-born American film director, producer, screenwriter and theme park building, builder. He began his career singing at age 10 at KDKA (AM), KDKA in P ...

(1926–2004), German-born American film director, producer, screenwriter and theme park builder

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