Spook is a
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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Thomas Dowler (1903-1986), American football, basketball and baseball player and football and basketball coach
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Rupert Hanley (born 1952), South African cricketer
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Spook Jacobs (1925–2011), American Major League Baseball player
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Billy J. Murphy
Billy Jack "Spook" Murphy (January 13, 1921 – February 21, 2008) was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Memphis State University—now known as the University of Mem ...
(1921-2008), head football coach at the University of Memphis from 1958 to 1971
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Robert "Spook" Yaros- American rock drummer
Nicknames