1.   He took his nickname, Sugar, from perhaps the best fighter of all time.

2.   He took the nickname of a childhood friend named Bill and went on to become an outstanding athlete and coach.

3.   Playing the jazz and standards that he preferred, he took his nickname, Jazzbo, from the Jazzbeau necktie worn then by jazz fans.

4.   The lane takes its nickname from the nearby fast-food joint, topped by a red-and-white bucket bearing the avuncular likeness of Colonel Sanders.

5.   Woods was known as Hocky by his friends and associates, but that nickname was not taken from the sport he loved and played best.

6.   It took the nickname Railpax but quickly changed to Amtrak.

7.   Wellington had taken their nickname to heart in the opening minute and were rewarded with a try from full-back Christian Cullen, converted by Jon Preston.