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February 03, 2005
In field hockey, do they call them "war mommies?": "War daddy" is the rare bit of football jargon that somehow manages to be both ubiquitous and obscure. A die-hard fan who can parse the differences between a mike linebacker and a will linebacker probably hasn't heard of a war daddy. Well, count me among the uninformed. I'd somehow never heard this term before reading the article, even though I've watched scores and scores of football games. I'm sure that I'm going to hear it constantly now, and that it'll get irritating. Still, an interesting article.
posted by Uncle Toby to football at 01:04 PM - 5 comments
What the hell has this got to do with field hockey!? I can think of two former England captains who I would say fit the description perfectly: in football, Terry Butcher, and in rugby union: Martin Johnson.
posted by salmacis at 06:50 PM on February 03, 2005
"It's Richard Mann from Tampa Bay," he says. "Muhsin Muhammad from the Carolina Panthers—that guy, he's a goddamn war daddy now. That guy will knock your ass out." Then he hangs up again. Amen, brother. We Panthers fans love da Moose on the Loose. Hella player, him. I think John Riggins was a bona fide War Daddy before the term was in vogue.
posted by alumshubby at 07:14 PM on February 03, 2005
salmacis: If wre're talking rugby, Buck Shelford and Sean Fitzpatrick. MJ is probably the most respected English player in this corner of the world in a long time.
posted by rodgerd at 04:27 AM on February 04, 2005
need more minorities in the nhl thats the only way they get ratings
posted by dhdefrag3x at 03:20 PM on February 04, 2005
More blah blah blah, though good to know what this mean's if you're correct about it joining the common jargon.