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    How did Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay get the nickname "Doc"?

    Question #118002. Asked by star_gazer. (Oct 07 10 7:08 AM)


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    		'His nickname, coined by former Toronto Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek, is a reference to Wild West gunslinger "Doc" Holliday.'

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Halladay

    Oct 07 10, 9:45 AM

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