Hoya comes from "hoya saxa", which is Latin for "what rocks." Hokie comes from the homophonic adjective, which means "silly-looking maroon and orange uniforms."
oh here it is: 1 capitalized : a descendant of the early Dutch settlers of New York; broadly : a native or resident of the city or state of New York -- used as a nickname
This was given because, at the time, Boeing was THE major corporation in Seattle and they were known for creating the supersonic jet engine.
Clippers are an old type of naval sailing ship with multiple sails. Add in L.A.'s close proximity to the ocean and you get the L.A. Clippers.
The Clippers were originally the Buffalo Braves. When they moved to San Diego after the departure of the Rockets, they changed their name to Clippers in keeping with the maritime history of the coastal city. See drapg's image above.
Thanks guys, I never would have guessed any of those. I got a few more: Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Browns.
The Browns are named after Paul Brown who I believe coached the Browns for a while and later owned the Bengals.
buffalo is an interesting sports town. buffalo bills. i think the first owner was named bill something. but they just threw a buffalo on the damned helmet because the city is buffalo. same with the sabres. buffalos sabres. a buffalo on the jersey. whats a sabre.... anyone ever seen buffalo 66. good movie.
