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nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

, Huck may refer to: *

Huck Betts Walter McKinley "Huck" Betts (February 18, 1897 – June 13, 1987), born in Millsboro, Delaware, was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1920–25) and Boston Braves (1932–35). During his six-year tenure with the Phillies, Betts was an o ...

(1897–1987), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

McDill "Huck" Boyd McDill "Huck" Boyd (April 17, 1907 – January 9, 1987) was a noted small-town newspaper publisher in Phillipsburg, Kansas, United States, and twice a candidate for governor of that state. Journalism career Boyd for decades was the publisher o ...

(1907–1987), American small-town newspaper publisher and politician *

Huck Flener Gregory Alan Flener (born February 25, 1969) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) Career Flener attended Armijo High School (Fairfield, Ca ...

(born 1969), American former Major League Baseball pitcher * Huck Geary (1917–1981), American Major League Baseball player *

Mike Huckleberry Michael "Huck" Huckleberry (born July 12, 1948) is a politician, restaurateur, and small business owner from Greenville, Michigan. In 2008, he was elected as a Democrat to the Michigan State House of Representatives. He represented the 70th H ...

(born 1948), American politician and restaurateur * Hector Macpherson, Jr. (born 1918), American retired politician and dairy farmer *

Carl Sawyer Carl Everett Sawyer (October 19, 1890 – January 17, 1957) was an infielder in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is c ...

(1890–1957), American Major League Baseball player in 1915 *

Richard Scarry Richard McClure Scarry (June 5, 1919 – April 30, 1994) was an American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million worldwide. He is best known for his ''Best Ever'' book series that take ...

(1919–1994), American children's author and illustrator *

Huck Seed Huckleberry ''Huck'' Seed (born January 15, 1969) is an American professional poker player best known for winning the Main Event of the 1996 World Series of Poker. Early life Seed was born in Santa Clara, California, but grew up in Corvallis, M ...

(born 1969), American poker player * Huck Wallace (1882–1951), American Major League Baseball pitcher in 1912 *

Huck Welch Hawley "Huck" Welch (December 12, 1907 in Toronto, Ontario – May 15, 1979 in Ancaster, Ontario) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for eight seasons for the Hamilton Tigers and the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers The M ...

(1907–1979), Hall of Fame Canadian Football League player *

Allan Woodman Allan Charles "Huck" Woodman (March 11, 1899 – April 17, 1963) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was a member for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team which won t ...

(1899–1963), Canadian hockey player

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