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A-Z Of People/Things With Body Parts In Their Name

or... Tom THUMB - English folklore/fairytale dwarf hero character. He was always getting swallowed by fishes, or jumping out of puddings at banquets, etc., and he became a knight in the court of King Arthur! Also popular in Wales as "Tom Bawd"/"Bawd Bach".
American circus act, from the Victorian era, "General Tom Thumb" (Charles Stratton) was based on the stories about him. Also a brand of small cigars , popular in the UK in the 1950's/60's, was named after him.
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U Uwe BEIN - German midfielder who played for Kickers Offenbach, FC Koln, SV Hamburg, Eintracht Frankfurt., etc. during the late 1970's through to the 1990's. "Bein" means "leg" in German.

or... UnderBELLY - Australian tv crime drama series . Think this is the tv series that Quentin ARMstrong (see earlier entry) appeared in. Not seen it.
 
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...or... Puck Van HEEL - Feyenoord and Netherlands inside-left/left-half of the 1930's. Played in two World Cup tournaments. Great name!
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W Norman WhiteHEAD - Millers winger. Signed from Rochdale in 1972. Never made much impact and didn't stay for long. 33 appearances, 2 goals - that goal tally is still one more than current wingers Josefzoon and Ogbene's career goals for the Millers all added together though! :(
I have a hunch that Warney would probably have liked him...

or... Wyatt EARp - law enforcement officer in various USA towns in the "Wild West" era, including the charmingly named Dodge City, and Tombstone. Participated in the famous gunfight at the OK Corral. In those days in North America there were lots of maniacs who liked firing off shotguns, whereas now... er...
 
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X Xavier HutCHINson - wide receiver fot the Iowa State US gridiron football team...
or Xmas mistleTOE , the evergreen seasonal decoration.
 
or... OLIVER Younger - made his L1 debut for Sunderland recently (06/03/21) in a 2-0 home win against Rochdale. Started his career as a Burnley youth player. We could see him playing against us at the NYS next season.
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Z Zara PhilLIPS - now Zara Tindall. British equestrian competitor, who won a European gold medal and an Olympic silver medal. Now married to Mike Tindall, the England rugby union player.

or...Helmut ZAHN - German footballer from the 1970's/80's. Played for Mainz, Freiberg, Darmstadt, Karlsruher and Saarbrucken. "Zahn" means "tooth" in German.
 
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