Whitey
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- Whitey AlpermanWhitey AlpermanCharles Augustus Alperman was a Major league baseball player born in Etna, Pennsylvania. He played mainly at second baseman for the Brooklyn Superbas from to . In , he tied for the league lead in triples. He was also in the top three in hit by pitch in 1906 and 1907...
(1879-1942), baseball player - Richie AshburnRichie AshburnDon Richard "Richie" Ashburn , also known by the nicknames, "Putt-Putt", "The Tilden Flash", and "Whitey" due to his light-blond hair, was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball. He was born in Tilden, Nebraska...
(1927-1997), MLB player and broadcaster - Whitey BimsteinWhitey BimsteinWhitey Bimstein was a boxing trainer and cutman. He boxed pro and after 70 fights, he hung up his gloves, and joined the U.S. Navy during World War I as a boxing instructor. When he left the Navy, he decided to become a full time trainer. He formed a partnership with Ray Arcel in 1925 and...
(1897-1969), boxer and boxing trainer - James J. BulgerJames J. BulgerJames Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. is a former organized crime figure from Boston, Massachusetts.Local folklore depicted Bulger as a Robin Hood-style social bandit dedicated to protecting the neighborhood and its residents. Bulger allegedly masterminded a protection racket targeting drug kingpins...
(born 1929), allegedly the leader of an Irish organized crime group in the Boston area in the 1970s - Whitey FordWhitey FordEdward Charles "Whitey" Ford is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career with the New York Yankees. He was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.-Early life and career:...
(born 1928), Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher - Whitey GlaznerWhitey GlaznerCharles Franklin "Whitey" Glazner was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of five seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies...
(1893-1989), MLB pitcher - Roy Grant (1916-2010), of the American country music duo Whitey and HoganWhitey and HoganWhitey and Hogan were an American country music duo active for sixty-six years.-Biography:Whitey and Hogan grew up in Rutherfordton and in Andrews,...
- Lorrin "Whitey" Harrison (1913–1993), American surfer and surf equipment innovator
- Whitey HerzogWhitey HerzogDorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog is a former Major League Baseball manager. Born in New Athens, Illinois, he made his debut as a player in 1956 with the Washington Senators. After his playing career ended in 1963, Herzog went on to perform a variety of roles in Major League Baseball, including...
(born 1931), MLB player and manager - Whitey KrakowWhitey KrakowWhitey Krakow or Krakower was a New York mobster who, during the 1930s, served as a hitman for Murder, Inc. He was later suspected in the 1939 gangland slaying of Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg with Frankie Carbo and brother-in-law Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. Implicated by fellow Murder Inc...
(died 1941), New York mobster and hitman for Murder, Inc. - Whitey KurowskiWhitey KurowskiGeorge John Kurowski was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals . Kurowski batted and threw right-handed. He debuted on September 23, 1941, and played his final game on October 1, 1949...
(1919-1999), MLB player - Whitey LockmanWhitey LockmanCarroll Walter "Whitey" Lockman was a player, coach, manager and front office executive in American Major League Baseball.-Role in miraculous 1951 comeback:...
(1926-2009), MLB player, coach, manager and executive - Whitey MitchellWhitey MitchellGordon "Whitey" Mitchell was an American jazz bassist and television writer/producer. He was born in Hackensack, New Jersey....
(1932-2009), American jazz bassist and television writer and producer - Whitey MooreWhitey MooreLloyd Albert "Whitey" Moore , was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from -. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. Moore contributed thirteen victories to the Cincinnati Reds' 1939 pennant. It was his best season. He was named one of the fastest pitchers during...
(1912-1987), MLB pitcher - Whitey Von NiedaWhitey Von NiedaStanley "Whitey" Von Nieda, Jr. is a retired American basketball player. He was born in Ephrata, Pennsylvania.He played basketball at Ephrata High School and Penn State University. Enlisting in the army during World War II, he played with the Fort Benning, Georgia paratroopers...
(born 1922), National Basketball Association player, basketball coach - Whitey PlattWhitey PlattMizell George "Whitey" Platt was a right-handed Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1942 to 1943 for the Chicago Cubs, in 1946 for the Chicago White Sox and from 1948 to 1949 for the St...
(1920-1970), MLB player - Sanger D. ShaferSanger D. ShaferSanger D. "Whitey" Shafer is an American country songwriter and musician. He wrote numerous hits for stars such as George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, and George Strait.-Life:...
(born 1934), American country music songwriter and musician - Myer SkoogMyer SkoogMyer Upton "Whitey" Skoog is a retired American professional basketball player for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota....
(born 1926), National Basketball Association player - Whitey ThomasWhitey ThomasWilliam C. "Whitey" Thomas was an American football end. At 5'10", 180 pounds, he played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1924 in the National Football League at the age of 29 and for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1926 in the first American Football League at the age of 31...
(1895-1978), American football player - Whitey WietelmannWhitey WietelmannWilliam Frederick "Whitey" Wietelmann was an American professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from - for the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates...
(1919-2002), MLB player and coach - Whitey WilshereWhitey WilshereVernon Sprague "Whitey" Wilshere was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw left-handed.-External links:...
(1912-1985), MLB pitcher - Whitey WistertWhitey WistertFrancis Michael "Whitey" Wistert was an American football and baseball player. He played college football and college baseball at the University of Michigan...
(1912-1985), American football and baseball player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame - Whitey WittWhitey WittLawton Walter "Whitey" Witt was a professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Yankees, and Brooklyn Robins. In his career, he hit 18 home runs and had 302 RBI...
(1895-1988), MLB player - Whitey Woodin (1894-?), American football player
- N. J. Whitey (musician)Whitey (musician)-Career:In 2004, he released an album named The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train. The album predated the electro rock movement by several years, and was greeted at the time as a critical triumph, going on to make numerous Best Of Year lists worldwide....
, British musician
Fictional characters:
- Aelfyre WhitemaneAelfyre WhitemaneAelfyre Whitemane was a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. His first and only appearance was in Power Pack #1 in 1984.Aelfyre Whitemane, commonly referred to as Whitey, was a Kymellian xenologist with a love of Earth culture and books...
, in the Marvel Comics series Power Pack - Whitey Durham, on the television series One Tree Hill
- Whitey, from Judge Dredd
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- Whitey (drugs)Whitey (drugs)Whitey is a drug slang term for when a recreational drug user, as a direct or indirect result of drug use , begins to faint and usually faints. The term comes from the way one's skin turns pale during and after a fainting episode...
, a slang term associated with certain forms of recreational drug use - Whitey, a derogatory term for white people
- Whitey (band)Whitey (band)Whitey was a band playing rock, funk and Latin styles from 1989 to 1997. Originating in Denton, Texas, Whitey was popular in the Dallas and Austin scenes including Deep Ellum and became known for its wild stage antics...
, a Denton, Texas funk band - The leader of Whitey's Lindy HoppersWhitey's Lindy HoppersWhitey's Lindy Hoppers was a professional performing group of Savoy Ballroom swing dancers, started in 1935 by Herbert "Whitey" White. The group took on many different forms, with up to 12 different groups performing under this name or one of a number of different names used for the group over the...
, the most notable dance troupe of the Lindy Hop Aerials Era - Whitey's Ice CreamWhitey's Ice CreamWhitey's Ice Cream is an ice-cream parlor chain based in Moline, Illinois. This ice cream has been an icon of the Illinois and Iowa Quad Cities since it was founded in 1933.-History:...
, an ice cream manufacturer and line of ice cream shops in the Midwestern United States - Whitey, an informal name for the White River MonsterWhite River MonsterThe White River Monster is a legendary large creature reportedly first spotted off the banks of the White River near Newport in northeastern Arkansas....
See also
- Whity (film)Whity (film)Whity is a 1971 German Western film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ron Randell - Benjamin Nicholson* Hanna Schygulla - Hanna* Katrin Schaake - Katherine Nicholson...
, a 1971 German film - Whitey tape incidentWhitey Tape IncidentThe Whitey Tape Incident was a political dirty trick by Larry C. Johnson which attempted to use a lie to discredit the candidacy of United States Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 elections....
, a 2008 political dirty trick by Larry C. Johnson