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Jim "Catfish" Hunter

Jim 'Catfish' Hunter
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Hunter was nicknamed "Catfish" by Athletics owner Charles Finley, who felt the youngster needed a catchy nickname. The owner then created a story that Hunter had caught a large catfish when he was a boy. Though the story was fictional, the nickname stuck.
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