Crazy Gang Gang, although the club's first ever full-time apprentice Wally Downes is normally cited as the founder, being an inveterate practical joker. Crazy Gang The Crazy Gang is a nickname used by the English media to describe Wimbledon F.C. during the 1980s and 90s. The name, originally that of a well known group of British comedy entertainers popular in the late 1930s, was used because of the often cheeky and boisterously macho behaviour of Wimbledon's players, who were in the habit of playing frequent and outrageous practical jokes on each other and on the club's manager Dave Bassett (later Bobby Gould
1923 Toledo Rockets football team a nickname. Neal suggested the team by called the Skyrockets, and the sportswriters shortened the name to Rockets. The Rockets nickname has been in use since 1923. 1923 Toledo Rockets football team The 1923 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In their first season under head coach James Dwyer, the team compiled a 6–4 record, the first winning season in program history, won the Northwest Ohio League championship, and shut out its opponents in all six victories.