John the Conqueror second cousin/That little Johnny Conqueroo", and in "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" it is called "John De Conquer Blue". John the Conqueror was an African prince who was sold as a slave in the Americas. Despite his enslavement, his spirit was never broken and he survived in folklore as a sort of a trickster figure, because of the tricks he played to evade his masters. Joel Chandler Harris's Br'er Rabbit of the "Uncle Remus" stories is said to be patterned after High John the Conqueror. Zora Neale Hurston wrote of his adventures ("High John de Conquer") in her collection of
Remus Vlad Nunweiller. Remus Vlad played for Romania in 3 matches between 1972–1973, against Morocco, Peru and Soviet Union. After retirement Vlad became the manager of Corvinul in 1982, immediately after Mircea Lucescu's departure to Dinamo București. Vlad coached one of the best Corvinul and Gloria Bistrița teams, with the last ones playing also in the European Cups. At Corvinul he discovered Mircea Rednic, he also spent an important period at Universitatea Cluj and two halves of seasons at Dinamo București. Remus Vlad Remus Vlad (born 19 January 1946) is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager. Vlad played as a defender.