My guest post on The Blog of Funny Names
(Dave’s Note: With today’s post, we welcome the consistently remarkable Mark Sackler of Millennium Conjectures to our list of Funny Names Blog columnists. Join us in giving a warm welcome to Mark!)
Klutz–noun, Slang. 1. a clumsy, awkward person. 2. a stupid or foolish person; blockhead.
Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; < Yiddish klots literally, wooden beam < Middle High German kloc ( German Klotz )
Wow. Can you imagine a more unfortunate name for a professional athlete? There may be many that come close, and I will cite a couple at the end of this post.
Clyde Franklin Kluttz (1917-1979) was a journeyman major league catcher for the Boston Braves, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators. His career was so undistinguished that four of the six teams he played for no longer even exist in their original cities. In nine major league…
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Cool! Congrats on the guest post! (And a cool post it is.)