Image Hogettes.jpg right thumb 350px 2004 Visa Hall of Fans Inductions. The Hogettes are a group of twelve ... organizations. The Hogettes have appeared in a national advertising campaign for VISA, and they provide ... their philanthropic work, the Hogettes are disliked by some and have even been attacked by fans of opposing teams. History The origin of the Hogettes can be traced to October 1983 when Michael Torbert ... of the Redskins Lineman American football offensive line players. ref name Hogettes http www.hogettes.org ... more than 100 appearances each year for charitable events, and Mikey T. and two other Hogettes have ... name Hogettes Though they have considerable notoriety, they receive no special treatment or official ... pig noses and named themselves The Hogettes in reference to the Hogs. ref McKinzie, John December ... Media Offensive . The Washington Post , p. C01. Retrieved on October 10, 2007. ref Philanthropy The Hogettes ... September 23, 2004 . http www.thehogs.net content index.php?id 319 Cheap Seats The Hogettes . TheHogs.net. ... Hogettes Past Events . Hogettes.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2007. ref While some ... s charities in order to attend one game with the Hogettes that season. ref name Bob In an online ... work with charitable organizations, the Hogettes have been guests on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ... http www.advertisementave.com tv ad.asp?adid 419 The Hogettes VISA commercial Video . AdvertisementAve.com. ... in the stands, not everyone appreciates the Hogettes. Longtime Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke and Daniel Snyder &mdash the current owner&mdash both failed to embrace the Hogettes. ref name ... been fifteen other official Hogettes now retired from the group as well as numerous temporary and substitute ... the Hogettes, and has worn the same lavender dress for over 20 years. ref http www.hogettes.org biography.php ... One of the newer Hogettes Named the 2003 Ultimate Redskins Fan in the VISA Hall of Fans at the Pro ... League mascots Category Sports fandom es The Hogettes Good article ... more details
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Mergefrom National Football League lore discuss Talk List of NFL nicknames Merge discussion date October 2009 The following are nicknames throughout the history of the National Football League NFL . Teams Nicknames for entire teams, or whole offensive or defensive units. Ain ts ref cite web url http www.rockawave.com news 2005 0923 Sports 204.html title New Orleans Ain t the Aints No More accessdate 2007 01 18 ref Nickname given to the New Orleans Saints after their 1980 NFL season 1980 season of 14 consecutive losses. The name persisted somewhat as, although they would later qualify for the playoffs several times since then, they did not win a playoff game until their defeat of the defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams Rams in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs, 2000 01 2000 01 playoffs . The franchise subsequently won four additional playoff games, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2007 Divisional Round, the Arizona Cardinals and the Minnesota Vikings in the 2009 Divisional Round and NFC Championship, and the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV . The recent run of success has changed the meaning of the Ain ts or Aints term from a negative to a positive, connotating the image of an unbreakable barrier to opponents of the Saints i.e. You Ain t Beating New Orleans . The negative use of the term returned following New Orleans 2010 playoff loss to the 7 9 2010 Seattle Seahawks season Seahawks . Air Coryell ref cite web url http www.ramonajournal.com news 2005 1010 Features 039.html title Celebrating Air Coryell accessdate 2007 01 18 ref Nickname given to the high powered passing offenses of the mid 1970s St. Louis Cardinals , led by quarterback Jim Hart and coached by Don Coryell . America s Team ref cite web url http www.amazon.com dp B0000C8AO2 title NFL Films The Dallas Cowboys accessdate 2007 01 18 ref Nickname given to the Dallas Cowboys for having a large number of fans outside its immediate local area. The term itself is likely derived from ... more details
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