In Reply to: Funny thing about his nickname posted by UCLA73 on February 23, 2026 at 10:11:24
This is probably a joke that has been told many times, over many decades, but ..... It was said that when he took his first flight w/ OSU, his ears bothered him. Someone said "try chewing gum." You know how it ends.
Whenever I hear mention of him, I'm reminded of a great sportstalk hour that used to be on CNN hosted by Vince Cellini and Nick Charles. Back when sports coverage was kinda unique and not ubiquitous. Whenever Reeves name came up, Cellini would stop and say "oh, he's big ....... and he's country" and he'd make this goofy face when he said "country." It was funny.