hacker

[Alice Faber]

What, no "hack a Shaq"?

On 7/28/10 9:59 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> Isn't the "Hacker" below more likely someone who fouls repeatedly in
> the basket-brawl game? A "hack" is a foul committed by striking the
> opponent's shooting arm during his act of shooting. And therefore no
> connection with computers, telephone systems, or campus pranks.
>
> Although I don't find this sense in the OED. And OED has "hack, v.1,
> in sports only for football.)
>
> Joel
>
> At 7/28/2010 07:56 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>> The Tech, vol. 78:9. March 11, 1958
>> Basket-Brawl Game Planned For Faculty Early This Spring. p. 6/1
>>> Last year's game, won by the Science-Administration five, featured
>>> such Tech notables as "Easy Uno" Ingard, Dean "White Bucks" Speer,
>>> Nicholas "Iron Man" Grant, Dean William "Hacker" Holden, "Rocky
>>> Stocky" Stockmayer, Mal "Waban Wrecker" Kispert, Joseph "Bonus Baby"
>>> Synder, Charles "Killer" Miller, Rog "Prouncer" Prouty, and John "The
>>> Stilt" Murphy. The officials included President Killian, Deans Rule
>>> and Fassett, Dr. Stratton and Dean Thresher.
>
> Joel
>
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