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A Yellow Pages of aptronyms.
Football Players
Brian Baldinger (former defensive lineman, Dallas Cowboys, Indiana Colts, and Philadelphia Eagles)
Joey Goodspeed (former running back, St. Louis Rams)
Quentin Jammer (cornerback for the San Diego Chargers)
Gastroenterologists
Angel Colon(Annapolis, Md.)
Gynecologists
Dr. Bonnie Beaver (West Hills, Calif.)
Dr. Harry Beaver, retired (Fairfax, Va.)
Sheldon H. Cherry (New York, N.Y.)
Dr. Hyman Meltzer, deceased (Chicago)
Leadership Expert
Jack Christ (Ripon College, Ripon, Wis.)
Lobbyists
Leon Billings
Robert Cashdollar
Novelists/Essayists
Francine Prose (New York, N.Y.)
Office Supplies and Equipment
Dean Boring, president, Boring Office Supplies (Lakeland, Fla.)
Opthalmologists
Dr. Kevin Blinder (Washington University)
Ornithologists
David Bird (director, Avian Science and Conservation Center, McGill University, Canada)
Podiatrists
Dr. Allen Korn (Washington, D.C.)
Police
John Lawless (Haverstraw, N.Y.)
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