Kiki Cuyler… pronounced wrong for so long!
Am I the only one who has mispronounced Kiki Cuyler’s name for as long as I knew of him as a HOFer from the 1930’s?
I just assumed it was pronounced “Key Key” like the Kiki Dee from back in the Elton John days.
Nope! Check this out…
His name "Kiki" (pronounced "kuy-kuy", rhymes with "eye") was a shortened form for his last name. He gained his nickname as a child, when it was simply "Cuy".
Who knew??
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Jeff "Belfast1933" - honoring my dad, Belfast Maine and Right Fielder for the mighty East Side Rinky Dinks
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