Jim Grant started his career pitching for the Cleveland Indians, where he was roommates with his boyhood idol Larry Doby. Doby thought Grant was “”ugly as a Mississippi mudcat”. One thing led to another and all of a sudden Jim Grant becomes “Mudcat” Grant. Nothing is cooler than being given your nickname by your boyhood idol.

Tags: 1964 Topps, Jim "Mudcat" Grant
Filed Under: How They Got the Nickname by slangon
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