The Disappearance of Diedrich Knickerbocker: How Washington Irving’s Clever Hoax Named the New York Knicks
Quite a legacy for old Diedrich—especially considering that he didn’t exist. The Knickerbockers, however, did exist. Today’s ...
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What is a Knickerbocker? Explaining the New York Knicks' nickname origin and history
The NBA notes that in the last 1800s and early 1900s, "Knickerbocker" became a symbol of the city wearing a cotton wig, three ...
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However, before shorts, ordinary lads wore knickerbockers which were an American introduction that arrived in the 1860s and 1870s. In America, boys wore trousers, sometimes of corduroy ...