Top Boston sports nicknames
Doc
Glenn Rivers
Whenever asked about an injury, Doc Rivers' usual response is, "you know Doc is just a nickname, right?" Saint Louis University head basketball coach Rick Majerus gave Glenn Rivers the nickname because when Rivers was younger, he attended a basketball camp run by Majerus and wore a "Dr. J" t-shirt. So Majerus referred to him as "Doc."
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