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unusual facts about Spurs


Petter Rudi

Petter Rudi was signed by David Pleat in October 1997 from Molde FK and he made his debut against Spurs; his style of play made him popular with the Wednesday fans and he became a regular starter under Ron Atkinson later that season after Pleat was sacked, he failed to score in his first season however he did score the 5-3 penalty shoot-out victory against Watford in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.


1987–88 Port Vale F.C. season

Ground improvements increased Vale Park's capacity, though a watered down pitch persuaded "Spurs" boss Terry Venables to leave star man Osvaldo Ardiles on the bench.

1997–98 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Swiss coach Christian Gross was named as Francis's successor, and soon after arriving he brought in former Spurs star Jürgen Klinsmann - who had been so successful and popular during his first spell three seasons earlier.

Alan Gilzean

The 1973–74 season was Gilzean's last as a professional footballer as Spurs lost the UEFA Cup final to Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam.

All Star Comics 8

Although the main story featured the Justice Society of America in "Two New Members Win Their Spurs", featuring Doctor Mid-Nite and Starman joining in an incident involving an evil scientist's insanity serum, it is more well known for having the first appearance of Wonder Woman in a back-up story.

Caudal Hills

A series of spurs "tail" out to the north, hence the name "Caudal".

Chris Hughton

In his time at Spurs, he served under ten different managers: Ray Clemence, Doug Livermore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Gerry Francis, Christian Gross, George Graham, Glenn Hoddle, David Pleat, Jacques Santini and Martin Jol.

Christian Gross

Gross' position became increasingly untenable as the 1998–99 season approached, and when Spurs lost two of their opening three matches, chairman Alan Sugar decided enough was enough and ended Gross' contract, blaming the media for destroying his reputation.

Chuguyevsky District

The territory is rugged by the ranges and spurs of Sikhote-Alin mountain system and almost totally covered with forests and bushes mainly of coniferous-deciduous kind.

Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier

The main line will be 60 km long, plus a 10 km connection to rail freight lines West of the Rhone river, and three more spurs connecting to existing railways at Jonquières, Lattes, and Manduel.

DR-2

After leaving the city center, the Carretera Sánchez continues and becomes a two-lane high speed road which connects to the DR-41 in Cruce de Ocoa and also gives connection to DR-44 which spurs out of DR-2 and continues to southwester cities of Barahona, and Pedernales while DR-2 continues west to the towns of San Juan de La Maguana and the border town of Comendador.

Edmonton Trail

The spurs re-unite at the 3rd Avenue North alignment, and continue as a two way road northwards between the communities of Bridgeland and Crescent Heights.

Enterprise Radio Network

Talk show hosts and update announcers included John Sterling, the current voice of the New York Yankees; Don Chevrier, the longtime TV voice of the Toronto Blue Jays; network radio veterans John O'Reilly and Bob Buck; Jay Howard, the radio voice of the San Antonio Spurs' first NBA championship; and Bill Denehy, a former major league pitcher.

Frank Munro

He also chipped in with 18 goals in total, including scoring in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup semi final defeat of Ferencváros and played in the final, collecting another runners-up medal after a 2–3 aggregate defeat to Spurs.

George Robb

During his time at Spurs between 1951 and 1958 he played 200 games and scored 58 goals.

George retained his amateur status until 1953 when despite earlier interest from Italian club Padua he was persuaded to sign as a professional for Spurs.

Hack-a-Shaq

In May 2008, ESPN.com columnist John Hollinger named the Spurs Hack-a-Shaq use as the "Best Tactic" of the first two rounds of the 2008 NBA Playoffs.

Haleiwa, Hawaii

The 16th Coast Artillery's Battery F was assigned to four 8-inch M1888 railway guns that were located nearby on specially made spurs.

Ian Culverhouse

He found first team opportunities limited there and made just two league appearances for the club, though he did get a winner's medal in the UEFA Cup as he was an unused substitute for Spurs in the 1984 final against Anderlecht.

Interstate 69

Among these proposed spurs are an extension of Interstate 530 from Pine Bluff, Arkansas (known as "the Dickey Split," for its champion, congressman Jay Dickey), an upgrade of U.S. Route 59 from Texarkana, Texas, and a split in southern Texas to serve three border crossings at Laredo, Pharr-McAllen, and Brownsville.

John Bostock

Bostock made his first team debut for Spurs in an 8–0 pre-season win over Spanish side Tavernes, providing the cross for Aaron Lennon's opening goal.

Johnny Woodward

He continued to play football throughout the 1960s and regularly turned out for the Ex–Spurs XI while employed by Schweppes and then the British Oxygen Company.

Kagisho Dikgacoi

Dikgacoi began his career at local club Cardiff Spurs, before moving to Golden Arrows in 2005 as a little-known holding midfielder from lower league side Bloemfontein Young Tigers.

Katamachi Line

Three weapons-related facilities used during the early 20th century are accessible by spurs located between Fujisaka and Tsuda Stations (Kin-ya Ammunition Dump, where two explosions occurred in 1909 and 1939), between Kawachi-Iwafune and Hoshida Stations (Uji Weapon Kori Factory), and the Osaka Army Arsenal warehouse between Hanaten and Shigino Stations.

Kentucky Route 9

The first phase also included the design of two twenty-five mile-long spurs running east from Vanceburg, one ending at US 23 near Lloyd and the Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge, the other ending near Interstate 64 in Grayson.

Key innovation

The nectar spurs in Aquilegia, a diverse genus of flowering plant, are considered a key innovation because of this.

Like Mike

He comes into that game in the fourth quarter and leads a comeback against the San Antonio Spurs in which Calvin dunked on Spurs future Hall of Fame center David Robinson and scored 27 points.

Lingdale

Birthplace of Bobby Smith, former Spurs and England centre-forward, who played in their double-winning side of 1961, and scored in the FA Cup Final, on two separate occasions.

Lonely Mountain

"Erebor", specifically the southern spurs of the Mountain and Dale, is a playable map in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II.

Longhorn Spurs

The ridge was visited and so named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Party (1964–65) because of the resemblance of the spurs to the horns of longhorn cattle.

Memorial Day Miracle

The Memorial Day Miracle is a game-winning three-point field goal by Sean Elliott in Game 2 of the 1999 Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Blazers at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on May 31, 1999, Memorial Day.

Military career of Benedict Arnold, 1777–79

Donated by Civil War General John Watts de Peyster, it shows a boot with spurs and the stars of a major general.

New Jersey Route 44

Several spurs of Route 44 had existed or were planned prior to 1953, including Route S44, which ran concurrent with US 322 to the ferry between Bridgeport and Chester, Pennsylvania; Route S44A, a never-built bypass of Camden; and Route 44T, which was to run from a tunnel under the Delaware River in Paulsboro east to Route 42.

Peter Holt

Holt and the Spurs later purchased other franchises – the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League, and the renamed San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA.

Ponquogue Parkway

These parkway spurs, which would use bascule lift bridges, were to connect to the William Floyd Parkway (current-day CR 46) and Ponquogue Avenue (current-day CR 32), which would cross their respective bodies of water and terminate at a junction with Montauk Highway (NY 27A) in Shirley and Hampton Bays.

Ricardo Villa

Today, Spurs fans recall Ricky's unique contribution wearing t-shirts with his hirsute visage morphed into Che Guevara's.

Rockets–Spurs rivalry

The Spurs began the 2008 season with their worst record in franchise history (2-4), as a result of an injury to Manu Ginóbili at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and a sprained ankle to Tony Parker early in the season.

Roscoea nepalensis

The small size of the spurs below the anthers are like those of R. alpina.

Spur

After the battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302, where the French chivalry suffered a humbling defeat, the victors hung up bushels of knights' gilt spurs in the churches of Kortrijk as trophies of what is still remembered by the Flemings as the Guldensporenslag (the battle of the golden spurs).

Spurs–Suns rivalry

In May 2008, ESPN.com columnist John Hollinger named the Spurs Hack-a-Shaq use as the "Best Tactic" of the first two rounds of the 2008 NBA Playoffs.

Steve Hodge

Hodge scored on his debut on Boxing Day 1986 in a 4–0 thrashing of West Ham United and scored three times more while creating plenty for others as Spurs chased three trophies.

The Doll Family

In fact, Harry himself brought to Browning's attention the Tod Robbins story "Spurs" on which the film was based.

Tommy Fitzgerald

Tommy played in a strong youth team at Spurs alongside the likes of Guy Butters and was a regular in their reserves but couldn't make the breakthrough to the first team and was released after 2 seasons in London.


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