The Diesel

E53283

nickname

The Diesel is the nickname of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back John Riggins, renowned for his powerful, hard-charging rushing style with the Washington Redskins.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
The Diesel canonical	3

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nickname ⓘ
appliesToOccupation	American football player ⓘ
appliesToPosition	running back ⓘ
associatedWithAchievement	Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award ⓘ surface form: Super Bowl XVII Most Valuable Player Super Bowl champion ⓘ
associatedWithBirthYear	1949 ⓘ
associatedWithCollege	University of Kansas ⓘ
associatedWithDraftLeague	NFL Draft ⓘ
associatedWithDraftTeam	New York Jets ⓘ
associatedWithEra	1970s NFL ⓘ 1980s NFL ⓘ
associatedWithFranchise	Washington Commanders franchise history ⓘ
associatedWithHallOfFame	Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
associatedWithHonor	Pro Football Hall of Fame membership of John Riggins ⓘ
associatedWithLeague	National Football League ⓘ
associatedWithNumber	44 ⓘ
associatedWithPlayingStyle	power running ⓘ short-yardage specialist ⓘ
associatedWithState	Kansas ⓘ
associatedWithTeam	Washington Commanders ⓘ surface form: Washington Redskins
countryOfActivity	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasFullName	Robert John Riggins ⓘ
hasGenderOfPerson	male ⓘ
hasRealName	John Riggins ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableFor	hard-charging running style ⓘ powerful rushing style ⓘ
positionPlayed	running back ⓘ
refersTo	John Riggins ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ
usedDuring	NFL playing career of John Riggins ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Riggins → nickname → The Diesel ⓘ

Shaquille O'Neal → nickname → The Diesel ⓘ

Riggo → nickname → The Diesel ⓘ