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When did the Hamilton Football Club, a precursor to the Tiger-Cats, first adopt the nickname "Tigers"?

  • 1869

  • 1872

  • 1900

  • 1950

Answer

The Hamilton Football Club, which later became part of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, first adopted the nickname "Tigers" a few years after its founding in 1869, around 1872.
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