“My high school guys called me ‘Chester Good from Hollywood,’ I think because I always stayed so clean when I played. I was a pitcher, and I never got dirty.”

— Chet Faulconer, trailer unloader, Lawrence

“‘Butch,’ because I was so ornery.”

— Perry Buck, retired, Lawrence

“‘Love Bug,’ because I would go to just anyone when I was a small child — just wanted love from anyone.”

— Mona Scrivner, nurse, Lawrence

“I got a better nickname now. A version of Holroyd turned into ‘Hemorrhoid.’”

— David Holroyd, retired, Lawrence