Walcott
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Derek, 1930–2017, West Indian poet and playwright: Nobel Prize 1992.
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Joe Arnold CreamJersey Joe, 1914–94, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1951–52.
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Derek ( Alton ). born 1930, St Lucian poet and playwright, whose works include the poetry collections In a Green Night (1962) and The Bounty (1997), the play The Dream on Monkey Mountain (1967), and the long poem Omeros (1990): Nobel prize for literature 1992
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Jersey Joe, real name Arnold Raymond Cream. 1914–94, US boxer: world heavyweight champion 1951–52
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Theo Walcott, replaced on 168 occasions, holds the record as the most subbed off player in Premier League history.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Theo Walcott: Maresca replacing Pep is obviously a gigantic question mark, but City's squad is still absurd.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He started England's 1-0 friendly win over New Zealand on Saturday and while Tuchel said there were "no hidden messages" within his first-half line-up, Walcott believes Rashford has to start at the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Former England winger Theo Walcott says Marcus Rashford is the Three Lions player he is "most psyched about" at the upcoming World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Sergeant Walcott from Bravo Company was sergeant of the guard, and he gave us a pep talk.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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