Nig (nickname)
Nig was the nickname of some American athletes of the late 19th and early 20th century. Before the integration of baseball, a number of baseball players were known by the nickname, often adjudged to be a reference to someone's dark complexion. The nickname is a short form of the racial slur nigger. Notable athletes with the nickname include:
- Vincent Borleske, American minor league baseball player, college football player and coach
- Nig Clarke, Canadian-born baseball player in the United States
- George Cuppy, American baseball pitcher
- Nig Fuller, American baseball player
- Johnny Grabowski, American baseball player
- Nig Lipscomb, American baseball player
- Charlie Niebergall, American baseball player
- Nig Perrine, American baseball player
- E. M. Waller, American football player and coach