a mate of mine knew him vaguely when he was a kid in Brissel

Said everyone knew him as Tricky and he was a right little tearaway, so perhaps that's how he got his nickname. I always assumed yours was a play on words - ie. Tricky Whores, so maybe as Suggy suggests it's maybe time honoured. A quick google reveals a Tricky Hawes that played for Sunderland - unless that's your great Uncle too: User Posted Link

'"Tricky" Hawes, inside left, who always played with a white handkerchief in his hand, also came from Shields.'

Posted By: BerlinCanary on May 30th 2009 at 12:29:00

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I don't think I've ever been so utterly disinterested in an FA Cup final. (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, May 30, 11:49:28
- The Scots Cup Final is on (Other Football) - Small, May 30, 13:04:38
- I'm orf to play cricket in a few (Other Football) - Iwan Husarmi, May 30, 11:59:48
- Is there one? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, May 30, 11:54:29
  - guess (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, May 30, 11:59:30
    - Everton are vaguely surprising I suppose (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 30, 12:00:33
      - Confession time (Other Football) - Sugbad The Bad, May 30, 12:05:00
        
        same here, i thought it was his trendy nickname at boys school (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, May 30, 13:28:53
        
        Well he wasn't particulary well-known (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 30, 12:07:55
        
        I'd never heard of him either (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, May 30, 12:11:52
        
        really? How weird. So he must be called Tricky cos someone was a Tricky Hawes fan (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 30, 12:15:24
        
        a mate of mine knew him vaguely when he was a kid in Brissel (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, May 30, 12:29:00
        
        I'm pretty sure that's the same one (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 30, 12:34:18
        
        What was the white hanky all about? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, May 30, 12:36:59
        
        I didn't know that either (Other Football) - Sugbad The Bad, May 30, 12:15:19
      - I reckon Everton fans care alot (Other Football) - Charles21, May 30, 12:02:13
        
        yeah but there's no *money* in it (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 30, 12:04:30
- I have. Last year. Equal can'tbearsedishness. (n/m) (Other Football) - Sugbad The Bad, May 30, 11:53:37
  - Worse than that (Other Football) - Sugbad The Bad, May 30, 11:54:27
    - Tut tut (Other Football) - Bryan Salad Surgery, May 30, 11:57:27
      - Normally I'd agree, no question (Other Football) - Sugbad The Bad, May 30, 12:03:42
- FA cup is dead (Other Football) - Charles21, May 30, 11:52:04
- same here I anit watching it. (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, May 30, 11:52:00

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