I know that this is going to seem like a weird question, but I've always wondered... Derek Jeter's full name is Derek Sanderson Jeter, was he named after Derek Sanderson the hockey player??
2007-08-10 09:03:44 · 12 answers · asked by Leonor 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
No, that is just a rumor.
Jeter has stated so himself:
Q: Who were you named after? If you were you named after the hockey player Derek Sanderson, who was the hockey fan in your family?
-- Tony V., Deer Park, N.Y.
Derek: Actually, I was named after my father, Sanderson Charles Jeter.
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2007-08-10 09:10:05 · answer #1 · answered by Kris 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
As a Red Sox fan, I don't usually have many positive things to say about the Yankees, but as a baseball fan I am able to recognize talented players. Derek Jeter is definitely not overated. He has been a solid all around player on one of the best teams to play the game. The Yankees haven't won a world series in quite a few years but he has been one of the constants on that team. The Yankees constantly swap out thier players and buy new talent when they think they need it. Money has never been an issue. If Derek Jeter were not worth it, they would have found someone better by now. The Yankees are not historically known for keeping players out of loyalty. For those that think he would not have gotten as much attention if he weren't on the Yankees, I hope you realize he wouldn't have been on the Yankees if he wasn't that good.
2016-05-19 01:03:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sanderson Charles Jeter
2016-10-03 23:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are plenty of sites out there that indicate that he's named after Sanderson, but it's never been confirmed by Jeter or any reliable source.
2007-08-10 09:09:16 · answer #4 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO!! He was named after his father Charles Sanderson Jeter...GO JETER!! =)
2007-08-10 10:31:38 · answer #5 · answered by BaSeBaLLChiCk247x0x 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I hate Derek Jeter I hate the Yankees
GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!
6 games up :)
2007-08-10 09:38:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
no he was not. i know a WHOLE bunch about him. my room is filled with him. hes my idol. and he was named after his father. charles sanderson jeter. hope i helped you!!!!!!!!!
2007-08-10 09:33:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes he was, at least according to wikipedia, look at the fourth paragraph last sentence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sanderson
2007-08-10 09:13:34 · answer #8 · answered by G.O.A.T. 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no because i ask derck jetear that at a yankee game and he said no!
2007-08-10 09:23:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
nope j/ a coinsadence.
2007-08-10 10:35:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋