Aubrey Victor "Dit" Clapper (February 9, 1907 in Newmarket, Ontario-January 21, 1978 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player. Clapper was given the nickname "Dit" at an early age when he would lisp his name "Vic". It came out "Dit". The name stuck. Wikipedia
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