The Resume

(June 8, 1917-April 15, 2002)
Appointed Associate Supreme Court Justice by John F. Kennedy (April 16, 1962-June 28, 1993)
Nicknamed 'Whizzer' from his days as a star tailback for the University of Colorado
Running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1938) and the Detroit Lions (1940-41)
Led the NFL in running attempts and yards gained (1938 & 1940)
Died of pneumonia at 84 (2002)
Graduated first in his class at Yale law school

Why he might be annoying:

What the hell kind of nickname is Whizzer? (sounds like somebody with an overactive bladder)
He led the NFL in touchdowns in 1938 with 4. (4 lousy touchdowns?)
He liked politics and politicians, saying if it weren't for law he might have become a governor, but 'not for very long.'
He cast a dissenting vote in the 1966 Miranda vs Arizona case, believing cops should not have Constitutional restrictions placed on them.
He and William Rehnquist were the 2 dissenting votes in the 7-2 landmark Roe vs Wade decision (1973).

Why he might not be annoying:

He hated his nickname.
Though his college team was beaten in the 1938 Cotton Bowl, 28-14, he was responsible for both of his team's touchdowns.
He was 1938 NFL Rookie of the Year and his pay helped him complete law school.
He served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He stated of his Roe decision, 'As an exercise of raw judicial power, the Court perhaps has authority to do what it does today; but, in my view, its judgment is an improvident and extravagant exercise of the power of judicial review that the Constitution extends to this Court.'
At 31 years, he was one of the longest serving justices in Supreme Court history, writing over 500 opinions.
At his eulogy his classmate and friend, Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Oberdorfer, spoke of his 'sheer intellectual power, exquisitely good judgment, and perfectionist's attention to detail.'

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Black and White
• Burger's Court
• Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Inductees
• Detroit Lions
• Football Players
• I Attended University of Colorado-Boulder
• I Attended Yale
• I Died in 2002 (Ranked: 84)
• I Died on April 15th [Death and Taxes] (Ranked: 2002)
• I Had Pneumonia
• Judges
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• Look at My Balls
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 202)
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15219)
• Red, White and Blue
• Rehnquist's Court
• Rhodes Scholars
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 02]
• Served in World War II
• U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
• Valedictorians
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20020415)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 103 Votes: 46.60% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 37 Votes: 54.05% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 45 Votes: 48.89% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 82 Votes: 35.37% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 33 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 114 Votes: 56.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 246 Votes: 36.59% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 214 Votes: 31.78% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 81 Votes: 50.62% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 178 Votes: 43.26% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 365 Votes: 47.67% Annoying