Rivers was given his nickname from then-Marquette assistant coach Rick Majerus. Rivers attended a summer Basketball camp wearing "Dr. J" T-shirt. Majerus immediately called him "Doc" and the players at camp followed suit. The name stuck ever since.
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Doc Rivers was born on October 13, 1961.
Doc Rivers was born on October 13, 1961.
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His Nickname is, "Doc Holliday".
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Glenn Rivers
Glenn Rivers, who played basketball at Marquette University from 1980 to 1983, played under two coaches -- Hank Raymonds and Rick Majerus. It was Majerus who gave him the nickname "Doc" because Rivers showed up at a summer basketball camp wearing a Julius "Dr. J" Erving T-shirt.