ball boy
noun
: a male attendant who retrieves balls for players or officials (as in a tennis match or a baseball or basketball game)
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An unofficial ball boy for the Phoenix Suns in the late '70s, he's spent his entire life around sports and has covered every sport for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com since 1981.
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The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
On the sidelines that day was a young 49ers ball boy whose father was on the team's coaching staff.
—Dave Pehling, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
Beyond them, high wooden fences concealed the shanties—settlements—in which the ball boys and stable hands lived.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
He was named one of the ball boys in the 1995 Super Bowl when his dad was serving as offensive coordinator for the 49ers.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
On the sidelines that day was a young 49ers ball boy whose father was on the team's coaching staff.
—Dave Pehling, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
Beyond them, high wooden fences concealed the shanties—settlements—in which the ball boys and stable hands lived.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
He was named one of the ball boys in the 1995 Super Bowl when his dad was serving as offensive coordinator for the 49ers.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Ball boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20boy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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