Johnny Broderick
... that Johnny Broderick, a New York City detective for 24 years, inspired the Broadway expression "to broderick", meaning "to knock out with one blow"?
... that <b id="mwsQ"><a href="./Johnny_Broderick" id="mwsg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Johnny Broderick">Johnny Broderick</a></b>, a <a href="./New_York_City_Police_Department" id="mwsw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="New York City Police Department">New York City detective</a> for 24 years, inspired the <a href="./Broadway_(Manhattan)" id="mwtA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Broadway (Manhattan)">Broadway</a> expression "to broderick", meaning "to knock out with one blow"?