team monikers (nicknames) (answered)

[ravage]

Name the longest standing team monikers (nicknames) in each of the following major professional sports. Also give the first year the team went by the moniker.

Baseball
Hockey
Football
Basketball-2 teams tied (need both teams)

Don't forget to incude the year.

[joshyboy72]

baseball--Cincinnati Reds--1878
hockey--Montreal Canadiens--1917
football--Green Bay Packers--1919
basketball--Boston Celtics and New York Knicks--1946<br><br><span class=gensmall>Accepted as answer by ravage on Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:52 pm EST.</span>