Cameron Hill

So he quite literally died on his Todd.

My goodness.

So the first recorded use of this comes in 1906 from the mother of a boxer named Joe Gans.

He was the first ever US-born African-American boxer to become a world champion when he claimed the lightweight title in 1900.

Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer

calls him the greatest lightweight boxer of all time.

And six years later, he's set to defend that title against Oscar battling Nelson in Nevada.

Gans' mother, back home in Baltimore, Maryland, reportedly sent a telegram to her son before the fight.

Joe, the eyes of the world are on you.

Everyone says you ought to win.

Peter Jackson will tell me the news and you bring back the bacon.

Gans got the job done in a fight that lasted an incredible 42 rounds and only ended, Pat, when Nelson was disqualified for a low blow.

Gans sends a telegram back home to his mother with accounts varying on the precise wording of it.

Some say it simply read, bringing home the bacon, while others say he also said he was bringing home the gravy too.

But Mrs. Gans used the phrase again ahead of his next match the following January and the phrase soared in popularity afterwards.

The thing about Gans is he also died very young at age 35 of consumption.

So I don't want to coin a phrase for fear that it mightn't be good for my health because it seems like people die very young as a result.

Now, other phrases that come from sport, the Big Apple.

Comes from horse racing.

So in late 19th century America, if you were putting money on something that was a sure thing, you were said to be betting the Big Apple on it.