What is the origin of the the term charley horse?

I assume it has something to do with a guy named Charlie who got kicked by a horse at some point. Although there is a particular remembrance of pain I associate with that phrase.

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Since @cyndihugs is too lazy to summarize, so people don’t have to click on the link…

It appears no one really knows.. It seems to have been traced back into the 1880’s, used by baseball players, possibly referring to a particular player named ‘Charley’. A horse that was ‘retired’ was also called a ‘Charley’.

The latter seems the most probable origin, IMHO

I liked the link – I’d heard dead leg and corker when I lived overseas, and had no clue that the guy was talking about his leg…thought is was SOMEWHERE else…..well!