godfather

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Bill James — the godfather of baseball analytics, who coined the phrase sabermetric in the late 1970s — did not revolutionize the way the sports industry looked at data so we could have more prop bets.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite worldwide renown as one of the godfathers of artificial intelligence, he has been increasingly sidelined as the company’s approach diverged from his views on the technology’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal

Co-workers call him the “godfather of fibers,” and “Obi-Ron Kenobi” for his ability to spot a problem deep in the manufacturing process.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Because men are pretty easily called godfathers or founding fathers."

From BBC

"To handle a genuine rediscovery of a work by someone who is easily one of the most famous artists in the world and the godfather of Surrealism is a real honour."

From BBC