Origin of soccer word

This is an answer to a similar question.

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=6442

In addition to the information posted to the question Easterangel
linked, it could be supposed that the word "soccer" (from
"association" football) evolved as a parallel form to "rugger", once a
more common expression for rugby football.

Interestingly, prior to rugby, football in England was a purely
kicking and foot dribbling game.
"William Webb Ellis, a pupil at Rugby school, is said to have "showed
a fine disregard for the rules of football, as played in his time" by
picking up the ball and running to the opponents' goal in 1823." 
(Wikipedia)

I wonder if there are other words in English besides "soccer" and
"varsity" that demonstrate omission of first syllables starting with a
vowel (slang "'lectric" would seem to suggest such a tendency).