Best sports nickname?

[pokerfan]

Refrigerator?
Sweetness?
The Round Mound of Rebound?
Mailman?

[azmouse]

1. The Big Unit

[pokerfan]

7. We used to jokingly refer to him as The Big Eunuch

as in not attractive.

[azmouse]

12. It's just not right posting that pic....

:scared:

He's still got the mullet going.
He can still get an occaisional win too... when the Dbacks defense isn't stinking up the field around him.

[taterguy]

2. Cornbread

[Rhythm]

60. Cedric Maxwell, right?

I grew up in Charlotte, and remember when he played for UNCC (back when the Niners had GOOD teams)

[taterguy]

61. Cornbread Maxwell was the only reason UNCC had good teams

I'm still bitter about the 1977 Marquette game.

I would have loved to see him and his teammates slaughter UNC Chapel Hill in the national championship game.

[underpants]

66. Bird said he was the best player he ever played with

okay he said the same thing about Dennis Johnson but still

Cornbread was awesome

[KitchenWitch]

3. Boof

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. I thought Boof was his given name

:shrug:

[KitchenWitch]

17. No, his given name was John. He legally changed it to Boof!

:crazy:

[Richardo]

19. "Boog"

There was a nickname. :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

24. Hell, yeah!

You figure he grew up with that and didn't have it stuck on him by some asswrench announcer or sportswriter.

Nicks should just happen. They shouldn't be invented.



Boog. Scooter. Skoonj. Buck. The Duke. Bobo. Chico.



Babe.

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. Well, then, it ain't a nick

And you're gone. :P

[KitchenWitch]

23. Can I pick up first base and throw it around before I hit the showers?

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. Hell, take it with ya

But you won't get credit for a steal because you can't steal first. :P



Hey, have you seen that commercial with Piniella having a fake argument with an ump?

[KitchenWitch]

52. I have. I snorted my beverage!

:rofl:

[two gun sid]

4. Dennis 'Oil Can' Boyd

Boston Red Sox pitcher.

[sasquatch]

48. How did he get that name?

[two gun sid]

50. Supposedly, where he was from in Mississippi...

beer was called 'oil'. So, I guess he should have been: Beer Can Boyd.

[Wetzelbill]

70. that's the first one I thought of

[SallyMander]

5. My grandpa can never remember Jonathan Papelbon's name

so he calls him "paper bag"... :rofl:

Not really what you're looking for, but it cracks me up!


Oh, and i've always liked "the Bus" :D

[MrCoffee]

6. Phi Slamma Jamma

Houston Cougars basketball 1982-1984

[nytemare]

8. The Red Snapper and Pillsbury Throwboy

Ethan Albright, long snapper for the Redskins.



Jared Lorenzen, 2nd string Giants QB.



These are the funniest to me.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

9. ...

O.J.

:hide:

[pokerfan]

10. The Sultan of Swat

[crimsonblue]

30. The Colossus of Clout

[crimsonblue]

31. The Great Bambino

[crimsonblue]

32. Babe

[KamaAina]

11. Eric "Sleeping With" Bieniemy

a standout among many Chris Berman concoctions.

[Richardo]

13. Donald "Def" Leppert

:rofl:

Chris was the only reason I watched Sports Center.

[Richardo]

14. "Mean"

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Joaquin 'Where's My Head?' Andujar

I think Jay Johnstone stuck it on him. Maybe during the '82 Series. :)

[IndianaJones]

18. Dr. Dunkenstein....48" vertical leap. nt.

[flvegan]

"Air" Jordan

I don't care for basketball, but I'd watch the highlight reel to see him.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

20. maggs just maggs...

that is all

[TZ]

22. "Coco" Crisp

Of course I LOVE KitchenWitch's nick for Joe Nathan..Twitchy McXanax....:rofl:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

26. Dick Stuart - Dr. Strangeglove

Harry "Suitcase" Simpson - A journeyman outfielder of the late 50's and early 60's

Eddie the Meat Cleaver Weaver - DE for the USFL's L.A. Express

The Wampum Walloper - Dick Allen's nickname when he was in the Phillies' farm system.

Skates - Lonnie's Smith's nickname. It came from the way he ran the bases.

[Oeditpus Rex]

28. You left out a 'g'

Stuart was Dr. Strangeglove.

The Mets said he had meat hooks where his hands should be and hollered at him, "Don't scratch the ball!" :D

[SalmonChantedEvening]

37. Thanks Oedi

Once again my typing is my undoing.

:hi: :)

[KamaAina]

27. Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown

a pitcher. What else?

[Oeditpus Rex]

29. I've got a book with a close-up of his hand

This isn't it. This one's better.







That accident left him with a hell of a breaking ball. :)

[crimsonblue]

33. Basketball Jesus

[crimsonblue]

34. "One Size" Fitz Hall

[crimsonblue]

35. Georges "The Chicoutimi Cucumber" Vezina

[crimsonblue]

36. Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch

[LisaM]

38. Didn't KC used to have a player named Cookie?

And there's a guy named CoCo, now. Coco Crisp CAN'T be his real name!

I kind of like "the Kid", for Griffey, Jr.

Mr. Big Shot, for Chauncey Billups.

[Oeditpus Rex]

42. Cookie Rojas

I remember him with the Phillies, but he played his last 7 1/2 seasons with KC.

Never did know his real first name. It's Octavio.

[GOPisEvil]

44. Coco's real name is Covelli.

[wain]

39. No Neck Williams

pretty good White Sox singles hitter

[wain]

40. Night Train Lane

Great safety back when the Lions were something

[Oeditpus Rex]

43. You know how he got that nick?

I happen to be re-reading "Paper Lion" and it's explained there. :)

[KamaAina]

46. I do now

it's in his Wiki entry as well.

I was expecting something involving Ken Stabler-esque training habits, only with fortified wine. :shrug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

47. Heh

Nah, Lane was pretty pure, as athletes go.

I just looked at his Wiki entry and it doesn't tell the whole story. Lane came up as a receiver, and in camp in his rookie year he had trouble learning the plays, so he often got advice from Tom Fears, a Hall of Fame receiver. One night, Fears had "Night Train" on his record player and a few guys in his room, and when Lane came in one of them said, "There he is, Night Train."

Kinda funny — when Lane was in the Army, they sent him to the Defense Language School in Monterey to study intelligence and he played on the Fort Ord team. I've been in that stadium a few times.

[wain]

53. from Paper Lion I always remember the locker room scene

when the coach wanted to know who drove a multi-color, one-of-a-kind car that was parked in a coach's slot. Nobody would admit to being the owner. Finally, (I think it was NT Lane) a voice asked if it was a 2 door or a 4 door in a southern drawl!

But, no, I do not remember how he got the nickname.

[cloudbase]

41. Alfred "Greasy" Neale n/t

[Danmel]

45. The Iron Horse

Lou Gehrig

[sasquatch]

49. "Sweet" Lou Pinella

[Awsi Dooger]

51. The Galloping Ghost

aka Red Grange

Another favorite of mine is The Mad Stork, otherwise known as Ted Hendricks

[bertha katzenengel]

54. The Ryan Express.

# 34, Strike Outs and No-Hitters Record Holder

[Iggo]

55. Bert "Be Home" Blyleven

That one's still my favorite.

[Iggo]

56. Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.

Dude knew how to celebrate a touchdown.

[bif]

57. "Spaceman"

As in Bill "Spaceman" Lee

[underpants]

67. World B. Free

not really a nickname (he did it legal and everything) but still a great name

[trof]

58. Broadway Joe Namath, Shoeless Joe Jackson, The Sultan of Swat

[Bombero1956]

59. Chuck

"New Kids on the" Knoblauch

Walter "Rabbit" Maranville

[Auggie]

62. Ducky Medwick

[PeaceNikki]

63. Prima Donna Favre

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

64. Ya just had to go there...

You KNOW who's going to show up now....

[PeaceNikki]

68. John Madden?

:shrug:

;)

[Kickin_Donkey]

65. The Big Aristotle ...

Hurryin' Hugh (McIlhenny)
Yankee Clipper
The Wizard of Westwood
Dr. J
Earl the Pearl, also Black Jesus
Clyde (Walt Frazier)

[Faygo Kid]

69. "Magic," "The Big Train," Manassa Mauler," Say Hey Kid," "The Bird," "Iron Horse," "The Great One."

If any of these need explanation, you are not a sports fan. Which is no criticism; I could go on with many more. These just jumped up.

[Agent William]

71. Reignman- Shawn Kemp

If I was a pro-athlete (pauses for laughter)my name would be: Smooth Brown,, I don't know why, it just feels right. =]

[Boudica the Lyoness]

75. Welcome to DU

about time you showed up here! Smooth Brown my arse!

[Sheets of Easter]

72. The Bus.

Simple, yet fitting and descriptive.

[Wetzelbill]

73. Here are some I like: The Wild Bull of the Pampas

Lionel "Up Your" Butler

Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko

Gina "Conviction" Carano

"Marvelous" Marvin Hagler

Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns

Rnady "The Natural" Couture

Shawn "The Reign Man" Kemp

The Yankee Clipper

Stan "The Man" Musial

Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva

Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards

Earvin "Magic" Johnson

Julius "Dr. J" Erving.

George "The Iceman" Gervin

Floyd "Cool Heat" Youmans

And the best ever: Bill "Mr. Perfect" Wetzel

[Faygo Kid]

74. Good choices!

I see a boxing fan here.

How about:

"The Brown Bomber"

"Hands of Stone"

"Smokin' Joe"

"Sugar. . . " (fill in the blank)

"Two Ton Tony"

"Butterbean"

"The Beast"

"The Louisville Lip"

[MrSlayer]

76. Dave "The Hammer" Schultz

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://video.aol.com/video-detail/dave-schultz-vs-dale-rolfe/3406787310&h=90&w=120&sz=3&hl=en&start=36&um=1&tbnid=A0O4SYgqiha4NM:&tbnh=66&tbnw=88&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddave%2Bthe%2Bhammer%2Bschultz%26start%3D18%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

[DuckBurp]

77. Dandy Don Meredith

Bullet Bob Hayes