Best sports nicknames?

[imperialismispasse]

I always liked Broadway Joe for Joe Namath.

"The Big Hurt" Frank Thomas.

And of course "The Bus".

[underpants]

1. "Horse face" Elway

Not a lot of people use that one though.

[DrDan]

2. let us not forget the "Refrigerator"

[peekaloo]

3. Enos "check your package" Cabell.

[madinmaryland]

4. Charley Hustle

...Pete Rose

:hide:

[imperialismispasse]

23. A classic

Screw the controversy he was a great player.

[malta blue]

5. Mean Joe Green n/t

[Texasgal]

6. Too Tall Jones! n/t

[Richardo]

7. "He Hate Me"

I miss the XFL. :cry:

[underpants]

8. He's smart

Rod Smart-he played in the Super Bowl with the Carolina Panthers a few years ago.
http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/283505

[Richardo]

12. Nice 'fro!

[peekaloo]

9. He's from my old hometown.

Voted a "class clown" in HS.

[henslee]

26. deleted.

[samplegirl]

10. Mark the Bird

Feidrich

[Richardo]

11. Fidrych

Good one!

[underpants]

13. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

a very fitting name

[regularguy]

14. "The Big Dipper"

At Overbrook High School Wilt Chamberlain's nickname was "Dippy" as he had to dip his head down to avoid hiting it on various objects and doorways and such. Eventually it became "The Big Dipper". Players of his stature get more than one so he was also, of course, "Wilt the Stilt".

[DrDan]

15. the "Round Mound of Rebound" - the then-chubby Charles Barkley

who, when asked to say something positive about the L.A. Sports Arena, said "This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump."

[HuskerDU]

18. I love Charles Barkley! Here are a couple more of his

nicknames: Chuckwagon, Sir Charles, The Chuckster.

[DrDan]

16. "Magic" Johnson and "Air" Jordan

[imperialismispasse]

35. Magic Johnson. So good he has a song about himself

How many other sports figures can say the same?

[samplegirl]

17. The Human Rain Delay

Mike Hargrove.

[azmouse]

19. "The Big Unit" - Randy Johnson

[underpants]

20. "Pistol" Pete Maravich

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

21. "Chocolate Thunder" or "The Man from Planet Lovetron".

These refer to the same guy. Any DUers remember him? Hmmmm?

Hint: Shaq wasn't the first guy to ever break a backboard in the NBA.

[meow2u3]

25. That was Daryl (sp?) Dawkins

I remember him.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

31. Darryl with 2 R's. He was pretty good, actually.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0973144327/002-6050785-7024015?v=glance&n=283155

[imperialismispasse]

22. Dr J of course

One of the best of the best

[Blue_Tires]

24. "The Wild Horse of the Osage"

[rurallib]

38. Along with Dizzy & Daffy - the Dean boys

Back in those days some of the nicknames were racist or derogatory. I won't print them.

[henslee]

27. Chocolate Thunder (from Planet Lovtron) AKA Daryl Dawkins....

Not only did he have a cool nickname but he named his dunks too: In Your Face Disgrace, Go-Rilla Dunk, Earthquaker Shaker, Candyslam, Dunk You Very Much, Look Out Below, Yo Mama, Sexophonic, Turbo Delight, Rim Wrecker, Greyhound Bus (went coast-to-coast), Cover Your Head, and Spine Chiller Supreme.

His nickname was "Chocolate Thunder" and he claimed to be an alien from planet Lovetron where he spent off-season practicing "interplanetary funkmanship" and where his girlfriend juicy Lucy still lived.

[noonwitch]

28. The Bad Boys (Pistons in the late 80s) or Vlad the Impaler

I used to have the poster of Mahorn and Laimbeer.

Isiah was "Zeke", Vinnie Johnson was "The Microwave" and Joe Dumars was Joe Dumars.

Vlad the Impaler is/was Vladdie Konstantinov former of the Red Wings, before the accident that cost him pretty much everything.

[Montauk6]

34. Ahhh, the Bad Boys... hey don't forget

Dennis Rodman - The Worm
John Salley - Spider
James Edwards - Buddah
Joe Dumars - Joe DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOmars

[x-g.o.p.er]

29. For Viking fans, Drew "Fucking" Pearson

And yes, he DID push off of Nate Wright.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

32. An art later perfected by the "Playmaker" Michael Irvin.

[Montauk6]

30. OK, so pro wrestling's not a sport, yet...

Stan-The-Man "Crusher" Stasiak
"The Eighth Wonder of the World" Pampero Firpo (long before Andre the Giant copped it)
Sonny "The Big Cat" King
"Mr. Irresistable" Sweet Daddy Siki
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
"Superstar" Billy Graham
"The Man of 1,000 Holds," "The Fabulous Kangaroo" Al Costello
George "The Animal" Steele
"Killer" Tim Brooks
"Tiger" Jeet Singh

[Benfea]

33. Sheryl Swoops doesn't need a nickname

She already has the perfect name for a basketball player.

[DanCa]

36. Michael "Second To" Nunn. (nt)

[jobycom]

37. Shoeless Joe, for the sheer poetic imagery.

[rurallib]

39. Steve 'psycho' Lyons of the White Sox

Gets up, after diving back into first base after a pickoff attempt, unbuckles his pants, drops them to his ankles so he can get the dirt out of his undies. All in front of about 30,000 of his closest friends. One of the true classic moments in sports.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

40. Larry Legend or Basketball Jesus

[taterguy]

41. Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Clyde "The Glide" Frazier

Most stylish back court in NBA history

[KamaAina]

42. The Greatest.

Ali. 'Nuf ced.