Favorite Pro Nicknames

[korme]

Stacey "The Plastic Man" Augmon.

What's yours?

[Calis]

Don "The Matador" Everest

Sorry, I had to.

[AlexB]

Papa Boube Diop (Fulham midfielder) - The Wardrobe

[Joe]

"The Superfreak" Randy Moss

[AlexB]

For creativity you also got Andre 'Bad Moon' Rison and my favourite (not all footballers are thick obviously) a Southampton (I think) defender called Fitz Hall: nicknamed 'One Size'

[Ramzavail]

Jim "We had joy, we had fun, we had Seasons in the" Sundberg

Carlos "one if by land, two if by sea, three if" Baerga

[gottimd]

Bert "Be home" Blyleven

[Raven Hawk]

Walter "Sweetness" Payton

[Franklinnoble]

"Samurai" Mike Singletary

[Ragone]

any berman nicknames should be banned from this :)

Dante"the human joystick" hall

[miked]

Berman nicknames are great...

Todd "Mercedes" Benzinger was my fav...close to Todd "Which hand do you" Frowirth.

[Qwikshot]

Jeremiah "The Woodchopper" Trotter

[Draft Dodger]

I've always been partial to "Slash". Jim "Hacksaw" Reynolds had a pretty good nickname too...even more so in the way he was rumored to have earned it.

[sterlingice]

Not much holds a candle to "Sweetness" in my mind.

SI

[Maple Leafs]

Hockey has had some great ones:

Shawn Cronin - "Cronin the Barbarian"
Pat Verbeek - "The Little Ball of Hate"
Link Gaetz - "The Missing Link"

And my all-time favorite: Andre "Red Light" Racicot

[Dr. Sak]

Freddie "The People's Champ" Mitchell

[Ben E Lou]

Walter "The Truth" Berry.

I might as well close this thread now. End of discussion.

[JimboJ]

any berman nicknames should be banned from this :)


I agree. Berman nicknames shouldn't count if he's the only one who calls the guy by that name.

[Yossarian]

Panthers fans nick named:

Sean "Fat Sack of Crap" Gilbert.

Has a ring to it....

[judicial clerk]

Former cornerback Elvis Patterson - "Toast"

[Ben E Lou]

I agree. Berman nicknames shouldn't count if he's the only one who calls the guy by that name.Absolutely.

I have a few more, but "The Truth" stands astride them all like a great colossus...

Antoine "The Judge" Joubert
Dwayne "The Pearl" Washington
"The Juice"
Otis Sistrunk "The Man From The University Of Mars"
Dick "Dr. Strangeglove" Stuart
Julius "Dr. J" Erving
James "Catfish" Hunter
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Fred "The Crime Dog" McGriff
William "The Refrigerator" Perry

[judicial clerk]

Really the Juice might be the best ever.

vinnie johnson - "The Microwave"

[judicial clerk]

Kenny Stabler - "The Snake"

[Ben E Lou]

vinnie johnson - "The Microwave"Well done, sir.

[bhlloy]

Another hockey one - Stu "The Grim Reaper" Grimson. Still my favourite player and a very appropriate nickname.

[Franklinnoble]

Panthers fans nick named:

Sean "Fat Sack of Crap" Gilbert.

Has a ring to it....

Best. Redskins. Trade. Ever.

:D

[Maple Leafs]

Another hockey one - Stu "The Grim Reaper" Grimson. Still my favourite player and a very appropriate nickname.
Oh, good one. I missed him somehow.

[TLK]

James "Buddah" Edwards .... my favorite Piston from the championship seasons

[Ramzavail]

Garry "Jump Steady" Templeton - STL/SD/Mets SS
Rodney "Cool Breeze" Scott - Cubs/Expos 2b

[rafini]

Jeff Reed - "Quadzilla"

[Ragone]

How could you mention all these players without

Daryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins :)

[GrantDawg]

Kenny Stabler - "The Snake"
I love that one.

Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.

[MikeVic]

I was going to mention Quadzilla since I heard it for the first time this weekend... what a name.

I'll add:
"The Bus" Jerome Bettis
"Never nervous" Pervis Ellison

[Ragone]

I was going to mention Quadzilla since I heard it for the first time this weekend... what a name.

I'll add:
"Never nervous" Pervis Ellison

one of my alltime favorites.. but thats a biased opinion :)

[Ben E Lou]

How could you mention all these players without

Daryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins :)I am ashamed of myself. :(

[temley06]

The oft injured star also went by
'Out of service' Pervis

I like Dick 'Night Train' Lane

[Draft Dodger]

I love that one.

Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.

jinx - I was just coming back here to add in White Shoes.

[sterlingice]

Who can forget William "The Refrigerator" Perry. That's a damn good football nickname.

SI

[Ben E Lou]

Ahem.

[vtbub]

Chief
Pudge
Johnny U
Broadway Joe
The Greatest

[clintl]

John "The Count" Montefusco

[Sun Tzu]

John "Tonight, let it be" Lowenstein
Alan "Have Gun will" Trammel
Steve "Rainbow" Trout
Butch "Oil and" Wynegar
Lance "You sank my" Blankenship

[rafini]

Willie "Pops" Stargell
Andy "Van Slick" Van Slyke - at least that's what I called him
Lenny "Nails" Dykstra
Joe "Ducky" Medwick
Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker
"Sugar" Ray Robinson, Ray Leonard, Shane Mosley
Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran
Eric "Butterbean" Esch
Elbert "Ickey" Woods

[Craptacular]

The Magic Man, Don Majkowski
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch
The Birdman, Koko B. Ware

[maximus]

"Humper" Hank Hauptmann

[WSUCougar]

Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd
Mark "The Bird" Fidrych
Wade "Chicken Man" Boggs
Rex "Spuds McKenzie" Hudler

[Sharpieman]

Kirk "Woody" Reuter

[SackAttack]

Ron "The Penguin" Cey

[Vince]

The Wizard of Oz (Ozzie Smith)
Joe Cool (Joe Montana)

Glad that Crazy Legs and Chocolate Thunder finally got mentioned :)

[zums]

The Iceman (george gervin)

done and done.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I can't believe judicial clerk was able to bring up Elvis Patterson. That's got to be my favorite ever. I had completely forgotten about him, and I'm shocked that I've ever read his name again. gg bro

Anyway, I like many of the ones mentioned, and I'm sure my other favorites are among them, so I'll just add three that I like:

Jim "Crash" Edmonds
Keith "Mister" Jennings
Shawn "The Great White Nope" Bradley

[korme]

I'm also partial to Kevin Garnett - "The Big Ticket"

[soapy]

An obscure one - but there is a South African cricketer by the name of
Mfuneko 'chew' Ngam

[Axxon]

Lots of great ones and a lot of my favorites but my absolute favorite hasn't been mentioned yet. The guy has a poetic name anyway and the nickname works well with it.

I'm talking of course about, Aurelio Alejandro "Senor Smoke" Lopez.

[Ben E Lou]

Lots of great ones and a lot of my favorites but my absolute favorite hasn't been mentioned yet. The guy has a poetic name anyway and the nickname works well with it.

I'm talking of course about, Aurelio Alejandro "Senor Smoke" Lopez.Nice!

[korme]

Andrew "Dances With 80 Million" Costner

[gottimd]

Chrisitan Okoye- "The Nigerian Nightmare"
Marion Hossa-"Big Poppa Pump"

[judicial clerk]

Iron Mike Ditka
Jevon Kearse - "The Freak"
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Mean Joe Green
Deacon Jones (this is a nickname, right?)
Lawrence Taylor - "LT" (this one is boring but I can't think of any other initials that conjer such a vivd image)

Iron Mike Tyson
Hector "Macho" Comacho
Smokin' Joe Frazier
Car "The Truth" Williams
Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Leonard

Karl Malone - "The Mailman"
Charles Barkley - "The Round Mound of Rebound"

[gottimd]

I know someone has mentioned not to list Berman Nicknames, so I will let those who want to view an entire list of them go here (http://showcase.netins.net/web/swilhelm/berman.htm) rather than post them in the thread.

[MIJB#19]

Lawrence Taylor - "LT" (this one is boring but I can't think of any other initials that conjer such a vivd image)And yet today's football fans could think of the San Diego Chargers' running back.

I always liked Martin "Automatica" Gramatica.

[Maple Leafs]

Marion Hossa-"Big Poppa Pump"
??

I live in Ottawa and I have never heard him called that.

("Maid Marion" is far more common...)

[Vince]

And yet today's football fans could think of the San Diego Chargers' running back.

I always liked Martin "Automatica" Gramatica.
Any football fan who hears 'LT' and doesn't think of Lawrence Taylor should go get his official football fanhood revoked.

[SplitPersonality1]

"Too Tall" Jones

The Fridge and Chocolate Thunder are favorites of mine as well.

[Franklinnoble]

The Diesel - John Riggins.

[3ric]

Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon
Clyde "The Glide" Drexler

[condors]

no mention of magic johnson?

every championship team needs a good johnson

[condors]

Christian Okeye "the nigerian nightmare" classic nickname (too bad injuries shortened his career)

[rkmsuf]

Jerome "I own the" Lane

Stanley Richard "The Sheriff"

[judicial clerk]

Christian Okeye "the nigerian nightmare" classic nickname (too bad injuries shortened his career)


I think his career was also shortened a little by Steve Atwater. As a Raider fan I must officially hate both teams, but that lick Atwater gave okoye when Atwater was miked up was awesome. "you gonna cry?!"

Who was "the rifleman"?

Sam "Bam " Cunningham
Craig "Ironhead" Heyward[sp]
Reggie White - "The Minister of Defense"

"Big Daddy" Don Garlits
Dale Earnhardt - "The Intimidator"

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Pete Rose - "Charlie Hustle"

Who was the Chiefs linebacker who was nicknamed "the Hammer" who got knocked out by the Packers fullback in the superbowl?

Who was Dr. Dunkenstein? (or is this one just a figment[sp?] of my imagination)

[judicial clerk]

Dola;

How could I forget

Jack Tatum - "The Assassin"

[rafini]

Who was "the rifleman"?

Chuck Person

[Karlifornia]

Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues
Doug "Golden Toes" Brien
Mike "Leggo my" Gallego

[KeyserSoze]

I go with some in spanish. I Just post a (bad) translation.

From Argentinian soccer..."Little She witch" Verón," Louse" Lopez,"Little Donkey" Ortega,Valdanito Crespo ( something like "Little Montana" Brady),"Sound of train?" Cambiasso,""The Clown" Aimar

And now some from Andrés Montes, the person who talks in the NBA games in Spain. He is absolute mad. I hope you dont find some offensives...

Alvin 'Chris Rock' Williams
Alcatraz Bonzi Wells
Austin "Powers" Croshere
Brian "I Shot the Sheriff " Grant
Chris "Bulletproof Jacket " Mullin
David "In the Navy" Robinson
Dennis "Cruela De Vil" Rodman
Derek "Mr Magoo" Harper
Felton "Mr Hamburger" Spencer
Gary "In the guetto" Payton
George "Dracula" Muresan
Greg "Robocop" Ostertag
Isaiah "Shortcircuit" Rider
Jason "White Chocolate" Williams
Jim "Inversion Fund" Mc Ilvaine
John "Clemenza" Starks
Kevin "The Mask" Garnett
Paul "ET" Gasol
Portland "Usual Suspects" Trailblazers
Rado "Milky" Nesterovic
Shawn "Blue Beard" Kemp
Steve "Wyatt Earp" Kerr


Some are very funny :D

[Pumpy Tudors]

Shawn "Blue Beard" Kemp? I would think it'd be more like Shawn "Babydaddy" Kemp.

[WSUCougar]

...or Shawn "Buffet" Kemp

[KeyserSoze]

Bluebeard has 7 wives... :D :D

[Joe]

Who was Dr. Dunkenstein? (or is this one just a figment[sp?] of my imagination)


Darrell Griffith

[Joe]

heres some of my favorites...

"The Human Highlight Reel" Dominique Wilkins
"The Iceman" George Gervin
"The Wizard of Westwood" John Wooden
"Larry Legend" Larry Bird
"The Human Eraser" Marvin Webster
"The Dunkin Dutchman" Rik Smits
"The Owl Without a Vowel" Bill Mlkvy
"The Big O" Oscar Robertson
"The Skywalker" David Thompson

[INDalltheway]

I though Dennis Rodman was always "The Worm"?

[tategter]

Several of my personal favs from baseball's past:

Jimmy "The Toy Cannon" Wynn
Bob "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson
Ted "Splendid Splinter" Williams
Herman "Babe" Ruth
Lou "Biscuit Pants" Gehrig
Ty "Georgia Peach" Cobb
Walter "Big Train" Johnson
Mordecai "Three Fingers" Brown
Rusty "No Nickname Needed" Kuntz
Mark "Big Mac" McGwire
Jimmy "Double X" Foxx
Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner
Whitey "Chairman of the Board" Ford
Jay "Dizzy" Dean
Paul "Daffy" Dean

[Ben E Lou]

Shocked this one has been left off:

Eugene "Mercury" Morris

[mckerney]

I gotta go with Pac-Man Jones, now that he's declared.

[Huckleberry]

Damn. This is all about players.

I was going to go with the short-lived minor league hockey team the Macon Whoopie.