Favorite Pro Nicknames - Page 2

Pumpy Tudors · 01-18-2005, 01:07 AM

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 · 01-18-2005, 01:54 AM

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

soapy · 01-18-2005, 05:35 AM

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

Axxon · 01-18-2005, 06:11 AM

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 · 01-18-2005, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

Nice!

korme · 01-18-2005, 11:22 AM

Andrew "Dances With 80 Million" Costner

gottimd · 01-18-2005, 11:25 AM

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

judicial clerk · 01-18-2005, 11:29 AM

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 · 01-18-2005, 11:31 AM

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 rather than post them in the thread.

MIJB#19 · 01-18-2005, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by judicial clerk

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 · 01-18-2005, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gottimd

Marion Hossa-"Big Poppa Pump"

??

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

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

Vince · 01-18-2005, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MIJB#19

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 · 01-18-2005, 01:29 PM

"Too Tall" Jones

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

Franklinnoble · 01-18-2005, 01:45 PM

The Diesel - John Riggins.

3ric · 01-18-2005, 01:57 PM

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

condors · 01-18-2005, 02:11 PM

no mention of magic johnson?

every championship team needs a good johnson

condors · 01-18-2005, 02:13 PM

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

rkmsuf · 01-18-2005, 02:19 PM

Jerome "I own the" Lane

Stanley Richard "The Sheriff"

judicial clerk · 01-18-2005, 03:55 PM

Quote:

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 · 01-18-2005, 03:56 PM

Dola;

How could I forget

Jack Tatum - "The Assassin"

rafini · 01-18-2005, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by judicial clerk

Who was "the rifleman"?

Chuck Person

Karlifornia · 01-18-2005, 07:02 PM

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

KeyserSoze · 01-19-2005, 03:56 AM

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

Pumpy Tudors · 01-19-2005, 10:50 AM

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

WSUCougar · 01-19-2005, 10:53 AM

...or Shawn "Buffet" Kemp

KeyserSoze · 01-19-2005, 10:54 AM

Bluebeard has 7 wives...

Joe · 01-19-2005, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by judicial clerk

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

Darrell Griffith

Joe · 01-19-2005, 11:01 AM

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 · 01-19-2005, 05:14 PM

I though Dennis Rodman was always "The Worm"?

tategter · 01-20-2005, 09:41 AM

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 · 01-20-2005, 04:54 PM

Shocked this one has been left off:

Eugene "Mercury" Morris

mckerney · 01-20-2005, 04:55 PM

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

Huckleberry · 01-20-2005, 04:59 PM

Damn. This is all about players.

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

01-18-2005, 05:35 AM	#53
soapy n00b Join Date: Jan 2003	An obscure one - but there is a South African cricketer by the name of Mfuneko 'chew' Ngam __________________ ------------------------------------------

01-18-2005, 06:11 AM	#54
Axxon Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ	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. __________________ There are no houris, alas, in our heaven.

01-18-2005, 11:25 AM	#57
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	Chrisitan Okoye- "The Nigerian Nightmare" Marion Hossa-"Big Poppa Pump" __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

01-18-2005, 11:31 AM	#59
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	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 rather than post them in the thread. __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

01-18-2005, 01:57 PM	#65
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon Clyde "The Glide" Drexler __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

01-18-2005, 01:54 AM	#52
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	I'm also partial to Kevin Garnett - "The Big Ticket"

01-18-2005, 11:22 AM	#56
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Andrew "Dances With 80 Million" Costner

01-18-2005, 11:29 AM	#58
judicial clerk College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, OR	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"

01-18-2005, 01:29 PM	#63
SplitPersonality1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Grafton, WI	"Too Tall" Jones The Fridge and Chocolate Thunder are favorites of mine as well.

01-18-2005, 01:45 PM	#64
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	The Diesel - John Riggins.

01-18-2005, 02:11 PM	#66
condors College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	no mention of magic johnson? every championship team needs a good johnson

01-18-2005, 02:13 PM	#67
condors College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Christian Okeye "the nigerian nightmare" classic nickname (too bad injuries shortened his career)

01-18-2005, 02:19 PM	#68
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	Jerome "I own the" Lane Stanley Richard "The Sheriff" __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales Last edited by rkmsuf : 01-18-2005 at 02:21 PM.

01-18-2005, 03:56 PM	#70
judicial clerk College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, OR	Dola; How could I forget Jack Tatum - "The Assassin"

01-18-2005, 07:02 PM	#72
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues Doug "Golden Toes" Brien Mike "Leggo my" Gallego __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

01-19-2005, 03:56 AM	#73
KeyserSoze H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spain	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

01-19-2005, 10:50 AM	#74
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Shawn "Blue Beard" Kemp? I would think it'd be more like Shawn "Babydaddy" Kemp. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

01-19-2005, 10:53 AM	#75
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	...or Shawn "Buffet" Kemp __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

01-19-2005, 10:54 AM	#76
KeyserSoze H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spain	Bluebeard has 7 wives...

01-19-2005, 11:01 AM	#78
Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	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

01-19-2005, 05:14 PM	#79
INDalltheway College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago	I though Dennis Rodman was always "The Worm"?

01-20-2005, 09:41 AM	#80
tategter High School JV Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Swampland	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

01-20-2005, 04:54 PM	#81
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Shocked this one has been left off: Eugene "Mercury" Morris __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

01-20-2005, 04:55 PM	#82
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