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Best athlete nicknames? post em

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Originally posted by: Mucho
Luscious Jackson
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Yet another sixer, though this was a one time mispronuniciation of Luke's name, taken by the band as it's name.

In a similar vein, Gnarls Barkely (again, a Sixer.)
 
Anyone that suggests a lameass Chris Berman pseudo-nickname needs to turn in his man card and actually learn something about sports other than Sportscenter.


Red Grange - The Galloping Ghost
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch
Charles Barkley - The Round Mound of Rebound
Ted Williams - The Splendid Splinter
"Pistol" Pete Maravich
Greg Norman - The Great White Shark

Those are real nicknames. The stuff Berman uses is just cringeworthy.
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Anyone that suggests a lameass Chris Berman pseudo-nickname needs to turn in his man card and actually learn something about sports other than Sportscenter.


Red Grange - The Galloping Ghost
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch
Charles Barkley - The Round Mound of Rebound
Ted Williams - The Splendid Splinter
"Pistol" Pete Maravich
Greg Norman - The Great White Shark

Those are real nicknames. The stuff Berman uses is just cringeworthy.
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Oh come on, some of his old ones were classic. My two favs of his:

Natron Refried Means
Natron Means Business

Real nicknames:

David "Big Papi" Ortiz
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
"The Big Hurt" Frank Thomas
Dwight "Doc" Gooden
"Prime Time" Deion Sanders

Also, "The Splendid Splinter" ranks high up there... good call :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Nick Swisher - Dirty 30
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More like 'Yucky Sucky'. This guy must have friends in high places, most fans between 18-40 could play better than him. He bobbles every fucking ball that comes his way, cluelessly daydreams when running the bases, can't hit for shit... The Yankees really need to get him the hell off their team.
 
Jonathan Cheechoo
Jarkko Ruutu
Jordin Tootoo

I could only wish they would one day be on a line together. The announcer would have a stroke.

oh and Pekka Rinne
 
"Coco" Crisp
George "The Iceman" Gervin
"Pistol" Pete
Glen "Big Baby" Davis
"The Great One" - you know you're a boss when you earn that nickname
 
Drew Bledsoe "...much he had to get a transfusion".
("Wrong, Drew Bledsoe has no nickname!!!")

Jack "The Assassin" Tatum
Jerome Bettis - "The Bus"

Willie "Stretch" McCovey
Johnny "Disaster" LeMaster
John "The Count" Montefusco
Reggie Jackson - "Mr. October"

All the boxers named Ray who used "Sugar" 😉
Thomas "The Hit Man" Hearnes
"Iron" Mike Tyson (also "Iron" Mike Ditka)


Actually my favorite is one my brother made up for a former San Francisco 49ers defensive back:

Dana "Nowhere Near the Ball" Hall.

It just rolls right off the tongue.

😉

MotionMan
 
Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
Darryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins
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From the planet Lovetron! :laugh:

Edit: Dag! Posted before I noticed this was a resurrected thread in which I'd already posted the same damn thing. :shocked:
 
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