| Smokey Roan | 27 Oct 2009 8:44 p.m. PST |
Nicknames or real names: And no, the modern pop media "Ocho Cinco" marketing tags don't count.
(do any compete with colleg basketball's "Baskerville Holmes"?)
Otis Sistrunk
Lester the Molester Hayes Devon Hurricane Hester (my favorite) Dick Butkus Icky Woods Booger MacPhearson Slowhand Marley (Bob's more violent son, another Smokey personal pick)) Gluehands Johnson Hollywood Henderson (his coke problems fit his nickname perfectly) |
| cfuzwuz | 27 Oct 2009 8:51 p.m. PST |
There's a linebacker with a last name of Anger playing for some college this year. |
| Who asked this joker | 27 Oct 2009 9:02 p.m. PST |
He Hate Me Billy "White Shoes" Johnson Lester "The Molester" Hays (for the creepiness factor) Frenchy Fuqua (Just an "Immaculate" name) Dick "Night Train" Lane |
| carne68 | 27 Oct 2009 9:07 p.m. PST |
Bronco Nagurski 'Night Train' Lane 'Crazy Legs' Hirsch Christian 'the Nigerian Nightmare' Okoye Mean Joe Green Craig 'Iron head' Heyward |
| Smokey Roan | 27 Oct 2009 9:36 p.m. PST |
LOL! Iron Head Heyward ran for 344 yards against UM one year we won the NC! :) |
| Mad Dog | 27 Oct 2009 9:39 p.m. PST |
Bryan Anger plays for Cal. Too bad he's the punter, otherwise, it would be an awesome name. With a name like Anger, he should be a defensive standout, not a punter. |
| Smokey Roan | 27 Oct 2009 9:53 p.m. PST |
What about the real "Smokey Roan"? |
 enfant perdus  | 27 Oct 2009 11:07 p.m. PST |
"Concrete Charlie" Bednarik Conrad Dobler "The Galloping Ghost", Harold Grange "Deacon" Jones "The Polish Hammer", Sebastian Janikowski "Samurai Mike" Singletary |
| peru522000 | 28 Oct 2009 5:11 a.m. PST |
Not sure the first name but there is a linebacker that plays for Iowa with the last name Angerer. Will probably see him playing on Sundays in the near future. Harry Colon used to be a defensive back for the Lions! Who names their kid Harold when your last name is colon? |
 Jlundberg | 28 Oct 2009 6:06 a.m. PST |
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 John the OFM | 28 Oct 2009 6:15 a.m. PST |
William "The Refrigerator" Perry. |
| Old Slow Trot | 28 Oct 2009 6:27 a.m. PST |
Norman "Boomer" Esiason. Jan Stenerud. |
 Saber6  | 28 Oct 2009 6:47 a.m. PST |
Kenny "the Snake" Stabler Igor Olshansky |
| adub74 | 28 Oct 2009 9:23 a.m. PST |
The Assasin
The Minister of Defense
Too Tall
Roger "the Dodger" Staubach They just don't make nicknames like these anymore. Oh, and don't forget about Jack Lambert. |
| carne68 | 28 Oct 2009 11:51 a.m. PST |
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| peru522000 | 28 Oct 2009 1:56 p.m. PST |
Hacksaw? Are you talking about Hacksaw Jim Duggan the wrestler? |
| quidveritas | 28 Oct 2009 2:27 p.m. PST |
He's talking about 'Hacksaw' Reynolds. Almost everyone on every team has a nick name -- the public just doesn't hear about them. Where they come from I'll never know: Dan Rambo = 'Howie' Malek = 'Five Ohh' (a Center – love to know where that came from) Silva = 'Little Willie' (this guy played weak side linebacker) Van Doern = 'Vons' or 'Fonzie' McAnything = 'Mac' Ukrainian names with no vowels = 'alphabet' could go on all day. mjc |
| JackWhite | 28 Oct 2009 3:13 p.m. PST |
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| dmclellan | 28 Oct 2009 8:34 p.m. PST |
Cleveland once had a receiver named Fair Hooker link |
| carne68 | 28 Oct 2009 9:10 p.m. PST |
I was referring to Reynolds but the wrestler also played ball. "Upon graduating high school, he was recruited by Ohio State University, but would instead choose to play football at Southern Methodist University, where he was eventually voted team captain. Duggan earned his bachelors degree in applied plant biology. After college, Duggan was signed by the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League, but was released after being plagued by knee injuries." There was also 'Neon' Deion Sanders
'Cadillac' Williams
Mark Schlereth aka 'Stink'
'The Blond Bomber' Terry Bradshaw
'Broadway Joe' Joe Namath |
| Ed Mohrmann | 29 Oct 2009 7:22 a.m. PST |
Charlie 'Choo-Choo' Justice, RB University of NC, late
1940's. Bill Barnes, FB/LB Wake Forest University, mid-50's,
called 'Watchout' by his teammates, since you had to
'watch out' for Bill. He'd absolutely run over you in
trying to get a ballcarrier or extra yardage. I actually
saw him run over (and injure !) two officials on different
plays on a rainy day in 1957… The Chicago Bears had a DE with the nick 'Growler,' from
his habit of growling fiercely at OT's to try and
intimidate them. This was about 20-25 years ago and I
cannot recall his RN. And who can forget the wideout, Golden Richards ! |
| Cosmic Reset | 31 Oct 2009 6:40 a.m. PST |
The Saints had a punter or kicker in the mid-70s named Happy Feller. Don't forget Joe Don Looney of Detroit (and others). Fred "The Hammer" Williamson of the Chiefs. "Too Mean" Harvey Martin (other side of Ed "Too Tall" Jones mentioned above. Lou "The Toe" Groza |
| Cosmic Reset | 31 Oct 2009 6:43 a.m. PST |
Just remembered, Lance Rentzel was called "Super Baby" for a brief period, after his Mom exclaimed "That's my baby, isn't he super?" after he scored a touchdown in college. |
| Cosmic Reset | 31 Oct 2009 6:46 a.m. PST |
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