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Best Sports Nicknames

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by qtlaw, Oct 17, 2012.

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  1. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Thought I had the answer but I was thinking of Brian Blades.
     
    bigpern23, Oct 19, 2012
    #37
  2. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    --Big Sexy
    --The Man With the Big Gun
    --The Madman from Syria
    --The Games Master
     
    dooley_womack1, Oct 19, 2012
    #38
  3. turski7

    turski7 Member

    The Nigerian Nightmare
    The Three Amigos
     
    turski7, Oct 20, 2012
    #39
  4. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    Bob "Battleship" Kelly.
    Dave "Charlie" Manson.
    Gary "Cobra" Simmons.
    Andre "Moose" Dupont.
    Bill "Cowboy" Flett. RIP
    Juha "Whitey" Widing. RIP
     
    Liut, Oct 20, 2012
    #40
  5. Meatie Pie

    Meatie Pie Member

    The Tyler Rose.
     
    Meatie Pie, Oct 20, 2012
    #41
  6. TwoGloves

    TwoGloves Well-Known Member

    Sid Abel ... Old Boot Nose.
     
    TwoGloves, Oct 21, 2012
    #42
  7. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Old-school roller derby nicknames:
    --"The Blarney Stone" Darlene Forbes
    --"The Blond Amazon" Joanie Weston
    --Johnny "Wrice Is Nice" Wrice
    --"Indian Chief" John Parker
    --Lennie "The Chicken Man" Silverman
    --Ronnie "Psycho" Rains
    --"Skinny" Winnie Miller
    --"747" Earlene Brown
    --"Moo-Moo" Patty Cavan
    --"Bald Eagle" Bob Hein
     
    dooley_womack1, Oct 21, 2012
    #43
  8. Sammi

    Sammi Member

    UNC running back Romar Morris was known as the "Zoomin' Human" when he was in high school.
     
    Sammi, Oct 21, 2012
    #44
  9. typefitter

    typefitter Well-Known Member

    "Piano Legs" Hickman, although I have no idea whether having "piano legs" means your legs are short or fat or thin or what.
     
    typefitter, Oct 21, 2012
    #45
  10. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    But enough about Rick Sweet ...

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    If you knew the reason behind LaSalle "Tank" Thompson's nickname, you'd nominate it.

    Think about it.
     
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    Bubbler, Oct 21, 2012
    #46
  11. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    I thought Earlene Brown was "The Jumbo Jet" because she wore No. 747 -- and was that big.
     
    da man, Oct 22, 2012
    #47
  12. holy bull

    holy bull Active Member

    James "Fly" Williams
     
    holy bull, Oct 22, 2012
    #48
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