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Favorite nicknames

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Jake from State Farm, Oct 26, 2020.

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  1. mpcincal

    mpcincal Well-Known Member

    "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, which then became Marvelous Marvin Hagler when he legally changed his name.
     
    mpcincal, Oct 27, 2020
    #73
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  2. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    So in 1970, me and three other friends spent the summer going West in a VW bus we fitted out for camping. Went to Glacier, the Canadian Rockies, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, down the Oregon coast, refitted in Berkeley and down to LA to our friend who'd let us stay in Manhattan Beach. As we drove past Malibu on the PCH, there was Wilt, playing beach volleyball in a game with nothing but gorgeous women on the rest of both teams. For East Coast boys, it was like "Wow, this is Hollywood!"
     
    Michael_ Gee, Oct 27, 2020
    #74
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  3. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    "Champagne" Tony Lema
    Tim "Lumpy" Herron
    Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey
    The USGA's club-swinging robot: "Iron Byron"
     
    playthrough, Oct 27, 2020
    #75
  4. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    No mention of Paul Goydos' nickname?
    "Sunshine"
     
    Sam Mills 51, Oct 27, 2020
    #76
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  5. Tighthead

    Tighthead Well-Known Member

    Simple Jack for DJ is a dandy.
     
    Tighthead, Oct 27, 2020
    #77
  6. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris.
     
    tapintoamerica, Oct 27, 2020
    #78
  7. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Ah, he's the greatest. Remember when he was leading going to Sunday at The Players and sat down with Bob Costas, who asked if this was the first time he'd had a 54-hole lead. Goydos shook his head and deadpanned "but I've only been out here 16 years."
     
    playthrough, Oct 27, 2020
    #79
  8. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    John Feinstein couldn't talk to Goydos enough for his books. Powder-dry sense of humor.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Oct 27, 2020
    #80
  9. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Yeah, I’m stealing that. Uh-huh.
     
    swingline, Oct 27, 2020
    #81
  10. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Too late. Trademarked.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Oct 27, 2020
    #82
  11. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    The check is in the mail.
     
    swingline, Oct 27, 2020
    #83
  12. Flip Wilson

    Flip Wilson Well-Known Member

    Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson.
     
    Flip Wilson, Oct 28, 2020
    #84
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