Best or favorite athlete nick names

killthesunshine · Apr 13, 2009

slow down on those anti-depressants man your trippin

R. Raskolnikov · Apr 14, 2009

Cal "The Iron Man" Ripken
Trajan "Alaskan Assassin" Langdon
Slammin' Sammy Sosa
Deion "Prime Time" Sanders
Ted "The Splendid Splinter" Williams

trendo · Apr 14, 2009

Classy Freddie Blassie
Gorgeous George
Ron "the penguin" Cey
Ron "Born is the U.S." Cey

copa8 · Apr 14, 2009

Quote from killthesunshine:

Randy "Macho Man" Savage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_1xkPIEaQ

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

killthesunshine · Apr 14, 2009

Quote from copa8:

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

Jesse "The Body!" Ventura

3dog · Apr 14, 2009

some memorable Chicago Bulls:

- Bob 'Butterbean' Love
- Chet 'The Jet' Walker
- 'Stormin' Norman Van Lier (RIP)
- Johnny 'Red' Kerr (RIP)
- Fred 'The Mayor' Hoiberg

and a non-Bull, but one of the all-time great names:

- Daron "Mookie" Blaylock

and for some of the worst (but funniest) names ever:
http://fourhorsementattoo.com/2008/05/26/the-10-worst-nicknames-in-sports-history-players-edition/

DanFan78 · Apr 15, 2009

I'll go back awhile and say Deacon Jones, The Minister of Defense.

killthesunshine · Apr 15, 2009

Butterbean was great

R. Raskolnikov · Apr 15, 2009

Will "The Thrill" Clark

ElCubano · Apr 15, 2009

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
"Wahoo" Mcdaniels
"the American Dream" Dusty Motherfucking Rhodes.... ahh the atomic elbow...
Andre "the Giant"

My borther used the atomic elbow on me many a times and the pile driver ( once which nearly broke me neck)

How about the figure four.....yeah baby.