mjrbaseball Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Full name of Cal McLish, pitcher for several teams in late '40s thru late '50s:Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfan331 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 cfl 's tom canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 two names i will add...best name candidate #1: Wonderful Terrific Monds III, former Braves/Reds farmhandbest name candidate #2: the best name ever to grace a jersey....HE HATE MEyou know me, i had to do it. others:Mike Quick, former EagleBilly Cannon, original OilerKaka, Brazil futbolistaPreki, KC WizardsDavor Suker, Croatian soccer legendGianluca Pagliuca, Italian keeperMajor Harris, West Virginia QB legend and semipro nomadMaushae Byles, newest IUPUI baller and also a friend of mineSteve Tenhagen, former UW Whitewater WR...ironic thing was his number was 89Matt Unertl, former UW backup fullbackTore Andre Flo, Swedish soccer star (yeah, apparently they still exist) Joe Don Looney, enigmatic halfback ni the late 50s and early 60s...or what Ricky Williams woulda sounded like if he were mouthy and whiteRalf Mosijenko, Redskins punter in the 80sFrenchy Fuqua, Steelers halfback during the reign of the CurtainMark Rypien, early 90s Skins QB...always thought his name sounded coolDan Devine, ex-Packer and Notre Dame HCBastian Lano, former Rhein Fire defensive endJonah Lomu, NZ All Blacks starKing Hill, Cardinals QB bust in 60s A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilTownMVP Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Like Donald Iguewbekue ? Indeed! and Ali Haji-Sheikand Faud Reviez.Ah, the good old days, when everyone had thier own Zendejas. Or in the case of the Packers, (Max) Xendejas... possibly the worst player to ever put on an NFL uniform. Dubya's thoughts on "terrorist" nations: "They never stop thinking of new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Two more...I.M. Hipp, Nebraska football standout and one-time Heisman candidate, andWorld B. Free, of NBA fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 (Bronislaw) Bronko NagurskiSonny SixkillerBoog PowellSteve Smear, mentioned above, played in the CFL as well, with the Alouettes. Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 another one i just remembered...an aptly-named original Brown, wideout Mac Speedie A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Tore Andre Flo, Swedish soccer star (yeah, apparently they still exist) he's Norwegian actually!!!! 2011/12 WFL Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopernv Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Tore Andre Flo, Swedish soccer star (yeah, apparently they still exist) Hendrik Larsson? Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 From the Strongman competetions--which I watch just to see what kind of wacky stuff they dream up---Magnus ver Magnusson (Basically Icelandic for Magnus Jr.) Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockchalk Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Robert "Death To Flying Things" Ferguson-early NL starDick Trickle-must always be mentionedFair Hooker-60's Browns(?) WRHappy Feller-Eagles KWhat was the name of the Hawaiian NFL'er who played mainly special teams, mostly for the Dolphins and Pats, IIRC? I've decided to give up hope for all sports teams I follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Mosi Tatupu? (sp?) A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Tore Andre Flo, Swedish soccer star (yeah, apparently they still exist) he's Norwegian actually!!!! honest mistake, i'd been thinkin he was a swede for some reason A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoneranger Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Football: Bart Starr, Speedy Duncan, Mick Tinglehoff & "Spider" LockhartBaseball: Sammy Khalifa (I believe the only Egyptian born MLB player), Minnie Minosa, Enos Slaughter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 He may not have been real, but I loved the name LOOF LIRPA. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frylock Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I always laugh whenever I see the following:Choo Choo ColemanPaul SplittorffDave HeaverloAnd for what it's worth, former Portland Winter Hawks (hockey, in case you didn't know) radio commentator Ron Ross always insisted that coaches assemble lines based on the players last names and that a "syllable cap" should be instituted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaolinaJoe Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Baskerville Holmes, played basketball for I beleive Memphis state.Uwe Blab-Dallas Mavericks "It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of thepress. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom ofspeech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given usthe freedom to demonstrate. And it is the soldier who salutes theflag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, andwho allows the protester to burn the flag."Marine Chaplain Dennis Edward O' Brien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajmccall Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Saw a dude on USA Late Night fights, or whatever program they used to run in the mid-90's, and there was a guy named RAY ANUS. No doubt he got into a few scraps over his name as a chap. Store 1 Store 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockchalk Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Mosi Tatupu? (sp?)yep, that's the one I've decided to give up hope for all sports teams I follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrbaseball Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I think it's time for a little musical interlude here. I give you the complete lyrics to the song "Van Lingle Mungo" by David Frishberg.Heeney Majeski, Johnny GeeEddie Joost, Johnny Pesky, Thornton LeeDanny GardellaVan Lingle MungoWhitey Kurowski, Max LanierEddie Waitkus, Johnny Vander MeerBob EstalellaVan Lingle MungoAugie BergamoSigmund JakuckiBig Johnny Mize and Barney McCoskyHal TroskyAugie Galan and Pinky MayStan Hack and Frenchy BordagarayPhil Cavarretta, George McQuinnHoward Pollet and Early WynnRoy CampanellaVan Lingle MungoAugie BergamoSigmund JakuckiBig Johnny Mize and Barney McCoskyHal TroskyJohn Antonelli, Ferris FainFrankie Crosetti, Johnny SainHarry Brecheen and Lou BoudreauFrankie Gustine and Claude PasseauEddie BasinskiErnie LombardiHuey MulcahyVan Lingle ...Van Lingle Mungo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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