Slater Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Remember "Hacksaw" Reynolds, "Too Tall" Jones, "White Shoes" Johnson and "Mean" Joe Greene? What about the "Orange Crush", "Doomsday" or "Steel Curtain" defenses? How come we never hear nicknames any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez Street Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Javon Kearse "The Freak", Terrell Ownes "T.O.", Dante Hall "The X-Factor/Human Joystick".Oh and let's not forget.....Ron Dayne "Gimp" @DavidStreeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrivnak Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 We do, they just aren't as creative, mainly just abbreviations:"ARod," "AI," "T-Mac," "TO," etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Ahem! "Tank" On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 My favorite is Kevin Garnett: "The Big Ticket". Or, just "KG". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korkie Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 There is Pac-Man Jones who plays football at West Virginia. My favorite nickname-generally-included-in-the-name of all time is Oil Can Boyd. Otherwise my favorite nickname is the "Galloping Ghost" for Red Grange. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed."Dr. Kelso: My son is a big baseball fan. Not so much playing it, but more the designing and sewing of uniforms.Tyler: That's neat.Dr. Kelso: No, it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreFan Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 My favorite balla' Stevie Franchise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 There was a rugby player called Martin Offiah who everyone called 'Chariots' (Chariots of Fire ya see!) 2011/12 WFL Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 i remember The Nigerian Nightmare, Christian Okoye, and Craig "Ironhead" Heyward. Then there's everybody's favorite nickame-that-might-as-well-be-his-name, He Hate Me aka Rod Smart then there's two of the odder nicknames: Fred Hoiberg, you can call him "The Mayor" and Wally World, aka Wally Szczerbiakthe best handles seem to go to the And 1 streetballers nowadays: Skip to My Lou (Rafer Alston), Helicopter, Spyda, Escalade, 1/2 Man 1/2 Amazing, 50, Main Event, Shane the Dribbling Machine, Alimoe, Prime Objective, Sik Wit It, Go Get It and of course Professor....everybody want tha professor oh yeah, and then we have the Packers' two Batmen, Ahman Green (Batman I) and Ahmad Carroll (Batman II). A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleFan344 Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 The Matrix = Shawn MarionStarbury = Stephon MarburyAllen Iverson = AI, The AnswerKevin Garnett = KG, The big TicketShaq = Dieseljust to name a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Torry Holt is "Big Game". Granted, I believe he came up with that, but I'm also pretty sure it's from his days at NC State. Even if he did come up with it, he's lived up to it. (Though, and this is not meant as a knock on Holt, I still think Bruce is the go to guy in an important game.) JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleFan344 Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Torry Holt is "Big Game". Granted, I believe he came up with that, but I'm also pretty sure it's from his days at NC State. Even if he did come up with it, he's lived up to it. (Though, and this is not meant as a knock on Holt, I still think Bruce is the go to guy in an important game.) Torry "big play" HoltThats what Madden calls him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Torry Holt is "Big Game". Granted, I believe he came up with that, but I'm also pretty sure it's from his days at NC State. Even if he did come up with it, he's lived up to it. (Though, and this is not meant as a knock on Holt, I still think Bruce is the go to guy in an important game.) Torry "big play" HoltThats what Madden calls him Well, it's "Big Game". That's what I've read and heard, plus that is how Holt introduces himself on MNF (though I'm not sure I like him doing that.That said, your probably right about Madden saying "Big Play", because I just did a quick search, and he's referred to as that a couple of times as well. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 They used to call Ray Buchannan that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Also, from what I've read, it sounds like Holt got the nickname from his NC State teammates for his big games against FSU. Apparently they got it from one of James Worthy's nicknames.The reports that it is a self-annointed name are probably because he had to find a way to bring it to the NFL. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclopsis Joe Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 They used to call Ray Buchannan that Whatever happened to Ashley's Air Patrol? I don't speak for democrats, democrats don't speak for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 A lot of hockey nicnames are just the guy's last name modified-as in take the first syllable and add "er", or add a "y".Although CUrtis JOseph's nickname is a bit more creative... 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...
sc49erfan15 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 One of my current favorites is the Twins' outfield...the Soul Patrol.The Nigerian Nightmare...one of my all-time favorites, along with David "Skywalker" Thompson.Let's not forget the ABA's Wes Bialosuknia...the Typographical Terror.And Bill Mlkvy, the Owl Without a Vowel.But yeah, most of the newer nicknames aren't as cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 We do, they just aren't as creative, mainly just abbreviations:"ARod," "AI," "T-Mac," "TO," etc... Vincanity baby, Vincanity On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 In my opinion, the NBA has the best. Here's some that are kind of original, some play off of the players names, but are still clever. Some have already been mentioned.King James (LeBron James)The Answer (Allen Iverson)The Matrix (Shawn Marion)The Truth (Paul Pierce)Air Canada (Formerly Vince Carter)Nick the Quick (Nick Van Exel)Mighty Mouse (Damon Stoudamire)Tractor Traylor (Robert Traylor)The Glove (Gary Payton)Kandi Man (Michael Olowokandi)The Mailman (Karl Malone)Skip to my Lou (Rafer Alston)White Chocolate (Jason Williams) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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