habsfannova Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Chris "Knuckles" NilanDan "The Man" MarinoMaurice "The Rocket" Richard (There is only ONE rocket...)Henri "The Pocket Rocket" RichardMario "le Magnifique" LemieuxAND, the all time greatest:Bernie "Boom Boom" GeoffrionWhat's your favourite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 "The Nigerian Nightmare" - Christian Okoye"Hammerin'" Hank Aaron"The Round Mound of Rebound" - Charles BarkleyJohn "Diesel" Riggins"Sweetness" - Walter PaytonWilliam "The Refrigerator" PerryEd "Too Tall" Jones"The Minister of Defense" - Reggie White"The Galloping Ghost" - Red GrangeSteve "Forever" YoungAndre "Bad Moon" RisonJack "The Assassin" TatumDick "Night Train" Lane"The Wizard of Ahs" - Ozzie SmithDavid "Skywalker" ThompsonFred "Crime Dog" McGriffBilly "White Shoes" JohnsonGeorge "The Iceman" Gervin"Pistol" Pete Maravich"Mean" Joe GreeneDeion "Prime Time" Sanders"Dr. J"Gary "The Glove" PaytonHakeem "The Dream" OlajuwonElroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch...and in honor of Discrim's birthday"He Hate Me" - Rod Smart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Here are some good ones not mentioned"The Messiah" Mark Messier"Super Pest" Essa Tikkanen"Godzilla" Hideki MatsuiDave "Kong" Kingman"Dr. K." Dwight Gooden"The Georgia Peach" Ty Cobb"The Bid Unit" Randy Johnson"Le Grande Orange" Rusty StaubMark "Super" Duper"Mean Joe Greene""Broadway Joe" NamathWalt "Clyde"Frasier"The Human Highlight Reel" Dominique Wilkins www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zer0dotcom Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 "The Messiah" Mark Messier I've never heard that one before, but I do like Messier's other nick name"THE MOOSE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfannova Posted March 21, 2004 Author Share Posted March 21, 2004 Messiah-New YorkMoose-EdmontonI much perfer Moose.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notch Novelty Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 This has to be the best nickname ever....Wayne Gretzky "The Great One"Sydney Crosby "The Next One"Dominik Hasek "The Dominator"Pavel Bure "The Russian Rocket"Rod "He Hate Me" SmartThurman Thomas "Thurmanator" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I always liked the nickname I gave to Mike Modano which never caught on.... "Cool Mo-D"Another one I came up with that noone used was Steve Thomas - "Stevie T" or "St. Thomas"w00t --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net  "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoneranger Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 1. Charlie 'King Kong" Keller2. Camille "The Eel" Henry3. Clint "Hondo Hurricane" Hartung4. Walter "Big Train" Johnson5. "Cool Papa" Bell6. Kenny "The Snake" Stabler7. Bruno "Living Legend" SammartinoOn a lighter note, I recently saw a full page in USA Today, it had a picture of Ray Nitschke, and it said "Didn't have a nickname....didn't need one." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrookedThumb Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 The best one ever comes from my team, the Bucs.Anthony "Booger" McFarland   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Dan "The Man" Marino AHEM...unoriginal...Stan "The Man" Musial JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrookedThumb Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Let us not forget Walter "Sweetness" Payton. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I made a couple up for the Rams hard to pronounce Hawaiian players. I think I've seen them used before, but I'm not sure others haven't thought of them...Brandon Manumaleuna - Big MPisa Tinoisamoa - PisaTino, PT, Cruiser, PT Cruiser, or his real nickname: Hawaii 50 (he's number 50) JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfannova Posted March 21, 2004 Author Share Posted March 21, 2004 Dan "The Man" Marino AHEM...unoriginal...Stan "The Man" Musial Touche.Don't forget the other "Man", Stan Mikita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Clemente Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 My personal favorite:William "The Refridgerator" Perry.--Roger "Dodger" Clemente. Follow me on Twitter if you care: @Animal_Clans.My opinion may or may not be the same as yours. The choice is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Bill Juzda "The Honest Brakeman"Lorran Thibeault "Larry Half-n-Half"Alfie Pike "The Embalmer"Bert Corbeau "Pig Iron"Gord Pettinger "Gosh"John Ross Roach "Little Napoleon"Carson Cooper "Shovel-Shot"Doug Young "The Gleichen Cowboy"Rene Boileau "Rainy Drinkwater"Joe Daley "The Holy Goalie"(All ex-NHLers) On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfannova Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 Andre "Red Light" RaicotHe sucked, and had the ultimate double meaning nickname. Good one(Stoplight) Or a bad one(Goallight)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 "The Answer" - Allen Iverson"K-Mart" - Kenyan Martin"The Truth" - Paul Pierce"The Franchise" or "Stevey Franchise"- Steve Francis"Starbury" - Stephon Marbury"Bittersweet" - Jamal Crawford"J-Rich" - Jason Richardson"The Matrix" - Shawn Marion"C-Webb" - Chris Webber"The Kid" - Kevin Garnett"He Hate Me" - Rod Smart"King James" - Lebron James"'Melo" - Carmelo Anthony"Air Canada or "Vinsanity" - Vince Carter"Magic" - Earvin Johnson"Larry Legend" - Larry Bird"Pistol" - Pete Maravich"The Admiral" - David Robinsonand my two personal favorites of all time --"T-Mac" - Tracy McGrady"MJ" - Michael Jordan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-O Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Best of All: Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfannova Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 Really? I thought it was a bit unoriginal myself. Could be worse though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zer0dotcom Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I saw bruno Samartino, so "Nature Boy" Ric Flair (there is another wrestler who was the nature boy, but Ric rules)Jake the Snake - Jaques Plante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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