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re: What are some of your favorite sports nicknames?

Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:14 am to
Posted by LST
Member since Jan 2007
16316 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:14 am to
Jared Lorenzen

"Hefty Lefty"
"The Pillsbury Throwboy"
"Round Mound of Touchdown"
"He Ate Me"
Posted by LSUFanNTX
Seabrook, TX
Member since May 2005
9108 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:15 am to
"Marvelous Marv" Throneberry who was anything but marvelous.

Mr. Baseball - Bob Uecker
This post was edited on 6/8/11 at 10:18 am
Posted by ScoopAndScore
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2008
11982 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:20 am to
I think most of mine have been mentioned already. But I'll add The Man Child (Shawn Kemp) and "Pretty Boy" Floyd
Posted by Trojan Ace
Reality
Member since Nov 2005
4004 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:21 am to
Also liked Stacey "Plastic Man" Augmon.
Posted by ScoopAndScore
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2008
11982 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:23 am to
Mookie, Mugsy and Spudd for the little bballers
Posted by Trojan Ace
Reality
Member since Nov 2005
4004 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:27 am to
Larry "Grandmama" Johnson
Posted by King Mello
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2008
475 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:27 am to
"Thunder Dan" Majerle

Posted by NOTORlOUSD
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2010
5051 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:37 am to
I like "Tree" Rollins just because of the Boston Herald headline "Tree Bites Man" after his scuffle with Danny Ainge.
Posted by Puck1069
Mobile
Member since May 2011
185 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:42 am to
"The Pillsbury Throwboy

THIS

also Bert "Be Home" Blyleven

and since this Thread is a question how about

"the Answer"
Posted by PuntBamaPunt
Member since Nov 2010
10070 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:43 am to
Iron Mike
Larry Legend
Magic
The Great One
Posted by OBUDan
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
40723 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 10:45 am to
4 pages and I'm the first one to mention Donnie Baseball?
Posted by Trojan Ace
Reality
Member since Nov 2005
4004 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 11:00 am to
What should Terrelle Pryor's new nickname be?
Posted by Lou
Modesto, CA
Member since Aug 2005
8290 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 11:20 am to
quote:

self appointed nickname
I don't think a person should be able to nickname themselves.

My favorite sports nickname was The Crime Dog:



Posted by tigerwoods
Hillman
Member since Jan 2007
3176 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 2:49 pm to
Oil Can Boyd
Posted by Akit1
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2006
7631 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 2:58 pm to
The Reign Man, Man Child (Shawn Kemp)

The Baddest Man on the Planet (Tyson)
Posted by DriveByBBQ
Willard's Garage
Member since Jan 2011
4608 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 3:26 pm to
Johnny Musso "The Italian Stallion"
Paul "Bear" Bryant...
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36139 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 3:34 pm to
quote:

Dizzy Dean



I like that his brother was also a great player... and had the nickname of "Daffy"

Dizzy and Daffy Dean... awesome
Posted by Baloo
Formerly MDGeaux
Member since Sep 2003
49645 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 3:41 pm to
Magic Johnson
The Splendid Splinter
Old Hoss Radbourn
Three Finger "Miner" Brown (Dude! You already had a nickname!)
Feerless Leader Frank Chance
The Glove
Sweetness


Posted by LSU82BILL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Sep 2006
10334 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 4:04 pm to
Long before Shaq....this guy used to give himself some pretty good nicknames.

This post was edited on 6/8/11 at 4:05 pm
Posted by NHTIGER
Central New Hampshire
Member since Nov 2003
16188 posts
Posted on 6/8/11 at 4:29 pm to
quote:

4 pages and I'm the first one to mention Donnie Baseball?



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