This is for nicknames for Sports stars. Good ones IMO Earvin "Magic" Johnson. I.M. Hipp of Nebraska football fame. The "Mailman" Karl Malone. "Mr. Clutch" Jerry West. Others?
YES! Plus he named all his dunks! That guy was the most entertaining player ever. It had nothing to do with his play but he was funny as hell. Not to mention he used to live 2 blocks away from me.
The Latin American football players all seem to have nicknames such as "The invisible wall" (Gilberto Silva) and "The little rabbitt" (Javier Saviola).
I was just thinking about what he said to Frank de Ford on Real Sports. Regarding racist hiring practices in the NBA coaching ranks. At first I didn't go along with that line of thinking, even in spite of the George Karl example. Then the Hornets fired Paul Silas (winning record) and hired Tim Floyd (worst winning percentage in the history of the four major sports) and suddenly that doesn't sound so absurd.
This is not his nickname, but rather his official name, which makes it even more entertaining: Creedence Clearwater Couto is a reserve forward for Brazilian side Guarani FC. http://www.soccerage.com/en/04/38535.html
Rugby Union: -John Eales (Australia) 'Nobody'=Because nobody's perfect. Football/Soccer: -'One Size' Fitz Hall (Oldham Athletic) -Robbie Savage (Leicester/Wales) 'Tw_t'.
-- Dr. J -- Ed "Too Tall" Jones -- Dizzy & Daffy Dean -- The Big Hurt -- Nate "The Kitchen" Newton -- Walter Payton, aka Sweetness
No votes yet for Randy "The Big Unit" Johnson? Hockey: Maurice "Rocket" Richard Henri "Pocket Rocket" Richard Bobby "The Golden Jet" Hull Brett "The Golden Brett" Hull Dominic "The Dominator" Hasek Claude "f***ing co**suc***g a**wipe" Lemieux
Let's not forget John "HotPlate" Williams, a former Washington Bullet who ate himself out of the NBA.
How about teams or units. Steel Curtain Purple People Eaters Bronx Bombers Phi Slamma Jamma Big Red Machine