cool sports nicknames..........

[Zuma]

Top 10 cool athlete nicknames from MSN Sports:


Ever since the dawn of professional sports, players have had nicknames. Baseball's first great pitcher, Denton True Young, quickly earned the nickname "Cyclone," which soon became Cy, and baseball's top pitching award now bears his name.



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10. Willie Mays, "The Say Hey Kid"



9. Red Grange, "The Galloping Ghost"



— so named because he was too elusive to be caught by opposing players — was off and running.



8. Frank "The Big Hurt" Thomas


7. Joe DiMaggio, "The Yankee Clipper"


DiMaggio is the holder of two nicknames, as he's also called "Joltin' Joe." "



6. "Pistol" Pete Maravich



5. Karl Malone, "The Mailman"



4. Ted Williams, "The Splendid Splinter"



3. "Broadway" Joe Namath



2. Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion


1. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson



Honorable mention

Reggie Jackson, "Mr. October"
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my favorite:

[charloots]

Dick "Night Train" Lane
Derek "Mr. November" Jeter
Walt "Clyde" Frazier
he hate me
Lou "the Toe" Groza
Maurice "the Rocket" Richard

[Toad in Nj]

Battleship Bob Kelly
King Kong Korab
Bob Hound Dog Kelly
Frank Brimsek, "Mr Zero"
Maurice "the rocket" richard


tequila

[Henry Fishinger]

Andre? "pocket rocket" richard
cedric "cornbread" maxwell
"marvelous" marvin hagler
andrew toney, the microwave
dereck sanderson, turk
johnny mckenzzie, pie
john hannah, hog

[PAP]

Mattingly - Donnie Baseball
Rizzuto -Scooter
Cal Ripkin- The Iron man

[Tryan]

Choo-Choo Coleman
Mudcat Grant
Catfish Hunter

[Brewroom]

Football:

Kenny Stabler, The Snake
Dave Casper, The Ghost

I also like some memorable baseball nicknames like:

The Chicken, JoeMorgan with that flapping elbow,

The Count for John Montefusco,

All of Ruth's names like the Bambino, Sultan of Swat, The Babe,

Charlie Hustle was cool for Pete Rose,

Goose for Rich Gossage,

Magic for Ervin Johnson,

Bird for Larry the slow Boston white man,

and BUMB for Ed Whitson.

[TimGil]

Jimmy "SUPERFLY" Snuka!!!!
BIG PAPI
Dirt Dog
"Stan the Man"

[Arno]

Dick Stuart. "Dr. Strangeglove"

[NS Mike D]

Sal "Red Light" Messina


he was a goalie!


Broadcast partner, Marv Albert, coined that phrase for the former Ranger and LI Dicks goaltender turned HOF broadcaster.

[Possum]

Charles Barkley was a great player at Auburn before he went to the NBA.He was known as "The Round Mound of Rebound" or "The Leaning Tower of Pizza" when he was a student at the Prettiest Villiage on the Plains.WAR EAGLE....let's eat!
O.J.Simpson="Juice on the Loose".Seems kinda appropriate now haha.
"The Splended Splinter" is my all time favorite.
"PeeWee" was a good baseball name.So was "Babe".

[TF3]

"The Great One" and he didn't play hockey

"Mrs. October" if you're from Pittsburg you know who it is

[Skate Bait]

Wasn't Charles Barkley also known as, "The Round Mound of Rebound"?

And not so much as a nickname but a title, "The Greatest" is what Muhammad Ali is!

[capequahog]

"oil can" Boyd, sox pitcher who talked to hisself

[Tryan]

Bill Lee..."Spaceman"
"Sweet Lou" Pinella