OT: College & Professional Athletes Nicknames

[Huskee11]

Of all the sports, I think baseball has the best nicknames. Here are a few:

The Toy Cannon (Jimmy Wynn)

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Cool Papa Bell

The Crime Dog (Fred McGriff)

The Big Hurt (Frank Thomas)

Mark “the Bird” Fidrych

“Spaceman” Bill Lee

Jim “Catfish” Hunter

The “Splendid Splinter”, Ted Williams

The Penguin (Ron Cey)

And last but not least, Walt “No Neck” Williams

 

[Carnac]

Don Garlitz (sp?)?

At age 90, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits has thrown down the gauntlet. Maybe that should read: Seattle innovator Steve Huff has thrown down the gauntlet.

Garlits, for decades a trailblazer in drag-racing design, set out about 10 years ago to become the first to blast a battery-powered dragster down the quarter-mile at 200 mph. Ultimately, Huff— loosely speaking, a younger, less-swashbuckling, more nonchalant, but equally obsessive version of Garlits— beat him to it.

You're right. I was thinking of Gene Lipscomb, but Don Garlits is also known as BIG DADDY! I watched him race many times during my youth here in Southern California at the Winter Nationals in Pomona, Ca. One of the most respected and hard to beat drivers in drag racing. This man is a legend in the world of drag racing.

 

[Carnac]

Of all the sports, I think baseball has the best nicknames. Here are a few:

The Toy Cannon (Jimmy Wynn)

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Cool Papa Bell

The Crime Dog (Fred McGriff)

The Big Hurt (Frank Thomas)

Mark “the Bird” Fidrych

“Spaceman” Bill Lee

Jim “Catfish” Hunter

The “Splendid Splinter”, Ted Williams

The Penguin (Ron Cey)

And last but not least, Walt “No Neck” Williams

Good list. The only one I didn't know was the last one, No neck. No takers on the Cheetah or the Judge yet.

 

[boontonbomber]

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David Arthur Kingman, nicknamed "Kong," "King Kong," and "Sky King", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder, first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter who was a three-time MLB All-Star with 442 career home runs and 1,210 runs batted in in 16 seasons.

Charlie " King Kong" Keller, Yankee outfielder, home run hitter in the 30's and 40's.

 

[boontonbomber]

Trevino is indeed 'The Merry Mex'.

BTW: his on-course personality was just that. Privately he was very much a quiet introvert...room
service dinner in the hotel...practiced putting and watched TV into the night...no social rambling unless he had to.

Big Daddy Lipscomb.

Who is Iron Byron?

Iron Byron is the name of the golf ball hitting machine. Named after "Lord" Byron.

 

[Bama fan]

Don Garlitz (sp?)?

Big Daddy Don Garlits. drag racing legend

 

[boontonbomber]

The Ole Professor?
The Colonel?
Night Train?
The Admiral?
The King?
Chief?
Jelly Bean?
Mr, Bill?
Putt-Putt?
Baby Bull?
Slick?

The Ole Professor- Casey
Chief- going way back is Chief Bender
Mr. Bill - perhaps Bill Cartwright

 

[boontonbomber]

Here's one you that might stump you: Big Red

Ah, Big Red, what a horse!

 

[boontonbomber]

Hondo? and the Hondo Hurricane?

 

[Bama fan]

Galloping Ghost
Crazy Legs
Sweetness
The Rocket
Iron Head
Clyde the Glide
Minnesota Fats/New York Fats

 

[Hoops66]

The Splendid Splinter and Teddy Ballgame both belonged to.....

 

[Hoops66]

How about Rocket and Pocket Rocket? Oh, and the other Rocket...

 

[BobbyJ]

Galloping Ghost
Crazy Legs
Sweetness
The Rocket
Iron Head
Clyde the Glide
Minnesota Fats/New York Fats

Red Grange
Elroy Hirsch
Walter Payton
Maurice Richard
Craig Heyward
Clyde Drexler
???

 

[PoppaBear]

How about Rocket and Pocket Rocket? Oh, and the other Rocket...

Rocket Ishmail

 

[Hoops66]

Pee Wee

Rabbit

Smoky Joe

Ole Hoss

 

[PoppaBear]

Lam
Jam
Ham

All played for the same college team

 

[PoppaBear]

the microwave. husky guy, not the other one.
Uncle Cliffy.
gentle ben. husky guy, not the bear.
bean. husky girl, no one or no thing else.

Microwave is Vinnie Johnson

 

[PoppaBear]

One of my personal favorites..

The Mad Stork

 

[PoppaBear]

The Snake and The Mongoose

 

[Hoops66]

El Guapo

Pudge

Pudge (again)

Flying Tomato

 

[PoppaBear]

The (1st and original) G.O.A.T.

 

[PoppaBear]

El Guapo

Pudge

Pudge (again)

Flying Tomato

Sean White is the Flying Tomato

 

[BobbyJ]

Lam
Jam
Ham

All played for the same college team

Jones.

 

[BobbyJ]

One of my personal favorites..

The Mad Stork

From UMiami and the Raiders, Ted Hendricks.

 

[cullaville]

Dominique Wilkins was the Human Highlight Film.

That is what I meant.

I remember one night we went to a Knicks - Hawks game in NYC when Gerald Wilkins was with the Knicks and had a good game against the Hawks. We were in Charley O's after the game and Dominique was there with a couple of other people. He was very nice and we kidded him a little bit about Gerald having a better game that night than Dominque and he was good natured about it and were chatting a little bit when one of the guys I was with (a few too many beers) said to him "Dominque, isn't that a girls name"? I thought that Dominque might just take my buddy out but he just calmly turned his back on us and that was that. Still can't believe to this day my buddy said that to him.