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Tue Feb-07-06 09:24 AM
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I always liked Broadway Joe for Joe Namath.
"The Big Hurt" Frank Thomas.
And of course "The Bus".
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Tue Feb-07-06 09:24 AM
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Not a lot of people use that one though.
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Tue Feb-07-06 09:25 AM
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2. let us not forget the "Refrigerator" |
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Tue Feb-07-06 09:37 AM
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3. Enos "check your package" Cabell. |
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Tue Feb-07-06 09:37 AM
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Tue Feb-07-06 11:45 AM
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Screw the controversy he was a great player.
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Tue Feb-07-06 09:37 AM
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Tue Feb-07-06 09:57 AM
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Rod Smart-he played in the Super Bowl with the Carolina Panthers a few years ago. http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/283505
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Tue Feb-07-06 10:07 AM
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Tue Feb-07-06 10:01 AM
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9. He's from my old hometown. |
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Voted a "class clown" in HS.
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Tue Feb-07-06 01:11 PM
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Edited on Tue Feb-07-06 01:13 PM by henslee
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Tue Feb-07-06 10:06 AM
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Tue Feb-07-06 10:06 AM
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Tue Feb-07-06 10:19 AM
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At Overbrook High School Wilt Chamberlain's nickname was "Dippy" as he had to dip his head down to avoid hiting it on various objects and doorways and such. Eventually it became "The Big Dipper". Players of his stature get more than one so he was also, of course, "Wilt the Stilt".
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Tue Feb-07-06 10:21 AM
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15. the "Round Mound of Rebound" - the then-chubby Charles Barkley |
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who, when asked to say something positive about the L.A. Sports Arena, said "This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump."
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Tue Feb-07-06 11:10 AM
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18. I love Charles Barkley! Here are a couple more of his |
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nicknames: Chuckwagon, Sir Charles, The Chuckster.
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Tue Feb-07-06 10:24 AM
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16. "Magic" Johnson and "Air" Jordan |
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Thu Feb-09-06 11:52 AM
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35. Magic Johnson. So good he has a song about himself |
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How many other sports figures can say the same?
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Tue Feb-07-06 10:42 AM
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Tue Feb-07-06 11:14 AM
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19. "The Big Unit" - Randy Johnson |
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Tue Feb-07-06 11:28 AM
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20. "Pistol" Pete Maravich |
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Tue Feb-07-06 11:30 AM
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21. "Chocolate Thunder" or "The Man from Planet Lovetron". |
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These refer to the same guy. Any DUers remember him? Hmmmm?
Hint: Shaq wasn't the first guy to ever break a backboard in the NBA.
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Tue Feb-07-06 01:10 PM
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25. That was Daryl (sp?) Dawkins |
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Tue Feb-07-06 05:27 PM
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31. Darryl with 2 R's. He was pretty good, actually. |
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Tue Feb-07-06 11:44 AM
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One of the best of the best
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Tue Feb-07-06 01:06 PM
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24. "The Wild Horse of the Osage" |
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Thu Feb-09-06 02:42 PM
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38. Along with Dizzy & Daffy - the Dean boys |
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Back in those days some of the nicknames were racist or derogatory. I won't print them.
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Tue Feb-07-06 01:15 PM
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27. Chocolate Thunder (from Planet Lovtron) AKA Daryl Dawkins.... |
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Not only did he have a cool nickname but he named his dunks too: In Your Face Disgrace, Go-Rilla Dunk, Earthquaker Shaker, Candyslam, Dunk You Very Much, Look Out Below, Yo Mama, Sexophonic, Turbo Delight, Rim Wrecker, Greyhound Bus (went coast-to-coast), Cover Your Head, and Spine Chiller Supreme.
His nickname was "Chocolate Thunder" and he claimed to be an alien from planet Lovetron where he spent off-season practicing "interplanetary funkmanship" and where his girlfriend juicy Lucy still lived.
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Tue Feb-07-06 02:14 PM
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28. The Bad Boys (Pistons in the late 80s) or Vlad the Impaler |
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Edited on Tue Feb-07-06 02:15 PM by noonwitch
I used to have the poster of Mahorn and Laimbeer.
Isiah was "Zeke", Vinnie Johnson was "The Microwave" and Joe Dumars was Joe Dumars.
Vlad the Impaler is/was Vladdie Konstantinov former of the Red Wings, before the accident that cost him pretty much everything.
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Thu Feb-09-06 11:36 AM
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34. Ahhh, the Bad Boys... hey don't forget |
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Dennis Rodman - The Worm John Salley - Spider James Edwards - Buddah Joe Dumars - Joe DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOmars
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Tue Feb-07-06 02:15 PM
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29. For Viking fans, Drew "Fucking" Pearson |
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And yes, he DID push off of Nate Wright.
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Tue Feb-07-06 05:28 PM
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32. An art later perfected by the "Playmaker" Michael Irvin. |
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Tue Feb-07-06 02:21 PM
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30. OK, so pro wrestling's not a sport, yet... |
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Stan-The-Man "Crusher" Stasiak "The Eighth Wonder of the World" Pampero Firpo (long before Andre the Giant copped it) Sonny "The Big Cat" King "Mr. Irresistable" Sweet Daddy Siki Jesse "The Body" Ventura "Superstar" Billy Graham "The Man of 1,000 Holds," "The Fabulous Kangaroo" Al Costello George "The Animal" Steele "Killer" Tim Brooks "Tiger" Jeet Singh
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Tue Feb-07-06 06:22 PM
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33. Sheryl Swoops doesn't need a nickname |
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She already has the perfect name for a basketball player.
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Thu Feb-09-06 12:34 PM
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36. Michael "Second To" Nunn. (nt) |
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Thu Feb-09-06 02:35 PM
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37. Shoeless Joe, for the sheer poetic imagery. |
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Thu Feb-09-06 02:46 PM
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39. Steve 'psycho' Lyons of the White Sox |
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Gets up, after diving back into first base after a pickoff attempt, unbuckles his pants, drops them to his ankles so he can get the dirt out of his undies. All in front of about 30,000 of his closest friends. One of the true classic moments in sports.
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Thu Feb-09-06 02:51 PM
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40. Larry Legend or Basketball Jesus |
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:46 PM
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41. Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Clyde "The Glide" Frazier |
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Most stylish back court in NBA history
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