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OT: the best names in sports...

There was a Polish soccer player that played soccer for I believe a Chicago indoor soccer league team decades ago with the last name of Duda. His nickname naturally was Zippity. I kid you not.
 
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Tom McAndrew said:
Wilt's nickname in his neighborhood, and amongst friends and family, was Dip, or Dippy, because he had to dip his head to get through a doorway. Fans took that nickname, and tweaked into The Big Dipper.

I was a huge Chamberlain fan, but I can think of several NBA players whose nicknames I liked better than Wilt's, including:

- Dr. J, or The Doctor, for Julius Erving
- The Iceman, for George Gervin
- Pistol Pete, for Pete Maravich
- Chocolate Thunder, for Darryl Dawkins
- Magic, for Earvin Johnson
- The Dream, for Hakeem Olajuwon
- Clyde the Glide, for Clyde Drexler
- The Big O, for Oscar Robertson
- The Pearl, for Earl Monroe
- Rip, for Richard Hamilton
- Kangaroo Kid, for Billy Cunningham
- The Boston Strangler, for Andrew Toney
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Those are nicknames. The OP asked for the best names.

Come on McAndrew-pay attention.
 
uhlerlion said:
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First name that I thought of
 
Rogie Vachon - Hockey
Billy Whiteshoes Johnson - Football
Downton Ollie Brown - Baseball
Keith Jackson said on one of his PSU telecasts " if Matt Suhey played for Arkansas he'd be a legend ". Took me a minute to get it at the time.
 
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Can't believe I am the first to mention former Penn State basketball coach Dick Harder.

The first time I told my kids about Dick Butkus, they refused to believe that was a real name. Butt kiss!?!

And a great football name - Bronco Nagurski.
 
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Former UConn basketball player Nadav Henefeld of Israel, a good defensive player with lots of steals, was known as the "Gaza Strip."
 
Charles "Helicopter" Hentz shattered two glass backboards in a single game while "dunking" against Carolina at Dorton Arena in Raleigh. After the second broken backboard the team had to borrow a wooden basket from a local high school...
 
Roar More said:
Can't believe I am the first to mention former Penn State basketball coach Dick Harder.

The first time I told my kids about Dick Butkus, they refused to believe that was a real name. Butt kiss!?!

And a great football name - Bronco Nagurski.
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Well, it was Dick Harter, but your mind is in the appropriate gutter along with most of the rest of us.
Judges will allow.
 
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Cabinpenn said:
Football: Steve Stonebreaker
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I was going to name Michael Stonebreaker (who I just found out is Steve's son), who was a solid LB for Notre Dame.

Growing up in the 70s & 80s, Selinsgrove PA's long time high school wrestling coach was Richard Smoker. And yes, he went by Dick.
 
Back in the 1970s or '80s, Phillipsburg (N.J.) High School's starting backfield was Seeman and Cummings.
 
My favorite college basketball venue nickname these days is San Diego’s home, the Jenny Craig Pavilion, aka the “Slim Gym”.
 
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Surprised no one mentioned Bob Walk, who was a pitcher (but likely better known as an announcer).

I've also got a buddy who's daughter is married to a guy with the surname of Pitcher who played at San Diego State and then for two years in the A's organization. And yes, he was a pitcher.
 
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How about that Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska running back in the 80's.
 
Back in the 70's, the Mets had a pitcher by the name of Rich Folkers. One sportswriter wanted to see the Mets and Angels play in the World Series so Folkers could duel against Andy Messersmith
 
Not sports related but there is an alcohol store in Wisconsin called "Richard "Dick" Liquor".
 
One year at spring training at Clearwater, there were three fans with Curly, Moe, and Larry jerseys....
 
I heard 'Charvarius Ward' on the game tonight and thought that had to be a Key and Peele character....

 
Auto Racing always has the best.... especially F1

Niki Lauda
Jacky Ickx
Keke Rosberg
Elio DeAngelis
Jean Pierre Jabouille
Jan Lammers
Stig Blomqvist
Jari-Matti Latvala
Vas Deferens
Mons Veneris
 
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