nick names

a friend and i were talking the other day about great sports nick names i like louisiana lightning ron guidry of the yankees or madog dave shultz of the flyerys

Jim Catfish Hunter, Hall-of-Fame pitcher.

clyde the glide and earl the pearl from the knicks

Mark "the Bird" Fidrich
"Big Daddy" Don Garlits (drag racing)
the best ever.... "The intimidator" Dale Earnhardt Sr. (rip)

"The intimidator" Dale Earnhardt Sr. (rip) Originally Posted by Docdave

Got to second DE Sr

How about "The Mailman", Karl Malone

and an old Bufalo area favorite "The Polish Rifle" Ron Jaworski aka "Jaws"

William "The Refrigerator" Perry lol

More from the NBA:

Michael "Air" Jordan
Earvin "Magic" Johnson

"Smoke" Tony Stewart
Gary "Bones" Bromley
Jaromir "Over-rated Pussy" Jagr ( ok not really his nick but should be)
Stu "grim reaper" Grimson

Dave "the Hammer" Schultz ( i want to this one for this hobby)
Bernie "boom boom" Geoffrion
Henri "The Pocket Rocket" Richard
"terrible" Ted Lindsay
and what list is complete without Dave "Tiger" Williams
( i refuse to use "the Dominator" hasek, should be traitor european garbage, but i digress)

If we go with an animal theme, ignoring the obvious (Eldrick "Tiger" Woods), we can mention:

Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant
Jack "The Golden Bear" Nicklaus
Dennis "The Worm" Rodman

Pistol Pete Maravich

Willie Mays the say hey kid

Broadway Joe Joe Namath

Reggie Jackson Mr October

another Jackson Shoeless Joe Jackson

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka - yes it is a real sport

Brutus The Barber Beefcake
The Beast from the East Bam Bam Bigelow
The Bird Man Koko B Ware
Nature Boy Rick Flair
Nature Boy Buddy Rose
The Boogie-Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant
Bobby The Brain Heenan

For a complete list of Wrestling nick names:

http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/jasonsite/nicknames.html

For Sports Names:

Purple people eaters
The Great One Wayne Gretzky
Steel Curtain
The Electric Company
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Iron Mike Tyson
CuJo Curtis Joseph

Don't forget the French Connection

George "The Animal" Steele

Some more Nascar:

Richard Petty.. The King
David Pearson.. The Silver Fox
Darrell Waltrip.. Jaws
Bill Elliott.. Million Dollar Bill
Ryan Newman.. Rocket Man
Kyle Busch.. Rowdy
Harry Gant.. Hansom Harry
Kevin Harvick..Happy Harvick
Glen Roberts..Fireball
Cale Yarborough.. The Timmonsville Flash
Jeff Gordon.. Wonder Boy
Terry Labonte.. The Iceman
Greg Biffle.. The Biff
Matt Kenseth..Matt The Brat
Jimmy Spencer.. Mr Excitement
Carl Edwards.. Cousin Carl
Joe Nemechek.. Front Row Joe
Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Red Farmer..The Alabama Gang
David Reutimann. The Franchise
Todd Bodine.. The Onion
Rick Carelli.. The High Plains Drifter
Joey Logono.. Sliced Bread
Marcus Ambrose.. The Tasmanian Devil
Dale Earnhardt Jr.. Little E
Ernie Irvan.. Swervin Irvan
Jack Roush.. The Cat In The Hat
Jake Elder..Suitcase Jake
Robert Barker.. Bootie Barker
Tony Eury.. Pops
Danny Myers.. Chocolate Myers
Darlington Raceway.. The Lady In Black
Bristol Speedway.. Thunder Valley