Best Sports Names?

[Masterofreality]

I thought about limiting this to baseball, but I couldn't think of enough to fill a thread.

Anyway Cecil and Prince Fielder are great baseball names.

My favorite all time sports name, however, is Biff Pocoroba- former Atlanta Braves catcher.

How's about 'em?

[sweet16]

Oh come on........the 1950's Chicago Cubs pitcher Johnny Bigballs has to be at the top of the list.

[Kahns Krazy]

God Shammgod.

[Pete Delkus]

https://www.beckett.com/images/pgitems/176570201.jpg

[Juice]

Dick Trickle

[ballyhoohoo]

Dick Pole
Scott Speed
Albert PooHoles
Johnny Dickshot (1937 Pittsburgh Pirates)
http://www.flumesday.com/images/sportsnames/dickshot.jpg
Dick Trickle
http://www.flumesday.com/images/chubby.png
Pete Lacock
Harry Colon (NFL 1990-97)
http://www.flumesday.com/images/sportsnames2/harrycolon.JPG
Rusty Kuntz (Twins OF)
http://www.theotherfifteen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/rusty-kuntz.jpg
Lucious Pusey (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=148900)

[sweet16]

Dick Pole
Scott Speed
Albert PooHoles
Johnny Dickshot (1937 Pittsburgh Pirates)
Dick Trickle
Chubby Cox (Philadelphia Kings)
Pete Lacock
Harry Colon (NFL 1990-97)
Rusty Kuntz (Twins OF)
Lucious Pusey (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=148900)

Bally, you're the man! I obviously made mine up but then you follow up with real names like Johnny Dickshot, Rusty Kuntz, and Lucious Pusey........you're killin' me here.

[bourbonman]

I.M. Hipp
Position: I Back
1995 Inductee, Nebraska Football Hall of Fame

[Mrs. Garrett]

World Be Free

[XU 87]

Dick Shiner- former NFL quarterback.

[Masterofreality]

Dick Pole
Scott Speed
Albert PooHoles
Johnny Dickshot (1937 Pittsburgh Pirates)
Dick Trickle
Pete Lacock
Harry Colon (NFL 1990-97)
Rusty Kuntz (Twins OF)
Lucious Pusey (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=148900)

Wow, a veritable geyser of incredibility!! You must have been waiting and loaded for this thread bally!

But "pooholes' is stretching it.

[Masterofreality]

World Be Free

I should have qualified that it would have to be the player's real given name- no Chad Ochocinco, for example.

Free's real name was Lloyd.

[JimCoker]

For a pitcher, I think Grant Balfour is a pretty lousy name.

[JimCoker]

I think Bob Huggins is a pretty crappy name too.

[nickgyp]

Lloyd Free did change his name to World B. Free and I believe he changed the names of his sons to World B. Free Jr. and Third World. (I know I read this and, unfortunately for the sons it probably happened).

[smileyy]

For a pitcher, I think Grant Balfour is a pretty lousy name.

Name-wise, better Balfour than Homer Bailey.

[bobbiemcgee]

I always thought YOYO Ma should play 2nd base somewhere.

[Snipe]

James Mikely Mantell Posey, Jr.

My Posey story: I was at the Cleveland Clinic wearing a Xavier T-Shirt and this kind older man came up to me.

JMMP,Sr: You may have heard of my son, James Posey.

Snipedog: You mean James Mikely Mantell Posey, Jr? You must be James Mikely Mantell Posey, Sr!

He got a kick out of that and so did I.

[Michigan Muskie]

Always liked Razor Shines.

[Ledgewood]

D'Brickashaw Ferguson

[Xman95]

Anthony Razor Shines was always a good one.

http://thirdandblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/razor_shines.jpg

Also, Jerry Ball (or any defensive player named Ball). Not because the name is so good, but because when they get to the QB it's hilarious to hear an announcer claim, "that's a big, Ball sack."

Richard Keith Clapp apparently knew his name wasn't anything special, so he goes by the more entertaining Stubby Clapp.

[Masterofreality]

Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas (52 characters).

Renowned Sri Lankan cricketer. (No sheet!)\
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Chaminda_Vaas.jpg/230px-Chaminda_Vaas.jpg

[Masterofreality]

How could I forget this guy? Spikes. For a baseball player.

http://im2.ebidst.com/upload_big/3/3/4/1272846043-24109-21.jpg

[Masterofreality]

Or this guy.

He was always a "gamble" defensively.

OSCAR GAMBLE

http://cjciaramella.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/gamble1.jpg

[ChicagoX]

http://www.rotoevil.com/images/blab.jpg

[Nigel Tufnel]

Don't forget about the Mapp brothers who played NCAA basketball...

Scientific Mapp
and
Majestic Mapp

[STL_XUfan]

Lady Comfort

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/2417634680_128068946b.jpg

[X-band '01]

SirValiant Brown, GW

[chico]

My favorite Bengal, next to Speedy Thomas.

http://www.checkoutmycards.com/CardImages/Original/014/065/08F.jpg

[waggy]

Booooobie!

[bobbiemcgee]

George Shorthose

http://www.nfl.com/players/georgeshorthose/profile?id=SHO692145

[Xman95]

I'm pretty sure it doesn't get better than Wonderful Terrific Monds.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HP3LY8k4IIQ/SIZSud_dLaI/AAAAAAAAAa4/ZuIlsiuU-Ug/s400/Wonderful%2BTerrific%2BBack.jpg

[Xman95]

Just found this page...

Great Sports Name Hall of Fame (http://greatsportsnamehalloffame.blogspot.com/2009/05/rest-of-hall.html)

Haven't started reading it yet, but I'm sure it will provide several minutes (maybe hours for some) of unproductive time!

[X-band '01]

How fun was it when Joe Torre would yank Ching-Ming Wang out of the game for elevating his balls in the strike zone?

[vee4xu]

Majestic Mapp

Milton Bradley

XU's own Boubacar Coley

Oscar Gamble

Don Money

Rowland Office

Miguel Cairo

Roosevelt Bowie

Robert Brazile

[SixFig]

Someone at Topps saw the humor in this Puffer-Bong card:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LSnRtZhXnIU/SE4NnjIBTsI/AAAAAAAAAE4/pLw5Mv25E60/s400/2003TFSPufferBong331.jpg

[wkrq59]

former Montreal Expo John Boccabella, whom Claude Mouton, the Canadiens PA man used to amuse the radio and tv audiences with his John BaaaaaaahkaaaaaBayelllla" --the immitation of Claude by Andy MacWilliams is worth a few beers or whatever he drinks.

Former Cincinnati Mighty Ducks winger Corey Pecker, who used to hang out at the Gardens.

Pokey Reese and Pokey Reddick...:D

[American X]

Romain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel

http://www.enquirer.com/xavier/2003/10/30/satodolls_zoom.jpg

[cutterX]

Chico beat me to it. As a kid growing up here in the 70's I wasn't even sure I could say Boobie Clark in front of my parents.

How about a great name that led to one of the best rally crys in college basketball?

Fly Williams who played at Austin Peay. "The Fly is open, let's go Peay"

[Xman95]

Roland Americo "Buddy" Biancalana

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LJvUULi51sI/S71liHrgyzI/AAAAAAAASHQ/6Y2mnVv9AWw/s1600/26+Cent+86+Topps+Buddy+Biancalana.jpg

[Xman95]

Wow, this one is great. Just saw it when checking out the Cavs roster. You know him as Manny Harris, former Michigan guard. But his given name is:

Corperryale L'Adorable Harris

That's fantastic!

http://www.umhoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/manny.jpg

[JimCoker]

University of Wyoming's Fennis Dembo. Not to be confused with his twin sister Fenise Dembo.

[sweet16]

How 'bout the former Colerain and Univ. of Michigan running back Mister Simpson and his brother Sir Simpson.

[boozehound]

How 'bout the former Colerain and Univ. of Michigan running back Mister Simpson and his brother Sir Simpson.

That guy was a class act. I think he lasted a year, tops, at Michigan before being cut for getting caught smoking weed in his dorm room.

[Masterofreality]

SirValiant Brown,

and our own Special Jennings.

[Xman95]

That guy was a class act. I think he lasted a year, tops, at Michigan before being cut for getting caught smoking weed in his dorm room.

Hey, a little herb doesn't make him a bad guy!:D

[GuyFawkes38]

Has anyone mentioned Michigan's former punter, Zoltan Mesko.

[X-band '01]

SirValiant Brown,

and our own Special Jennings.

Let's not forget her siblings - Wonderful and Treasure Jennings.

[Xman95]

Don't forget about the great Bjorn Nittmo!

[LutherRackleyRulez]

New dude on the college recruiting scene.....


God’s Gift Achiuwa




God’s Gift Will Sign in April

His name is God’s Gift and according to his coach, he might just be that for some college program.

God’s Gift Achiuwa is a 6-foot-8 power forward originally from Nigeria who competes at Erie Community College in Buffalo, N.Y. His father is a minister in his home country and gave him the unusual name.

He is being recruited by Ohio State, ***Cincinnati, St. John’s, N.C. State, Marquette, Hawaii and Niagara, according to Erie coach Alex Nwora.






http://www.zagsblog.com/2010/10/06/gods-gift-will-sign-in-april/#more-40519