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Post by hchoops on Jul 4, 2019 14:46:14 GMT -5
Julius Dr.J Erving
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Post by WorcesterGray on Jul 4, 2019 14:46:55 GMT -5
Hapless Phillies' starter of the 1930s, Hugh "Losing Pitcher" Mulcahy.
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Post by hchoops on Jul 4, 2019 14:48:49 GMT -5
Washington Senators First in War, First in Peace, Last in the American League
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jul 4, 2019 14:49:39 GMT -5
Willie The Say Hey Kid Mays Willie Pops Stargell
Great idea KY!
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Post by hchoops on Jul 4, 2019 14:50:32 GMT -5
The ‘69 Miracle Mets
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Post by WorcesterGray on Jul 4, 2019 14:57:13 GMT -5
Cardinals teammates from the 1940s
Harry "The Cat" Brecheen. Harry "The Hat" Walker
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Post by CHC8485 on Jul 4, 2019 14:58:01 GMT -5
Hoops beat me to George The Stork Theodore. Have to be a true Mets fan to remember that one.
A couple more from the Mets of the 1970s
Daniel Rusty Le Grand Orange Staub John the Hammer Milner Dave King Kong Kingman (though reportedly he preferred Sky King, but we all know you don’t get to pick your nickname!) Tom Terrific Seaver Frank Tug McGraw
And a competitor against those Mets
Hammerin’ Hank Aaron
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Post by WorcesterGray on Jul 4, 2019 15:03:17 GMT -5
Mike Hargrove, "The Human Rain Delay."
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Post by hchoops on Jul 4, 2019 15:03:20 GMT -5
Dick Dr. Strangelove Stuart
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jul 4, 2019 16:14:11 GMT -5
Dick Dr. Strangelove Stuart Grreat one! Has anyone yet listed "Yogi" Berra?
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Post by hchoops on Jul 4, 2019 17:12:15 GMT -5
Lawrence Peter
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Post by timholycross on Jul 4, 2019 17:39:26 GMT -5
Hoops beat me to George The Stork Theodore. Have to be a true Mets fan to remember that one. A couple more from the Mets of the 1970s Daniel Rusty Le Grand Orange Staub John the Hammer Milner Dave King Kong Kingman (though reportedly he preferred Sky King, but we all know you don’t get to pick your nickname!) Tom Terrific Seaver Frank Tug McGraw And a competitor against those Mets Hammerin’ Hank Aaron Marvelous Marv Throneberry
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jul 4, 2019 17:50:57 GMT -5
I don't remember his first name, but there was a guy who played for the Expos named "Boots" Day
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Post by CHC8485 on Jul 4, 2019 18:13:03 GMT -5
Getting away from baseball ...
William The Refrigerator Perry Elroy Crazy Legs Hirsch Ed Too Tall Jones Broadway Joe Namath Paul Bear Bryant
Earvin Magic Johnson George The Iceman Gervin Wilt The Stilt Chamberlain
Jack The Golden Bear Nicklaus Eldrick Tiger Woods - though I kind of discount this one. Has anyone ever called him Eldrick??
And a couple of baseball to finish it off
Jim Catfish Hunter Rich Goose Gossage Shoeless Joe Jackson
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 4, 2019 19:40:13 GMT -5
The Boston Bruins "Kraut Line" Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and Woody Dumart
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 4, 2019 19:45:33 GMT -5
"Spahn and Sain and pray for rain" -Boston Braves pitching line-up
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 4, 2019 19:49:33 GMT -5
Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green
Dwight "Dewey" Evans
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 4, 2019 19:55:53 GMT -5
"Jungle Jim" Loscutoff, Cousy's "enforcer" on the Celtics Tom "Satch" Sanders Robert "The Chief" Parish
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 4, 2019 20:03:38 GMT -5
Baseball's Fred "Bonehead" Merkle (not to be confused with Fred Merkle HC '72)
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Post by WorcesterGray on Jul 4, 2019 20:30:23 GMT -5
Merkle contemporary . . . catcher Pickles Dillhoefer.
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Post by thecrossisback on Jul 4, 2019 20:35:39 GMT -5
Local Yokel Darryl Dawkins- "Chocolate Thunder" Erwin Rommel- "The Desert Fox" Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox"
Hockey Nicknames "The Russian Rocket" "The Finnish Flash" "The Pocket Rocket" "The Flower" Dominik Hasek "The Dominator"
Golf has some good ones Loren Roberts "The Boss of the Moss' Sergio "El Nino" Garcia Gary the "Black Knight" Player Greg "The Great White Shark" Norman Ben "The Hawk" Hogan Shigeki Maruyama "The Smiling Assassin" Gene Sarazen "The Squire" Paula Creamer "The Pink Panther Craig Stadler "The Walrus"
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jul 4, 2019 20:46:48 GMT -5
The Boston Bruins "Kraut Line" Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and Woody Dumart Eastern Europe demands equal attention: The Uke Line of Johnny Bucyk, Vic Stasiuk, and Bronco Horvath, also of the bruins
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 4, 2019 21:04:28 GMT -5
Ken "Hawk" Harrelson
Ernie "Let's play two" Banks
Stan "The Man" Musial
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 4, 2019 21:06:43 GMT -5
Johnny "Pie" McKenzie
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 4, 2019 21:09:14 GMT -5
I don't think this nickname stuck, but Bud Collins of the Boston Globe used to call Chris Evert "Princess America."
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