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All Time Favorite Sports Names

DirtyDog48DirtyDog48 Posts: 298
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I know his name was probably manufactured in the University of Nebraska's Public Relations Dept., but has there ever been a better football name than Cornhusker running back I.M. Hipp?

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  • WondoWondo Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭
    Joe Theisman's family name is pronounced Theezman. At Notre Dame, he changed the pronounciation to rhyme with Heisman and the PR department went to business. Didn't work; Plunkett won.



    "Theisman, as in Heisman"
    Wondo

  • murcerfanmurcerfan Posts: 2,329 ✭✭
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  • CardsFanCardsFan Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭
    A sportscenter favorite - racer Dick Trickle. He Hate Me was also great even though it wasn't Smart's real name it was on his jersey.
  • DirtyDog48DirtyDog48 Posts: 298
    The Chicago Cubs' battery of the mid 60's....pitcher Bill Hands and catcher Barry Foote?....Always a favorite of mine.
  • OnlypsahockeyOnlypsahockey Posts: 1,479 ✭✭
    I seem to remember seeing a 1950's baseball card for

    Richard Head?????


    Bob
    57 Topps (83%) 7.61
    61 Topps (100%) 7.96
    62 Parkhurst (100%) 8.70
    63 Topps (100%) 7.96
    63 York WB's (50%) 8.52
    68 Topps (39%) 8.54
    69 Topps (3%) 9.00
    69 OPC (83%) 8.21
    71 Topps (100%) 9.21 #1 A.T.F.
    72 Topps (100%) 9.39
    73 Topps (13%) 9.35
    74 OPC WHA (95%) 8.57
    75 Topps (50%) 9.23
    77 OPC WHA (86%) 8.62 #1 A.T.F.
    88 Topps (5%) 10.00
  • DirtyDog48DirtyDog48 Posts: 298
    Also back in the 60's, taking some literary license with the movie starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick, the double-play combination of the Phillies was referred to as "The Plays of Wine and Rojas".
  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I always liked a couple of early '70s NFL players:

    Fair Hooker and Tom Beerimage


    Steve
  • DirtyDog48DirtyDog48 Posts: 298


    << <i>I always liked a couple of early '70s NFL players:

    Fair Hooker and Tom Beerimage


    Steve >>



    From the same era.....Marlin Briscoe and Walker Gillette.
  • WondoWondo Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭
    Let's not forget "Losing Pitcher" Mulcahy and "Bonehead" Merkle image
    Wondo

  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    Bob "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson.
    National Association/Leage 1871-83

    Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

  • SoFLPhillyFanSoFLPhillyFan Posts: 3,931 ✭✭

    Van Lingle Mungo

    Pitcher? Yankees?
  • WondoWondo Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Van Lingle Mungo

    Pitcher? Yankees? >>




    Mostly Brooklyn
    Wondo

  • SkinpinchSkinpinch Posts: 1,531
    Dick Pole! Pole pronounced Poll.
  • StevenJackson39StevenJackson39 Posts: 252
    i like - nba player (formerly of the blazers- no idea where now)

    rubeun boumjte boumjte (spelling is off i think)- pronounced- boom-tay boom-tay
    Looking to Trade and Buy Tony Romo GU/Autos/RCS
  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I just saw one today I hadn't heard of before...

    Stubby Clapp - MLBer in the early '80simage


    Steve
  • frankhardyfrankhardy Posts: 8,095 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Tim Biankabatukka (spelling?)

    Shane

  • DirtyHarryDirtyHarry Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭
    This is admittedly juvenile. I can't be the only guy who wrote his name on the seating chart that the teacher passed around in high school. Without fail, one of us would write Dick Hurtz in the box for an empty seat. When the teacher did first roll call, he would generally say - "Dick Hurtz.....OK, who's Dick Hurtz?"

    Sorry, OT.
    Proud of my 16x20 autographed and framed collection - all signed in person. Not big on modern - I'm stuck in the past!
  • robstarrobstar Posts: 262 ✭

    One word.

    !!! MOOKIE !!!
    Collecting PSA Vintage Hockey
  • wlf3wlf3 Posts: 356
    Rusty Kuntz
  • wlf3wlf3 Posts: 356
    also in HS i had classmates: Candy Graham and Holly Bush
  • TimeMachineTimeMachine Posts: 261
    Since we're talking H.S. too here, I attended Richard Montgomery H.S. with a Michael Hunt, a Michael Hock, and one Jacklyn (Jackie) Offit...

    As far as sportsnames go, I really like the name Carlester Crumpler... really rolls offa the tongue nicely.
  • DirtyHarryDirtyHarry Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭
    Assuming nicknames:
    Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabowski - baseball.
    George "The Animal" Steele - wrestling. He ate the turnbuckle!!

    But some revered one's - "The Slendid Spliter" (Ted Williams), "The Yankee Clipper (Joe D), "The Mick" (the Mick), "The Scooter" (Phil Rizzutto), "Hammerin' Hank" (Aaron), "Say Hey Kid" (Willie Mays), "Louisiana Lightning" (Ron Guidry).......could keep going.
    Proud of my 16x20 autographed and framed collection - all signed in person. Not big on modern - I'm stuck in the past!
  • Mac53Mac53 Posts: 805 ✭
    "Smalles, you're killing me."
    Babe Ruth
    The Sultan of Swat
    The Great Bambino
    The Colosus of Clout

    "Three Finger" Brown

    Wilt "The Stilt"

    Pistol Pete

    Dick the Bruiser

    Parnelli Jones

    And, of course,

    Dizzy Dean
    "Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well."image
  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭
    world b. free
    ·p_A·
  • bowdowntomebowdowntome Posts: 398
    Baseball:
    Choo Choo Coleman

    Football:
    "Shipwreck" Kelly
    Bronko Nagurski
    Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds
    Football collector 1948-1995, Rams oddball cards & memorabilia, Diamond match.
    Cataloging all those pesky, unlisted 1963 Topps football color variations Updated 2/13/05
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