OT: Player nicknames

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1957Braves
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Second fun topic of the day for me. As I was looking through some cards, I found an Ed "Too Tall" Jones.

I was thinking that his nickname is so ingrained with him that you would at least have to think for a bit if the nickname was wasn't included. Like,"I got an Ed Jones rookie." "Who is Ed Jones?"; "Too Tall"; "Oh, of course".

Can we come up with a list of other players like that?

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  • travis t
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    Boobie Clark.
  • travis t
    travis t Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭
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    Ickey Woods.
  • GrandMasterB
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    Originally posted by: travis t
    Ickey Woods.


    Great thread, i had to go watch the Geico commercial.
  • travis t
    travis t Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭
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    Originally posted by: GrandMasterB

    Originally posted by: travis t

    Ickey Woods.




    Great thread, i had to go watch the Geico commercial.




    Gissome col' cuts! Woo!! ;-)
  • galaxy27
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    Some hoopsters:



    World B. Free

    Bimbo Coles

    Fat Lever

    Tree Rollins

    Spud Webb

    Popeye Jones

    Muggsy Bogues

    Doc Rivers

    Junior Bridgeman

    Cadillac Anderson
  • DanBessette
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    What does this have to do with sports cards & memorabilia?
  • 1957Braves
    1957Braves Posts: 318 ✭✭✭
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    Nothing to do with sports cards or memorabilia, although my original post mentioned this thread spawned from me running across a card. I'll change to off topic. Just thought it would be a fun activity. Many apologies
  • travis t
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    I am a football card collector, including the above named players, specifically because of their names. Also Free & Tree. I draw the line at Bimbos.
  • BLUEJAYWAY
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    Cornbread Maxwell.
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  • craig44
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    "The Kid" Ted Williams, Gary Carter and Ken Griffey Jr.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • scashaggy
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    Mercury Morris
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  • MrNearMint
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    "Mookie" Blaylock
  • 49ersGuy
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    Goose Gossage
  • Darin
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    James 'Cool Papa' Bell.
  • travis t
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    He Hate Me.
  • ZTarg
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    Catfish
  • FINESTKIND
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    Shanty Hogan
  • PSASAP
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    Moose Skowron, who was given that nickname not because of his resemblance to a moose, but rather his resemblance to Benito Mussolini.
  • BLUEJAYWAY
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    Pitcher "Mudcat" Grant.
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  • BLUEJAYWAY
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    Early Mets-"Choo Choo" Coleman.
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  • MrNearMint
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    Tin cup
  • Gemyanks10
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    Moonlight Graham, Oil Can Boyd
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  • travis t
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    Hacksaw Reynolds.
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    Raiders Ted "The Stork" Hendricks.
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  • SDSportsFan
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    I can't believe no one has mentioned Magic Johnson or Pee Wee Reese.



    Or Babe Ruthimage





    Steve
  • SDSportsFan
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    How about Cy Young, Cap Anson, Whitey Ford, Duke Snider, Lefty Grove and Lefty Gomez.





    Steve
  • BLUEJAYWAY
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    Mark"The Bird" Fidrych, John "The Count of' Montefusco
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  • AC000000
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    Gabby Hartnett
    Smokey Burgess
    Rocky Bridges
    Whitey Herzog
    Yogi Berra
    Rusty Staub
    Hack Wilson
    Ki Ki Cuyler
    Dummy Hoy
  • PSASAP
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    Bert "Be Home" Blyleven
    Eddie "Eat, Drink and Be" Murray
    Rafael "Emerson, Lake and" Palmeiro
    Andy "Merchant of" Benes
  • Gemyanks10
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    Rock Raines, Sparky Anderson, Pudge Rodriguez, Donnie Baseball, Lenny "Nailz" Dykstra lol...
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    Moises "Piss Mitts"Alou. Google it.
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  • Nathaniel1960
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    my favorite is Carl Hubbell - The Meal Ticket
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    The Big Hurt - Frank Thomas

    Ryno - Ryne Sandberg

    Wimpy - Tom Paciorek

    The Juice - Julio Cruz

    The Hawk - Andre Dawson

    Pudge - Calrton Fisk (The first and real Pudge)

    Rock Raines



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  • BLUEJAYWAY
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    Johnny Mize- "The Big Cat"
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  • BLUEJAYWAY
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    Rusty Staub known in Canada as "Le Grand Orange"
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  • baseballfan
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    Nate tiny archibald

    Walter big train johnson

    Billy white shoes johnson

    Just a couple I like
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  • SDSportsFan
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    I'll try to get this thread back on track.



    How about Casey Stengel and Satchel Paige.





    Also, it seems too many people here didn't actually read the op. The op asked for players whose nicknames have superseded their given names in identifying the player. I don't know of anyone referring to Frank Thomas as "Big Hurt Thomas", or Andre Dawson as "Hawk Dawson, or Mark Fidrych being called "Bird Fidrych".



    On the other hand, Sparky Anderson's given name is George. If anyone referred to him as George Anderson, none of us would know who the person was talking about. That is what the op asked for.





    Steve
  • Ironmanfan
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    Buck Showalter



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  • travis t
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    Well, in keeping with the theme I'd mention the name Tiger Woods.



    Of course, many of us know his real first name. But I wouldn't want to run the the risk of being clubbed if I said it close enough for him to hear it.
  • DanBessette
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    OT: there are too many damn OT threads. Read the forum rules.
  • PMKAY
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