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Top ten athletes of the last Century...

CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited February 16, 2018 9:05PM in Sports Talk

Whose nickname essentially became their first name.

Subject to significant revision.

Babe Ruth
Magic Johnson
Satchel Page
Tiger Woods
Cy Young
Babe Didrickson
Refrigerator Perry
Gates Brown*
Rocket Ismael
Boog Powell

On the fence as to whether "Air" Jordan should qualify. Close...but I'll say no.

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Catfish Hunter
    Pudge Rodriguez
    Goose Gossage
    Penny Hardaway
    Chipper Jones

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  • CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I am already in trouble with my Cy Young pick. His career ended over a century ago.

  • orioles93orioles93 Posts: 3,474 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • mvs7mvs7 Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Michael Phelps

  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,029 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yogi Berra

  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,981 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hondo Havlicek

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  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wayne Gretzky
    Willie Mays
    Larry Bird
    Jim Brown
    Mickey Mantle
    Jesse Owens
    Tom Brady
    Jackie Robinson
    Muhammad Ali
    Jim Thorpe

  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,029 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinpalice said:
    Wayne Gretzky
    Willie Mays
    Larry Bird
    Jim Brown
    Mickey Mantle
    Jesse Owens
    Tom Brady
    Jackie Robinson
    Muhammad Ali
    Jim Thorpe

    When anyone is doing just "top ten athletes", in my opinion, #1 on the list starts and stops at Jim Thorpe...all the others are vying for second place.

  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree, Jim Thorpe should be on the top-heck, they have him on the newly released native American coins, quite the honor. they are my 10 favorites, did not put them in order though

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,656 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson should be on any list in my opinion

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The thread is top ten athletes whose nickname essentially became their first name. Not top ten athletes of all time

    m

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  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,029 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    The thread is top ten athletes whose nickname essentially became their first name. Not top ten athletes of all time

    m

    It would be very difficult for anyone, even his agent, to put Refrigerator Perry on a list of top ten athletes of all time. LOL

  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,981 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Perhaps. But it is on a top ten list of nicknames.

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Indeed and correct but there are a few posts that missed the nickname memo B)

    m

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  • CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    The thread is top ten athletes whose nickname essentially became their first name. Not top ten athletes of all time

    m

    My bad as OP. Should have put that in the title line. All top ten lists make good forum conversation.

  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,106 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bubba Smith
    Dizzy Dean
    Lefty Grove
    Chi Chi Rodriguez
    Hack Wilson

    Just adding afew for consideration

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Those are all good

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  • OdessafileOdessafile Posts: 440 ✭✭✭
    edited February 19, 2018 6:44PM

    Tiger Woods
    Michael Jordan
    Mario Lemieux
    Muhammad Ali
    Hank Aaron
    Jesse Owens
    Jimmy Brown
    Lebron James
    Lawrence Taylor
    Roger Federer
    **1st alternate: ~Kaitlyn Jenner

  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,106 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Having the nickname used as their first name makes this more of a challenge... Seems we have yet to name some that should have been mentioned already...

    Red Grange
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Sugar Ray Lenard

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  • CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 17, 2018 2:25PM

    @coinkat said:
    Having the nickname used as their first name makes this more of a challenge... Seems we have yet to name some that should have been mentioned already...

    Red Grange
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Sugar Ray Lenard

    I considered the Sugar Rays. Just looked them up and Robinson is good as he real name was Walker. Leonard though was already Ray so the Sugar was an add on.

    A better than decent quarterback...I'll add Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason to the list.

  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,106 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The oversight was my omission of Red Grange in my first post. I was also thinking of Howard Hopalong Cassady which should please the Ohio State crowd

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  • War_EagleWar_Eagle Posts: 20 ✭

    I don't know about #'s 2-10; what I do know is Bo Jackson unequivocally tops this list.

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  • breakdownbreakdown Posts: 2,130 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not sure these all qualify but some of my favorite nicknames or something like it:

    1. World B Free
    2. McFilthy and McNasty (Washington Bullets Jeff Ruland and Rick Mahorn)
    3. The Mad Hungarian (Baseball closer Al Hrabosky)
    4. Too Tall Ed Jones
    5. Mean Joe Greene
    6. Hacksaw Reynolds
    7. Dennis Oilcan Boyd

    Maybe I will think of a few more later.

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  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bingo Smith ---- played for the Cavs back in the 70's. every time he'd sink a basket the PA announcer would shout "Bingo" and to this day I don't know the guys first name.
    Catfish Hunter.
    Chipper Jones.
    Babe Ruth.
    Dizzy Dean.

  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,981 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Vinegar Bend Mizell

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  • BGS_BuyerBGS_Buyer Posts: 206 ✭✭
    edited February 19, 2018 2:50PM

    The Juice

    Sweet Lou Whitaker

    Goose Gossage

  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,981 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bucky F. Dent

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