Best FB Player Nickname Ever

[volswitten1]

Prime Time

 

[Jaytrain5]

Constantin Ritzmann wasn't all that great, but "The Germanator" was a pretty badass nickname.

 

[bUTrosbUTrosVOLie]

Billy (White Shoes) Johnson
"Hacksaw" Reynolds
Tom (The Bomb) Tracy
"Slingin' " Sammy Baugh
Elroy (Crazy Legs) Hirsch
"Mean" Joe Greene
"Red" Grange (The Galloping Ghost)
John (Diesel) Riggins
"Iron Head" Heyward

Not a nickname, but for the oddity that was Otis...
"...and there's Otis Sistrunk....from the University of Mars"

Real name: Fair Hooker

 

[Biopsyman]

Dick "Night Train" lane

 

[easyvol]

Benji "White Hands" Shuler

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Constantin Ritzmann wasn't all that great, but "The Germanator" was a pretty badass nickname.

But he didn't like it, I recall.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Jack "Mad Dog" O'Bilovich, mid-60s linebacker.

 

[OJ]

The boys are back in town Tebow

 

[orangebloodgmc]

:lolabove:

 

[OJ]

Vince ( It's my party and I'll cry if I want to ) Young.

 

[maotai]

Can't believe this one isn't on the list

Eric "!@#$ing" Berry

 

[TnScooby]

Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson...serious cokehead but true to his nickname

 

[VOLMAN CHANDLER]

I can remember "Super Fly" Williams back in the day at Austin Peay...They used to have signs saying "The Fly Is Open, Let's Go Peay!"...:yes:

thats awesome.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Cheese - Travis Henry

Cause he cuts sharp as cheese or was as hard as welfare cheese.

But was also called O.G. after character in a movie.

 

[VOLnMiami]

Was a player from Oklahoma in the 80's James "Oh my aching" Head

 

[MAD]

These are all great nicknamed groups, see if anyone knows all 5 on my list?

1. The Steel Curtain
2. America's Team
3. The Kardiac Kids
4. The Fab Five
5. The Dream Team

 

[bUTrosbUTrosVOLie]

Anybody old enough to remember World B. Free the basketball guard for the Philidelphia Seventy Sixers and of course Chocolate Thunder their center and the best of them Dr. J.

Yep...and Earl (The Pearl) Monroe.

 

[LittleVolDaddy]

Jim Bob Cooter...oh wait...:rofl:

 

[Ohio Vol]

Fred "The Hammer" Williamson (sp) played for chiefs and was small time actor.

If I remember correctly he got knocked out in super bowl ll.

Super Bowl I. Donny Anderson kneed him in the head in the 4th quarter, and one of the linemen walked back to the huddle whistling "If I Had a Hammer".

 

[WoodsmanVol]

I'm fond of the "Dome Patrol", myself...
but I'm also prejudiced.

Hmmm. Your spelling might be a bit off?

 

[Carl Pickens]

Eddie "Meat Cleaver" Weaver

 

[Gatorules]

Michael Irving went from The Play Maker to the Plate Maker after his drug arrest.

 

[WesTnVol]

These are all great nicknamed groups, see if anyone knows all 5 on my list?

1. The Steel Curtain
2. America's Team
3. The Kardiac Kids
4. The Fab Five
5. The Dream Team

1. Pittsburg Steelers
2.Dallas Cowboys
3.Cleveland Browns
4.U of Mich.
5.USA olympic BB Team

How about these

1.Purple people eaters
2.Fearsome foursome
3.No name D
4.The hogs

 

[OptimusPrimerib]

Herman "Thunderfoot" Weaver

Kyle "I Should've Been A" Boller

 

[peaygolf89]

Eldridge "LORDS PRAYER" Dickey from TSU....
or
Deion "PRIME TIME" SANDERS from FSU....
or
James "THE FLY" Williams from APSU.........

"Unzip the fly..............."Lets Go Peay!" the best ever!