Best Sports Nicknames.

[Guttpuppy]

The Wizard of Oz (Chris Osgood)

Ozzie Smith.

[CC]

Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins
Sweetness (Walter Payton)
The Human Highlight Film (Dominque)

[Guttpuppy]

Human Highlight and Night Train...good stuff.

Ed "Too Tall" Jones
"Chocolate Thunder" Darrell Dawkins
Tommy "The Hit-Man" Hearns
Frank Thomas "The Big Hurt"
"Minister of Defense" Reggie White
"Sir" Charles Barkley, "The round mound of rebound"

[Diablo13]

Frank Thomas "The Big Hurt"

I was waiting for my boy Frankie!

I went to school with Rashaan Shehee (RB, NFL: Chiefs, XFL: Extreme) In the XFL he went by "The Truth"

How about Marc "Super" Duper

[awwchrist]

"Bone"

[LBJackal]

Sugar Shane (Mosely)
A-Rod (Andy Roddick... who did you think I meant?)
The Juice (OJ... and me when I was in little league)
Nails (Lenny Dykstra)
Wild Thing (Mitch Williams)
Terminator (Tom Henke)
Russian Rocket (Bure)
Finnish Flash (Selanne)
Iceman (George Gervin)


Worst nickname ever: The Big Fundamental - Tim Duncan

[SwiperNoSwiping]

I remember when people were calling Dennis Rodman 'the worm'...I always liked that one.

There are some great ones mentioned on here already.

I like "Pudge" for Ivan Rodriguez too. Probably my favorite one.

As for team names, my favorite is the Macon "Whoopies". I think they are a AHA team. Some 'minor' league hockey team in Macon, GA. That cracks me up everytime I hear or think about it. Haha.

[Lushcrush]

Walt "No Neck" Williams
Daryl "Dr. Dunkenstein" Griffith
Dr. J
Ernie "The Big Cat" Ladd
Daryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins
Ron "Boothead" Brewer
George "The Animal" Steele

[Lushcrush]

Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain
Jim "The Toy Cannon" Wynne
Mark "The Bird" Fidrich

[Lushcrush]

And finally ...
A playground legend, described by many at the time as Black Jesus, who had some moves that were so righteous he could even fake himself out ... the one, the ONLY:
Earl "The Pearl" Monroe