Soprannomi

Ho una grande passione per i soprannomi degli sportivi, e gli americani, insieme ai romani, sono i migliori nel crearli!
Purtroppo ne conosco pochi di giocatori NFL (E i nostri telecronisti mi aiutani poco....:mad: ) al contrario di quelli NBA (i miei preferiti sono "The answer" Iverson e Sam "I am" Cassel: mi aiutate a conoscerne di più? Io ricordo solo: "The Bus" Bettis, "Slash" Stewart e A."Train"...

io non ne so molti, però ricordo questi:

Dan "The Man" Marino
Antony Thomas "The A-train"
Jerry "World" Rice

ultimamente si parlava a GB di Brett "Unbreakble" Favre.

ah mi è venuto in mente anche che Marshall Faulk lo chiamano lo sceriffo (sheriff)

Alcuni dei nicknames che hanno storia nella NFL:

Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch
"Broadway Joe" Namath
Lester "The Molester" Hayes
"Mean Joe" Greene
"The Mad Stork" (Ted Hendricks)
"The Assassin" (Jack Tatum)
"Sweetness" (Walter Payton)
Andre "Bad Moon" Rison
Lou "The Toe" Groza
Eugene "Mercury" Morris
"Papa Bear" (George Halas)
"The Manster" (Randy White),
"Prime Time" (Deion “neon “ Sanders)
Dick "Night Train" Lane,
"The Juice" (O.J. Simpson)
"He Hate Me" (Rod Smart)
"Joe Cool" (Joe Montana , “The Surgeon”)
Elbert "Ickey" Woods
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson
"Bronko" Nagurski
"LT" (Lawrence Taylor)
"Slingin' Sammy" Baugh.
"The Snake" (Ken Stabler)
“Mad Bomber” (Daryl Lamonica)
Billy “White Sshoes” Johnson,
John "Tooz" Matuszak,
"Bambi" (Lance Alworth)
Craig "Ironhead" Heyward
“Gallopin Ghost” (Red Grange)
"The Bus" (Jerome Bettis)
"The Tyler Rose" (Earl Campbell)
"Butch Cassidy" (Jim Kick) & "The Sundance Kid" (Larry Czonka)
"Iron" Mike Ditka
John "Frenchy" Fuqua
"Captain Comeback" (Jim Harbaugh)
"Bullet" Bob Hayes
Daryl "Moose" Johnston
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
"The Majik Man" (Don Majkowski)
"Wrong Way" Jim Marshall
Natrone Means "Business"
Byron "Bam" Morris
"Golden Boy" (Paul Horning)
"Thunder" (Chuck Muncie)
"The Kitchen" (Nate Newton)
Byron "Bam" Morris
"Nigerian Nightmare" (Christian Okoye)
"The Big Tuna" (Bill Parcells)
“Chuckie” (Jon Gruden)
“The Jaws” (Bill Cowher)
William "The Refrigerator" Perry
Jake "The Snake" Plummer
"The Diesel" (John Riggins)
"The Kansas Comet" (Gale Sayers)
Roger "The Dodger" Staubach
Kordell "Slash" Stewart
"Minister of Defense" (Reggie White)
"Touchdown Tommy” Vardell
James "Big Cat" Williams

scherzo, i suo soprannome è:

Steve "Air" McNair

Mi ricorda qualcuno questo soprannome......

Quest'altro non so se è universalmente riconosciuto ma lui si fa chiamare così sul suo sito:

Warren "QBKILLA" Sapp

E se lo dice lui io ci credo e non lo contraddico!

"Johnny U" Johnny Unitas
Jack "Splat" Lambert
Robert "Rocky" Bleier
George "Dr. Death" o anche "Black Death" Atkinson
"The Chief" Art Rooney
Rich "Tombstone" Jackson
Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb
Charles "Bubba" Smith
Bob "The Boomer" Brown
Leo "The Lion" Nomellini
Otis "The Man From Mars" Sistrunk
Al Davis ovvero:
"Darth Raider"
"Mr. Rumple Suitskin"
"Captain Comeback" (l'originale) Roger (noto anche come "The Dodger") Stauback
"Greaser Geezer"
"Jumpsuit Al"
"Beezelbub by the Bay"
"Satan in Silver and Black"
"Fated Hated Raider"
"Lord of Darkness"
"Big Fonzie"
"The Minister of Defense" Reggie White
Ted "The Mad Stork" o anche "Kick 'em In The Head" Hendricks
"The Flying Dutchman" Norm Van Brocklin
Frank "Giff" Gifford
Rich "Loose Gannon" o anche "Rich Rich" Gannon
"Concrete Charlie" Chuck Bednarick
Robert "Sam" Huff
Ronnie "The Hit Man" o anche "The Designated Hitter" Lott
"The Freak" Jevon Kearse
"Bullet" Bill Dudley
"Ironhead" Craig Heyward
Eric "Sleeping with" Beinenemy
Lester "The Molester" Hayes
"Hollywood Bags" L.C. Greenwood
Art "Big Brahma" Shell
Eric "E.T." Turner
Willie "Mr. Play Station" Thomas
Jim "Plunk" Plunkett
Ernie "Arrowhead" o anche "Fats" Holmes
Dwight "Mad Dog" White
Vincent "Bo" Jackson
Earl "The Pearl" Campbell
"Dandy Don" Meredith
Don "Air" Coryell
Dave "Ghost" Casper
John "The Diesel" Riggins
"The Old Man" George Blanda
"The Mad Scientist" George Buehler
Willie "Old Man Willie" o anche "Whiskey Man" Brown
"Automatic Otto" Otto Graham
Cliff "Crash" Harris
Rayfield "Big Cat" Wright
Blaine "Spud" Nye
Larry "Bubba" Cole
Pat "Ropes" Toomay
John "Gorgo" Niland
Fred "The Hammer" Williamson
Earl "Dutch" Clark
John "Paddy" Driscoll
Earl "Curly" Lambeau
Eric "The Tackling Machine" Barton
Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans
Clarence "Ace" Parker
George "One Play" McAfee
"TD" (l'originale) Tony Dorsett
"TD" Terrell Davis
Anthony "Model Thug" Dorsett
Joe "The Jet" Perry
Hugh "The King" McElhenny
Morris "Red" Badgro
Lynn "Swanie" Swann
Willie "Flipper" Anderson
Frank "Bruiser" Kinard
Charlie "Choo-Choo" Justice
Clyde "Bulldog" Turner
William Roy "Link" Lyman
Albert Glen "Turk" Edwards
Earle "Greasy" Neale
Robert "Cal" Hubbard
Byron "Whizzer" White
"Stout Steve" Owen
Buford "Baby" Ray
Charles "Buckets" Goldenberg
Paul "Tiny" Engebretsen
George "Moose" Musso
Joe "Doc" Kopcha
"Little Boy Blue" Albie Booth
"The Gray Ghost of Gonzaga" Tony Canadeo
"The Baby-Faced Assassin" Bill Corbus
Bob "The Blond Bomber" Fenimore
"The Black Cyclone" Charles Follis
"Old 98" Tom Harmon
"Old Indestructible" Mel Hein
"Gadabout Gladiator" Bobby Layne
"Intellectual Assassin" Ron Mix
Lenny "Reading Comet" Moore
"Mr. Integrity" Amos Alonzo Stagg
"Jay" Berwanger John Jacob
"Mr. Inside" Felix "(noto anche come "Doc") Blanchard
"Mr. Outside" Glenn Davis
Junious "Buck" Buchanan
Howard "Hopalong" Cassady
Charles "Rip" Engle
Wilbur Charles "Weeb" Ewbank
Frank "Gunner" Gatski
Marshall "Biggie" Goldberg
Bob "Geek" St. Clair
Harold Peter "Bud" Grant
Marlin "Pat" Harder
William Walter "Pudge" Heffelfinger
Frank "The Disembodied Spirit" Hinkley
Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen
Francis "Bucko" Kilroy
Alvin "Bo" McMillin
"Johnny Blood" McNally
August "Mike" Michalske
Harold "Brick" Muller
"Chuck Muncie" Harry Vance
Lawrence "Buck" Shaw
George "Pat" Summerall
John Bain "Jock" Sutherland
Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner
Charles "Bud" Wilkinson
Claude Henry "Buddy" Young


se me ne viene in mente qualcun'altro ve lo faccio sapere!

ho postato erroneamente il nickname di Roger Staubach fra quelli di Al Davis, quindi riposto con la correzione:

I MIEI NICKNAMES


"Johnny U" Johnny Unitas
Jack "Splat" Lambert
Robert "Rocky" Bleier
George "Dr. Death" o anche "Black Death" Atkinson
"The Chief" Art Rooney
Rich "Tombstone" Jackson
Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb
Charles "Bubba" Smith
Bob "The Boomer" Brown
Leo "The Lion" Nomellini
Otis "The Man From Mars" Sistrunk
"Captain Comeback" (l'originale) Roger (noto anche come "The Dodger") Staubach
Al Davis ovvero:
"Darth Raider"
"Mr. Rumple Suitskin"
"Greaser Geezer"
"Jumpsuit Al"
"Beezelbub by the Bay"
"Satan in Silver and Black"
"Fated Hated Raider"
"Lord of Darkness"
"Big Fonzie"
"The Minister of Defense" Reggie White
Ted "The Mad Stork" o anche "Kick 'em In The Head" Hendricks
"The Flying Dutchman" Norm Van Brocklin
Frank "Giff" Gifford
Rich "Loose Gannon" o anche "Rich Rich" Gannon
"Concrete Charlie" Chuck Bednarick
Robert "Sam" Huff
Ronnie "The Hit Man" o anche "The Designated Hitter" Lott
"The Freak" Jevon Kearse
"Bullet" Bill Dudley
"Ironhead" Craig Heyward
Eric "Sleeping with" Beinenemy
Lester "The Molester" Hayes
"Hollywood Bags" L.C. Greenwood
Art "Big Brahma" Shell
Eric "E.T." Turner
Willie "Mr. Play Station" Thomas
Jim "Plunk" Plunkett
Ernie "Arrowhead" o anche "Fats" Holmes
Dwight "Mad Dog" White
Vincent "Bo" Jackson
Earl "The Pearl" Campbell
"Dandy Don" Meredith
Don "Air" Coryell
Dave "Ghost" Casper
John "The Diesel" Riggins
"The Old Man" George Blanda
"The Mad Scientist" George Buehler
Willie "Old Man Willie" o anche "Whiskey Man" Brown
"Automatic Otto" Otto Graham
Cliff "Crash" Harris
Rayfield "Big Cat" Wright
Blaine "Spud" Nye
Larry "Bubba" Cole
Pat "Ropes" Toomay
John "Gorgo" Niland
Fred "The Hammer" Williamson
Earl "Dutch" Clark
John "Paddy" Driscoll
Earl "Curly" Lambeau
Eric "The Tackling Machine" Barton
Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans
Clarence "Ace" Parker
George "One Play" McAfee
"TD" (l'originale) Tony Dorsett
"TD" Terrell Davis
Anthony "Model Thug" Dorsett
Joe "The Jet" Perry
Hugh "The King" McElhenny
Morris "Red" Badgro
Lynn "Swanie" Swann
Willie "Flipper" Anderson
Frank "Bruiser" Kinard
Charlie "Choo-Choo" Justice
Clyde "Bulldog" Turner
William Roy "Link" Lyman
Albert Glen "Turk" Edwards
Earle "Greasy" Neale
Robert "Cal" Hubbard
Byron "Whizzer" White
"Stout Steve" Owen
Buford "Baby" Ray
Charles "Buckets" Goldenberg
Paul "Tiny" Engebretsen
George "Moose" Musso
Joe "Doc" Kopcha
"Little Boy Blue" Albie Booth
"The Gray Ghost of Gonzaga" Tony Canadeo
"The Baby-Faced Assassin" Bill Corbus
Bob "The Blond Bomber" Fenimore
"The Black Cyclone" Charles Follis
"Old 98" Tom Harmon
"Old Indestructible" Mel Hein
"Gadabout Gladiator" Bobby Layne
"Intellectual Assassin" Ron Mix
Lenny "Reading Comet" Moore
"Mr. Integrity" Amos Alonzo Stagg
"Jay" Berwanger John Jacob
"Mr. Inside" Felix "(noto anche come "Doc") Blanchard
"Mr. Outside" Glenn Davis
Junious "Buck" Buchanan
Howard "Hopalong" Cassady
Charles "Rip" Engle
Wilbur Charles "Weeb" Ewbank
Frank "Gunner" Gatski
Marshall "Biggie" Goldberg
Bob "Geek" St. Clair
Harold Peter "Bud" Grant
Marlin "Pat" Harder
William Walter "Pudge" Heffelfinger
Frank "The Disembodied Spirit" Hinkley
Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen
Francis "Bucko" Kilroy
Alvin "Bo" McMillin
"Johnny Blood" McNally
August "Mike" Michalske
Harold "Brick" Muller
"Chuck Muncie" Harry Vance
Lawrence "Buck" Shaw
George "Pat" Summerall
John Bain "Jock" Sutherland
Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner
Charles "Bud" Wilkinson
Claude Henry "Buddy" Young


se me ne viene in mente qualcun'altro ve lo faccio sapere!

Grazie a tutti! Rileggendoli ne ricordo molti anch'io....
Ma Jake"The snake" Plummer deriva dal famoso wrestler?

Jake the snake era il soprannome di Jacques Plante ,leggendario giocatore di hockey dei Montreal Canadiens negli anni 60

a proposito di soprannomi quelli dell' NBA sono il top,penso sia proprio il regno dei nicknames

Ora mi dovete dire quale sono i vostri preferiti, anche in relazione al loro significato!
Io sono molto legato (perchè mi piaceva il giocatore) a Deion "Neon" o "PrimeTime" Sanders e a(per il significato) "Slash" K.Stewart.

non mi sembra di averlo letto...
al massimo replico: "GOLDEN JOE" MONTANA:) :) :) :)