The Greatest Sports Nicknames

Submitted by podizz on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 15:18
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  1. "Magic" Johnson
  2. "Babe" Ruth (Also: The Great Bambino, The Sultan of Swat, The Colossus of Clout)
  3. "The Iron Horse" (Lou Gehrig)
  4. "Dr. J" (Julius Erving)
  5. "Pistol" Pete Maravich
  6. "The Great One" (Wayne Gretzky)
  7. "The Say Hey Kid" (Willie Mays)
  8. "Yogi" Berra
  9. "Sugar" Ray Robinson/Leonard
  10. "Tiger" Woods
  11. "Air" Jordan (Also: "His Airness")
  12. "Primetime" Deion Sanders
  13. "Sweetness" Walter Payton
  14. "Cool Papa" Bell
  15. "The Galloping Ghost" (Red Grange)
  16. "Oil Can" Boyd
  17. Ed "Too Tall" Jones
  18. "The Round Mound of Rebound" (Charles Barkley)
  19. "The Brown Bomber" (Joe Louis)
  20. "Charlie Hustle" (Pete Rose)
  21. "Crazy Legs" Hirsch
  22. "Home Run" Baker
  23. "Duke" Snider
  24. "Broadway" Joe Namath
  25. William "The Fridge" Perry
  26. Earl "The Pearl" Monroe
  27. "Night Train" Lane
  28. "The Golden Jet" (Bobby Hull)/"The Golden Brett" (Brett Hull)/"The Silver Jet" (Dennis Hull)
  29. Fred "Bonehead" Merkle
  30. "The Big Train" (Walter Johnson)
  31. "The Slendid Splinter" (Ted Williams) (Also: Teddy Ballgame)
  32. "The Minister of Defense" (Reggie White)
  33. "The Mailman" (Karl Malone)
  34. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson
  35. Stan "The Man" Musial
  36. "The Golden Bear" (Jack Nicklaus)
  37. "Spud" Webb
  38. "Muggsy" Bogues
  39. "Dizzy" Dean
  40. "Coco" Crisp
  41. "Smokin" Joe Frazier
  42. "Chocolate Thunder" (Darryl Dawkins)
  43. "Joltin" Joe Dimaggio (Also: The Yankee Clipper)
  44. "Mean" Joe Greene
  45. Clyde "The Glide" Drexler
  46. "The Hick From French Lick" (Larry Bird)
  47. "Juice" (OJ Simpson)
  48. "Boomer" Esiason
  49. "Iron" Mike Tyson
  50. "The Big O" Oscar Robertson
  51. "The Hebrew Hammer" (Hank Greenberg/Ryan Braun)
  52. "The Big Unit" (Randy Johnson)
  53. "The Georgia Peach" (Ty Cobb)
  54. "The Greatest" (Muhammad Ali)
  55. Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
  56. "Catfish" Hunter
  57. "Mr October" (Reggie Jackson)
  58. "The Chief" (Robert Parish)
  59. Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain
  60. "The Raging Bull" (Jake LaMotta)
  61. "Lefty" Grove
  62. "King" Kelly
  63. "Big Papi" David Ortiz
  64. "Whitey" Ford
  65. "The Bus" (Jerome Bettis)
  66. "Blood" McNally
  67. "The Big Hurt" (Frank Thomas)
  68. Maurice "The Rocket" Richard/ Henri "The Pocket Rocket" Richard
  69. "The Admiral" (David Robinson)
  70. "Cornbread" (Cedric Maxwell)
  71. "Megatron" (Calvin Johnson)
  72. "Goose" Gossage
  73. "Pee Wee" Reese
  74. "Satchel" Paige
  75. "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler
  76. "Hack" Wilson
  77. "Pudge" (Carlton Fisk/Ivan Rodriguez)
  78. "Cinderella Man" (James J Braddock)
  79. "Turkey" Stearnes
  80. "The Rocket" (Roger Clemens)
  81. "Rabbit" Maranville
  82. Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns
  83. "Mookie" Wilson
  84. "Big Red" (Bill Walton)
  85. Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon
  86. "The Shark" (Greg Norman)
  87. George "The Iceman" Gervin
  88. "Penny" Hardaway
  89. "Cy" Young
  90. "El Duque" (Orlando Hernandez)
  91. "The Spaceman" (Bill Lee)
  92. "The Golden Boy" (Oscar De La Hoya)
  93. "Cap" Anson
  94. "Mercury" Morris
  95. "The Wizard" (Ozzie Smith)
  96. "Sonny" Liston
  97. "Arky" Vaughan
  98. "The Kid" (Ken Griffey Jr)
  99. "El Presidente" (Dennis Martinez)
  100. "Pretty Boy" Mayweather
  101. "Buster" Douglas
  102. "Buck" Leonard
  103. "The Truth" (Paul Pierce)
  104. "Pie" Traynor
  105. "Flash" Gordon
  106. "Pumpsie" Green
  107. "Jesus Shuttlesworth" (Ray Allen)
Author Comments: 

Initials and abbreviations don't count (ie L.T., A-Rod)
Variations of given name don't count (ie Sanford into Sandy Koufax, Rocco into Rocky Marciano)
Extra points if the nickname actually supplants their given name in the public consciousness (ie Yogi Berra, Magic Johnson)