"Kid" was a common nickname given to very good young ball players. Ted Williams was called the kid for many years. Babe and Rube were also common nicknames back in the day.
The Refrigerator The Great One The Round Mound of Rebound Chairman of the Boards The Dream Team/The Redeem Team The Nigerian Dream White Chocolate The Big Fundamental Mr. Clutch/The Logo Joe Cool/The Comeback Kid The Big Dipper Pistol Pete This is a really interesting topic, sports honorifics. Also completely agree about giving yourself a nickname, it doesn't work like that (with a few exceptions)
Nikolai Khabibulin. “The Bulin Wall”. What an incredible combo for a hockey goalie. Especially since he’s russian and the russians put up the berlin wall.
Oil Can Boyd. One year that was his name on his baseball cards. One guy in my fraternity tried to nickname himself "Bluto" which was totally uncool, so he got nicknamed "Lumpy" instead.
Magic Johnson has to be one of the best because it stuck so hard that people started using it rather than Earvin like it was his birth name (like God Shammgod which actually was that guy's birth name)
A couple old ones that come to mind: Dick “Night Train” Lane Ted Williams “The Splendid Splinter” Willie Mayes “The Say Hey Kid” Nicknames were better in the print media days.
Prime Time, The Alien, Diesel, Night Train, The Ironman, The Golden Arm, The Freak, The Nigerian Nightmare, Charlie Hustle, Real Deal, Iron Mike, Sugar Ray, Sweetness, Air Canada, Flying Tomato, Teddy Ballgame, Joe Cool, Big Hurt, The Kid, Big Shot Bob, Pistol Pete, Hitman, Hands of Stone, The Big Fundamental and I cant think of anymore without going to Google...Hammering Hank...last one
Owen 'What the Heck' Beck 'One-Size' Fitz Hall Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan Thomas 'Hitman' Hearns Eric Bristow - 'The Crafty Cockney' Hurricane Higgins Steve 'Interestng' Davis
Izzy. Your skills are wasted on Bill’s (now) dried up rants. Your immense talent would garner insane views for a comic that isn’t phoning it in. A comic that comes to mind that is NOT overly saturated with clips of his, and has insanely good rants that would make for juicy editing while still being RUclips approved if you do it right, Matt Mcuscker. Not even sure if that’s how you spell it, but he’s Shane Gillis’ buddy and podcast co-host, but he is just barely starting to get some shine and is on the rise with a steady work ethic. Matt seems like the type that would love your style and wouldn’t copyright strike you I’m absolutely 100% sure that I’m 99% sure. Whoever you choose it’s just food for thought. Pick a comedian, any comedian. You are better than what bill burr has to offer you, and his tired hardly ever trying crap is holding your channel back. 💯 I love Bill Burr for what he’s given us throughout my life, but I wouldn’t tie my prosperity to his distracted meanderings. Much love and respect for your grind. Longtime viewer.
Tommy Hitman Hearns, Iron Mike Tyson, Rich “Goose “ Gossage, Mitch “wild thing” Williams, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, The Steel Curtain, Vince Carter’s shouldn’t count as half man half amazing was a street ball legend, Earl @The Goat@ Manigault was another street ball legend, as was The Professor, Nate Tiny Archibald, Wilt the stilt Chamberlain, Clyde the glide Drexler, the list goes on and on DaronMookie Blaylock, Demarcus Boogie Cousins, Tim The big fundamental Duncan, Eric Sleepy Floyd, Kevin The Big ticket or KG Garnett, Paul the truth Pierce, Richard Rip Hamilton, Anfernee Penny Hardaway, Allen “the answer Iverson, Kafayette Fat Lever, Pistol Pete Maravich, Gary Payton the glove, Sleepy Sam Perkins, John Spider Salley, Rafer Skip to my Lou Alston, Hammerin Hank Aaron, Ernie Mr Cub Banks, Gary The Kid Carter, Ty the golden peach Cobb, Jay Dizzy Dean, Joe the yankee clipper DiMaggio, Bob RapidRobert Feller, Lou the Iton Horse Gehrig, George The Babe Herman Ruth, Shorless Joe Jackson , Will the Thrill Clark, Juan the Dominican dandy Marichal, Willie the say hey kid Mays, Ted the splendid splinter Williams, the list goes on and on.
Smokin' Joe Frazier Homicide Hank Iron Mike Shoeless Joe Jackson 'Bad' Chad Dawson David "Hayemaker" Haye "The Motorcity Cobra" Thomas 'The Hitman' Hearns
I always said that about Kobe. He had no one close enough to him to give him a nickname....or tried so hard to imitate MJ that he did nothing original.
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Zeke from Cabin Creek (Jerry West)
The Hick from French Lick (Larry Bird)
Black Jesus (MJ)
Hammerin' Hank (Aaron)
The Millville Meteor (Mike Trout)
Clyde "The Glide" Drexler
the Refrigerator
The fridge just hilarious… how many burgers would he put away in those commercials?
I think that’s the guy they made a GIJoe figure of? I had that figure!
Damn, that's cold...
Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp
The Glove and The Reign Man
3:50 Ken stabler looks exactly like Bill Paxton! 😂😂😂
Pistol Pete
the round mound of rebound for charles barkley....also music on point as usual 👌🏽
hands down this will never be outdone for comedy value
“The Nigerian Nightmare” will always and forever be #1 in my books (Christian Okoye)
John Riggins...."Diesel"... and he earned it 😂
Didn't he have "the Hogs" for help?
RIP Carl Weathers 😢
The Mariners drafted another 6’10 pitcher while Randy was here and people called em the little unit 😂
The disrespect 😅😂😂
Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko is an ice cold nickname.
Also like "right leg hospital left leg cemetery" but that's not really a nickname
MMA has some good ones. Don “The Predator”Frye, “El Guapo” Bas Rutten, Sakuraba “The Gracie Killer”.
Wanderlei “the axe murderer” Silva
Ken Griffey Jr being known as “the kid” is pretty underrated in my book. Also “sweetness” for Walter Payton is up there too.
I had a Griffey poster that called him “kid dynamite”. Always thought that was a great nickname
"Kid" was a common nickname given to very good young ball players. Ted Williams was called the kid for many years. Babe and Rube were also common nicknames back in the day.
Billy "white-shoes" Johnson
Vinnie the microwave johnson
“Mean” Joe Greene
The Minister of Defense Reggie White
Elroy “crazy legs” Hirsch
Slingin’ Sammy Baugh
Iron mike
Ray Parlour - The Romford Pele
Juan "The Hispanic Causing Panic" Lazcano
🤣
The Joker runs the NBA right now!
You can’t forget “The Truth” Paul Pierce. I believe the nickname was given from Shaq.
“The Mississippi Mouth” 🐐
The Refrigerator
The Great One
The Round Mound of Rebound
Chairman of the Boards
The Dream Team/The Redeem Team
The Nigerian Dream
White Chocolate
The Big Fundamental
Mr. Clutch/The Logo
Joe Cool/The Comeback Kid
The Big Dipper
Pistol Pete
This is a really interesting topic, sports honorifics. Also completely agree about giving yourself a nickname, it doesn't work like that (with a few exceptions)
New York Sack Exchange
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“The Ice Man”
Dr. Dunkenstein
Awesome clip from Gladiator (no not that one) at the end, underrated movie
Dominik "The Dominator" Hasek
Also who's not gonna let Randy Johnson in the good spots to take a picture.
Rock "The Dwayne" Johnson
THE ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!
You really aren’t gonna mention The Refrigerator or Air?
Good call....The Refrigerator was such a great nickname.
Izzy's owed dope for this one
The refrigerator
the mad Hungarian
Karl Malone the mailman never delivered on Sunday 😂
Jack 'Hacksaw' Reynolds - won Superbowl 16 with the SF 49ers. Great nickname!
The Admiral David Robinson
“Boom Boom” Mancini
The Grim Reaper, Stu Grimson
Senor Smoke, Juan Berenguer
The Secretary of Defense, Rod Langway
Minister of Defense Reggie White
“The playmaker” Michael Irvin
Dave “ The Hammer” Schultz
Pavel Bure the Russian rocket 😂
Beast Mode. Legion of Boom.
7:39 whats that from?
Nikolai Khabibulin. “The Bulin Wall”. What an incredible combo for a hockey goalie. Especially since he’s russian and the russians put up the berlin wall.
A Bostonian not mentioning Paul pierce the truth is a win in my book
You breathe life into a non existent world.
Billy "Red Balls" Burr
Air Jordan
His Airness
Oil Can Boyd. One year that was his name on his baseball cards.
One guy in my fraternity tried to nickname himself "Bluto" which was totally uncool, so he got nicknamed "Lumpy" instead.
Magic Johnson has to be one of the best because it stuck so hard that people started using it rather than Earvin like it was his birth name (like God Shammgod which actually was that guy's birth name)
Creed was 48-0 before fighting Rocky...all knockouts. Best athlete ever.
A couple old ones that come to mind:
Dick “Night Train” Lane
Ted Williams “The Splendid Splinter”
Willie Mayes “The Say Hey Kid”
Nicknames were better in the print media days.
Don't forget Walter Johnson, "Big Train."
Doomsday Defense
Iran "The Blade" Barkley!
The Fridge, The Juice...
Missed a chance for Tywin Lannister: "Any man who must say I am the king is no true king."
"Tyrion" made the cut 😅😅😅
Gary “the glove” Payton
Jason “white chocolate” Williams
Killer Mike Tyson
Iron Mike
Jeffrey "Penitentiary Face" Leonard
Allen Iverson: "The Answer"
in UK darts theres a guy going by the alias the master bater!
The Great One, McJesus
Moses “Chairman of the Boards” Malone
Allen "The Answer" Iverson
Bert "Be Home" Blyleven
Brian Dawkins “The Wolverine”
Hector “The Macho Man” Camacho
Maybe so ... but he WAS the King of Pop.
He mentioned the king of Pop, but not the Godfather of soul
Robert Horry - Big shot Bob
Dr. Steel Hammer is pretty dope.
Eddie “the eagle” Belfour
Legion of Boom
And I personally liked Sugar Ray (both of them)
The Redskins had "The Hogs" as their offensive line. I wish they'd make that their team name.
I've never seen a grass basketball court. Memory is an odd thing.
Prime Time, The Alien, Diesel, Night Train, The Ironman, The Golden Arm, The Freak, The Nigerian Nightmare, Charlie Hustle, Real Deal, Iron Mike, Sugar Ray, Sweetness, Air Canada, Flying Tomato, Teddy Ballgame, Joe Cool, Big Hurt, The Kid, Big Shot Bob, Pistol Pete, Hitman, Hands of Stone, The Big Fundamental and I cant think of anymore without going to Google...Hammering Hank...last one
Black Dan 😂
Smokin Joe Frazierrrrrrrrr!
🏒 Boom Boom Geoffrion, Hap Day, King Clancy, The Flower, Tiger Williams, The LA Kings front line: French Connection
LeFlop 😂
Darts - Luke "High" Littler
Magic
yup
My nickname is “The Plague” because I’m sick widdit.
Wayne the flashlight Chrebette
Owen 'What the Heck' Beck
'One-Size' Fitz Hall
Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan
Thomas 'Hitman' Hearns
Eric Bristow - 'The Crafty Cockney'
Hurricane Higgins
Steve 'Interestng' Davis
Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva
MMA has the best nicknames
The dean of mean keith jardine
Slash!
Izzy. Your skills are wasted on Bill’s (now) dried up rants. Your immense talent would garner insane views for a comic that isn’t phoning it in. A comic that comes to mind that is NOT overly saturated with clips of his, and has insanely good rants that would make for juicy editing while still being RUclips approved if you do it right, Matt Mcuscker. Not even sure if that’s how you spell it, but he’s Shane Gillis’ buddy and podcast co-host, but he is just barely starting to get some shine and is on the rise with a steady work ethic. Matt seems like the type that would love your style and wouldn’t copyright strike you I’m absolutely 100% sure that I’m 99% sure. Whoever you choose it’s just food for thought. Pick a comedian, any comedian. You are better than what bill burr has to offer you, and his tired hardly ever trying crap is holding your channel back. 💯 I love Bill Burr for what he’s given us throughout my life, but I wouldn’t tie my prosperity to his distracted meanderings. Much love and respect for your grind. Longtime viewer.
I been listening to bill for a decade now, before he was rich 😂
Me too lol, me too… ❤
French connection
Tommy Hitman Hearns
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Sugar ray robibson
CR7 El Bicho or The Bug
Tommy Hitman Hearns, Iron Mike Tyson, Rich “Goose “ Gossage, Mitch “wild thing” Williams, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, The Steel Curtain, Vince Carter’s shouldn’t count as half man half amazing was a street ball legend, Earl @The Goat@ Manigault was another street ball legend, as was The Professor, Nate Tiny Archibald, Wilt the stilt Chamberlain, Clyde the glide Drexler, the list goes on and on DaronMookie Blaylock, Demarcus Boogie Cousins, Tim The big fundamental Duncan, Eric Sleepy Floyd, Kevin The Big ticket or KG Garnett, Paul the truth Pierce, Richard Rip Hamilton, Anfernee Penny Hardaway, Allen “the answer Iverson, Kafayette Fat Lever, Pistol Pete Maravich, Gary Payton the glove, Sleepy Sam Perkins, John Spider Salley, Rafer Skip to my Lou Alston, Hammerin Hank Aaron, Ernie Mr Cub Banks, Gary The Kid Carter, Ty the golden peach Cobb, Jay Dizzy Dean, Joe the yankee clipper DiMaggio, Bob RapidRobert Feller, Lou the Iton Horse Gehrig, George The Babe Herman Ruth, Shorless Joe Jackson , Will the Thrill Clark, Juan the Dominican dandy Marichal, Willie the say hey kid Mays, Ted the splendid splinter Williams, the list goes on and on.
Smokin' Joe Frazier
Homicide Hank
Iron Mike
Shoeless Joe Jackson
'Bad' Chad Dawson
David "Hayemaker" Haye
"The Motorcity Cobra" Thomas 'The Hitman' Hearns
I always said that about Kobe. He had no one close enough to him to give him a nickname....or tried so hard to imitate MJ that he did nothing original.
Fearsome foursome
LeBrick, LeCheat, LeFlop, LeMedia, LeFraud, LeQuit, LeChoke, LeLayupsonly, LeQueen, LeNepotism....
Why do you play shit music after the videos?
Mean Joe Greene