Best football player nicknames

[hawksfansinceday1]

So the thread about best ever names of football players made me think a thread about the best nicknames might be fun.

If this has been done before, I apologize in advance as being an old guy and all I've forgotten if it has.
I'll start with some of my favorites.....



Daryl Lamonica (former Raiders QB) - The Mad Bomber
Gale Sayers (if you don't know, you damned well should) - The Kansas Comet
Marshawn Lynch - Beast Mode
Elroy Hirsch (Rams WR in the 50s) - Crazy Legs
Norm Van Brocklin (Rams & Eagles QB in the 50s) - The Flying Dutchman
Ted Hendricks (Raiders LB in the 70s) - The Mad Stork*



*Possibly my all-time favorite

 

[IllWill49]

"The Bozz" "Mean Joe Greene" "Broadway Joe" "Joe Cool" "Megatron" "Tom Terrific" " Too Tall Jones" "Prime Time" "The Refrigerator" "Night Train Lane"

 

[chris98251]

The Assassin Jack Tatum, The Snake Ken Stabler, Broadway Joe Joe Namath, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Jim Kiick and Larry Csonka, Bad Moon Andre Rison, Hacksaw Reynolds Jack Reynolds, Ironhead Craig Heyward, The Juice O.J. Simpson, Sweetness Walter Payton.

 

[Msfann]

Pork chop!

 

[JSeahawks]

I think maybe my favorite knickname ever. The Galloping Ghost... Red Grange.

I also like The Nigerien Nightmare... Christian Okoye.

Also, the Douchebag.... Collin Kaeperneck.

 

[HawkinNY]

Haha.

 

[lucky49]

beast mode is not a great nickname. it's been an expression for a long time. i liked it better when ppl called lynch starman cause of the starman run v the saints

 

[HHawk121]

beast mode is not a great nickname. it's been an expression for a long time. i liked it better when ppl called lynch starman cause of the starman run v the saints

Huh?

 

[chris98251]

beast mode is not a great nickname. it's been an expression for a long time. i liked it better when ppl called lynch starman cause of the starman run v the saints

Huh?

Ignore the Troll post.

 

[hawksfansinceday1]

beast mode is not a great nickname. it's been an expression for a long time. i liked it better when ppl called lynch starman cause of the starman run v the saints

Huh?

Ignore the Troll post.

Exactly. Do you not het that he's a Whiner fan. If Sac were a mod, he'd get the ban hammer for that blasphemy.



Great call on "Galloping Ghost" JSeahawks!

 

[rastahawk]

When I was a kid I always enjoyed hearing William "The Fridge" Perry. And the "Nigerian Nightmare" Christian Okoye. But when "the Boz" came out that was my favorite being a Seahawks fan. Also rocked the Boz haircut. Kids at school called me Boz for little while. Gay, I know.

 

[Bigbadhawk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_nicknames#Players

 

[chris98251]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_nicknames#Players

BOOOO, much better when you have people contributing to a thread.

Thats kind of like saying here learn football.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/

 

[rastahawk]

Sweetness! That was another great one that came to mind. Really fitted Walter Payton's game.