Best sporting nicknames

Daffy Jaffy

There is only one that matters 'Pinetree' at 5.

Salacious Crumb

You’d have to put Pele and The Babe pretty close to the top I’d say, all-time superstars and most people don’t know their real names.

Nepia

Proper nicknames or other nicknames? If other nicknames then Maori Jesus has to slot in somewhere in the backs.

booboo

Nobody for John Eales

Yeahtheboys

Beast
...
...
Guzzler
Pine Tree
...
...
...
...
...
Bus
Mini bus
Maori Jesus
Honey Badger
Paekakariki express

Daffy Jaffy

Options for Tighthead - Bull Allen, Os (Ox) DuRant or Mighty Mouse Mclaughlan.

chchfanatic

Waltzing is the best sporting nickname ever. For Matt Hilder former Newcastle knights player

sparky

@Yeahtheboys said in Best sporting nicknames:

What are your guys best sporting nicknames you’ve heard

Michael Holding "Whispering Death"

Daffy Jaffy

@Yeahtheboys 7 - Ice Man Michael Jones, 8 - Razor Robinson.

Daffy Jaffy

@Yeahtheboys 'The Chiropractor' Brian Lima must be in the team somewhere.

Yeahtheboys

Beast
...
...
Guzzler
Pine Tree
Nobody
Ice
Razor
...
...
The bus
Maori Jesus
Chiropractor
Honey Badger
Paekakariki express

sparky

@Yeahtheboys said in Best sporting nicknames:

Beast

...

...

Guzzler

Pine Tree

...

...

...

...

...

Bus

Mini bus

Maori Jesus

Honey Badger

Paekakariki express

1 Beast (Tendai Mtwawarrrira: South Africa))
2. Uncle Fester (Keith Wood: Ireland)
3 Fun Bus (Jason Leonard: England)
4 Nobody (John Eales: Australia)
5 Pinetree (Colin Meads: New Zealand)`
6. Sea Bass (Sebastian Chabal: France)
7. Ice Man (Michael Jones: New Zealand)
8. Cue Ball (John Mitchell: New Zealand)
9. Meg (Justin Marshall: New Zealand)
10. Beaver (Stephen Donald: New Zealand)
11. The Bus (Julian Savea: New Zealand)
12 36 (Billy Twelvetrees: England)
13. Bum Face (Will Carling: England)
14 The Chiropractor (Brian Lima: Samoa)
15 Paekakariki Express (Christian Cullen: New Zealand)

Yeahtheboys

I forgot beaver. Honey Badger has to make the team

MiketheSnow

Allan Bateman, centre for Wales & British Lions in union, centre for Wales and GB in league
'The Clamp'

MiketheSnow

G.O.A.T.

sparky

Former Liverpool FC Captain, Emlyn "Crazy Horse" Hughes, was outspoken and wasn't always popular with his own team mates. Tommy "The Tank" Smith the ex Liverpool full back is an after dinner speaker. He tells a story that in one game against Chelsea, Ron 'Chopper' Harris tackled Emlyn Hughes and caught him in the chest with his studs. While Emlyn Hughes was being treated, several Liverpool players sidled up to Ron Harris and shook his hand.

Bill Shankley and his staff in the Liverpool Boot Room gave Emlyn Hughes the nickname "Thrush". Hughes thought it was because he had a high voice. In fact, it was because several of the staff at Liverpool thought he was an irritating c**t.

Bones

@sparky thrush?

sparky

@Bones Yep, corrected. How to **** up an anecdote with a spelling mistake.

Wally

There was an Aussie rugby player who’s nickname was mangrove. Because he was an indiscriminating rooting system.

scribe

Wasn't ex-Wallaby flanker Mark Chisolm's nickname 'Covered in'?

The Silver Fern

Best sporting nicknames