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Best NFL nicknames ever?

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by rafael, Jun 1, 2010.

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  1. rafael

    rafael Well-Known Member

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    What were your favorite NFL nicknames for either players or teams?
    I'll mention a few that liked. I can think of several others that I didn't list. These were just some of my favorites.

    Dolphin centric:
    No-names
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
    The Bruise Brothers
    The Mark's Brothers

    NFL:
    Air Coryell
    The Galloping Ghost
    Ironhead Heyward
    The Fridge
    Da Bears
    Billy "white shoes" Johnson
    Snake (Plummer and Stabler)
    The Three Amigos
    The Mad Stork
    Crazy Legs Hirsh
    Steel Curtain
    Ground Chuck
    Doomsday Defense
    Cardiac Kids
    NY Sack Exchange
     
  2. Wildcat23

    Wildcat23 Here kitty kitty

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    The Jest.
     
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  3. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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    Deacon Jones....loved that guy, even though I didnt see him play...the head slap.....classic...
     
  4. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    I was always partial to "Crash" Jensen.
     
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  5. Killerphins

    Killerphins The Finger

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    6 Point -- Pete Johnson
    Air Miami - Dan Marino and Keith Jackson
    B2 Bombers -- Jarvis Williams and Louis Oliver
    Big Filthy -- Ray Jacobs
    Billy Blocker -- Billy Neighbors
    Bomber -- Dan Johnson
    Boo -- Norm Bulaich
    Bronk -- Stan Mitchell
    Bruise Brothers -- Glenn and Lyle Blackwood
    Buckmeister -- Jeff Buckey
    Bud Brown -- Charles Brown
    Bull -- John Bramlett, Robert Wilson
    Bulldog -- Zach Thomas
    Butch -- Abner Haynes
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid -- Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick
    Captain Krunch -- Mike Kolen
    Chess -- George Chesser
    Cookie Gilchrist -- Carlton Gilchrist
    Crash -- Jim Jensen
    Dick the Stick - Dick Anderson
    Dirty Harry -- Harry Galbreath
    E.T. -- Vince Heflin
    Fred and Barney -- Zach Thomas and Larry Izzo
    Gadzilla - Oronde Gadsden
    Golden Wheels -- Elbert Dubenion
    Grandpa -- Aaron Jones
    Hammer - Louis Oliver
    Higgy -- Mark Higgs
    Hollywood -- Karim Abdul Jabbar
    Jake the Snake - Jake Scott
    Jaw -- Don Shula
    Jaws - Ron Jaworski
    Killer Bees -- Early 80`s Defense
    Little Bull -- Irving Spikes
    Mad Dog -- Jim Mandich
    Marks Brothers -- Mark Clayton and Mark Duper
    Masher -- Keith Sims
    Mercury Morris -- Eugene Morris
    Miami Pound Machine -- Early 90's Defense
    Miami Vise -- Mid and late 80's Offensive Line
    Mo -- Mike Scarry
    Mountain Man -- Doug Betters
    No Names -- Early and Mid 70`s Defense
    Ozone -- A.J. Duhe
    Popcorn -- Frank Cornish
    Pope Norm IV -- Norm Evans
    Porker - Everett McIver
    Sargent Rock -- Chuck Klingbeil
    Spikey -- Irving Spikes
    Stroker -- Don Strock
    Super Duper -- Mark Duper
    Swamp Thing - James Brown
    Three Stooges - Mark Clayton, James Pruitt, Troy Stradford
    Thrill Hill -- Randal Hill
    Tie Maker and Tie Breaker - Garo Yepremium
    Total Package -- Tony Paige
    Trace Armstrong -- Raymond Armstrong
    The King -- Nick Buoniconti
    Tree -- Earl Faison
    Von Foot -- Uwe Von Schamann
    Wahoo McDaniel -- Edward McDaniel
    Woodstrock -- David Woodley and Don Strock
    Woody -- Freddie Woodson
    Zonk -- Larry Csonka
     
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  6. steveincolorado

    steveincolorado Spook, Storme & Pebbles

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    Colorado
    The Miami pound machine:wink2:
     
  7. 54Fins

    54Fins "In Gase we trust"

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    over there
    You just don't need a nickname for Dick Butkus.
    Everyone can tell what he did just by his name.
     
  8. rafael

    rafael Well-Known Member

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    I always liked "Crash" Jensen, great nickname. I'd never heard bulldog for ZT. I had heard and liked Barney Rubble for ZT, though.
     
  9. rafael

    rafael Well-Known Member

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    A few others that came to mind:

    The Bus - Jerome Bettis
    Polish Rifle - Ron Jaworski
    Purple People Eaters - Vikings DL
    Orange Crush - Denver D
    The Smurfs - Redskins WRs
    The Tyler Rose - Earl Campbell
     
  10. Vinny Fins

    Vinny Fins Feisty Brooklyn dolfan ️‍

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    The Pain Train.... Zack Follet.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cdh-RgV8to"]YouTube- It's about to be a BLOODY MESS![/ame]
     
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    rafael Well-Known Member

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    That reminded me of the Juggernaut.
     
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    Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds
    Ed "Too Tall" Jones
     
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  13. Pauly

    Pauly Season Ticket Holder

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    Dick "Night Train" Lane
     
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    NaboCane Banned

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    Zonk.

    A nickname so great that Shula actually named his collie Zonk.
     
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  15. Starry31

    Starry31 Phins and Heels.

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    [​IMG]

    :theman:
     
  16. DolfanCole

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    Reminds me of the "In Living Color" halftime skit many years ago ...

    "What other game boasts such great names like Dick Butkus?"

    "Or my favorite Bob Griese."

    "Now, isn't he a tight end?"

    "He was."

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OKwRsnWO84"]YouTube- Men On Football - Original, Unedited Version from In Living Color[/ame]
     

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