Best NFL nicknames ever?

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rafaelforum_veteranOP

Jun 1, 2010, 03:15 PM

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
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Wildcat23New Member

Jun 1, 2010, 03:42 PM

The Jest.

finyank13New Member

Jun 1, 2010, 03:48 PM

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

“If you told me A-Rod flew on a spaceship from Mars to here, I wouldn't be surprised."--thephins.com poster Ray Finkle on A-Rod

Paganforum_veteran

Jun 1, 2010, 04:06 PM

I was always partial to "Crash" Jensen.

".. hell you even have a fireman who rubs his balls on another mans head for three hours a week.. show some class, don't make fun of us poor Dolphins fans. :shifty:" ~ cnc66

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KillerphinsNew Member

Jun 1, 2010, 04:20 PM

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

steveincoloradoNew Member

Jun 1, 2010, 05:14 PM

The Miami pound machine:wink2:

54Finsforum_veteran

Jun 1, 2010, 05:29 PM

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

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rafaelforum_veteran

Jun 1, 2010, 10:22 PM

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

rafaelforum_veteran

Jun 1, 2010, 10:27 PM

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