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
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
I always liked "Crash" Jensen, great nickname. I'd never heard bulldog for ZT. I had heard and liked Barney Rubble for ZT, though.
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
The Pain Train.... Zack Follet. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cdh-RgV8to"]YouTube- It's about to be a BLOODY MESS![/ame]
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]