Best athlete nickname in sports history?

[calh45]

Champ Bailey

I literally didn't know that wasn't his first name until after he retired

WAIT. WHAT?????

I read this and had to walk around the room. This is CRAZY. His name is Roland?

This is wilder than when I found out Julio Jones name was Quintorres.

 

[Yessir_Araphat]

The Servant

 

[Ukbrotha]

When I was a kid watching Magic play, I thought that was his real name. I love that nickname.

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

The Smiling Assassin Steve Atwater

Always thought it should have been The Masked Assassin though

 

[fifth column]

Some funny coli specials

Wristflap Coreweakness
Giannis Attemptohurtyou

 

[Copy Ninja]

Honey Badger - Tyrann Matthieu
Big Baby - Glenn Davis
Gronk - Rob Gronkowski
Beastmode - Marshawn Lynch
The Hoodie - Belichick
All the Coli Lebron stans nickname - LeGBT Community, LePyramid scheme etc.

 

[Supa]

Honorable mention to Kool Aid McKinstry.

 

[Dad]

Weezy F. Gretzky

 

[letti cook]

Magic, Prime Time, Reign Man, The Glove

Street Clothes, Young Sabo

Slim Reaper couldve been goated but KD didnt see the vision

 

[Soldier]

Giannis: The Greek freak
Ted Williams : teddy ballgame
Joe Montana : Joe cool
Dominique Wilkins: the human highlight reel
Jason Williams : white chocolate
Pistol Pete Maravich
Karl Malone : the mailman
Gary Payton: the glove
George Gervin: the iceman
Reggie Jackson : Mr.October
Tim Duncan : the big fundamental( perfectly fits his personality and playing style)
Dale Earnhardt: the intimidator
Robert horry : big shot bob( accurate nickname )
Hank Aaron: hammerin Hank

 

[BaldingSoHard]

Xavier McDaniel - The X-Man

 

[NZA]

Pretty Boy Floyd - mayweather
Sweet Pea - pernell whitaker
LeBusive Dad - bron
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Bayou Barbie - angel reese
Barbie & Chenn - angel and chennedy carter
The Big Unit - randy johnson
The Bronze Bomber - deontay wilder
The Brown Bomber - joe louis
The Matrix - shawn marion and vasily lomachenko
Pac Man - manny pacquiao
Drunken Master - emanuel augustus aka emanuel burton
The Hawk - Julian Jackson
Gypsy King - Tyson Fury
White Chocolate - Jason Williams
Jake the Snake - jake plummer
Thunder Dan - dan majerle

 

[Jerz]

To many good ones to pick from. Better question - what's the most underrated nickname

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Give other people a chance to post some.

Bro made a thread with the “comprehensive list of athlete nicknames” and was like, hey, name some more!