Best athlete nickname in sports history?

[ReturnOfJudah]

Cyber Toine

 

[PHamm]

Donofthem McSwagb

The b being silent


And how dope do you have to be to be known simply as The Great One ?

 

[Soldier]

Stevie Yzerman: Stevie Wonder, Stevie Y

Jazz Chisholm

Mark « Big Mac » McGwire

Vida Blue

Willie « Pops » Stargell

Mario « Le Magnifique » Lemieux

Jerry West : The Logo

Walter Payton : The Sweetness (of his voice )

Iron Mike Ditka( Former tough Super Bowl winning nfl coach)
Iron Mike Keenan ( former hard ass tough Stanley cup winning nhl coach)

 

[premier58]

Broadway Joe Namath

Tom Brady never had a actual nickname of his own when he was an active professional athlete. He was called “the GOAT” only after his retirement from the nfl.

They called him the "Pharoah", in the lockerroom. Brady was being the called the GOAT, while active. Madden 18 was called "GOAT" edition, in honor of Brady.

 

[No Ma’am]

The “Black Mongoose” Gilbert Arenas

 

[PHamm]

He was called 'tom terrific' early in his career, but it was lame. TB12 was his nickname 2nd part of his career. everybody calls him the GOAT.

 

[Soldier]

The Last captain of a Maple Leafs championship squad was nicknamed « Chief » because of his hard work, leadership qualities and his Native American/First Nations ancestry on his mother’s side

George Armstrong (ice hockey) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

George Edward "Chief" Armstrong is a former professional hockey player who played twenty-one professional seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs. George Armstrong was captain of the Maple Leafs for eleven seasons, and holds the club record for longest service as team captain. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975, Armstrong is a four-time Stanley Cup champion, winning the championship with the Maple Leafs in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967.

 

[bear27]

Champ Bailey

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

 

[PHamm]

Bsbe Ruth

 

[FS4LFE]

Prime Time to me

And I’m a Gator fan but I gotta give credit when it’s due.

 

[premier58]

No love for the "Golden Jet", Bobby Hull??
"The Manster", Randy White
"Tombstone" Jackson
"The Sheriff", Peyton Manning
Erik "El Terrible" Morales
"Baby Faced Assasin", Marco Antonio Barrera
Juan Manuel "Dinamita", Marquez
Antonio "Tijuana Tornado", Margarito
Sergio "El Maravilla", Martinez
Human Highlight Film, Nique
The Captain,.Steve Yzerman, Derek Jeter, also known as "El Capitan".
Fred "The Hammer", Williamson
Gale Sayers, "The Kansas Comet".
"Rocket" Ismail

 

[premier58]

Champ Bailey

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

Remember his brother was nicknamed, "Boss", too.

 

[bear27]

Remember his brother was nicknamed, "Boss", too.

I remembered him too, I just thought the family doubled down
One Champ
One Boss

 

[Soldier]

Bsbe Ruth

A good one. How anyone could forget George Herman « Babe » Ruth. The first superstar hitter in baseball ever.

Another great baseball player but who was minister of the defensive infield, Ozzie « the wizard of Oz » Smith on the competitive and successful 1980s St.Louis Cardinals.

Gordie Howe : His nickname was literally « Mr.Hockey »

A gordie Howe hat trick : when a hockey forward or defenseman scores one goal, gets one assist, and is involved in a fight during the same game.

 

[premier58]

A good one. How anyone could forget George Herman « Babe » Ruth. The first superstar hitter in baseball ever.

Another great baseball player but who was minister of the defensive infield, Ozzie « the wizard of Oz » Smith of the competitive and successful 1980s St.Louis Cardinals.

Another excellent one from that era,.is the "Manassa(sp) Mauler", for Jack Dempsey. Mario "The Magnificent"