How much does an athletes name play into their popularity?

[jadillac]

Joe Montana, Michael Jordan, Jerry Rice...even the name LeBron as unique as it is doesnt sound far out there. Plaxico is a lil strange tho.


But what if Joe Montana's name was Bill Zahdarinkski or something.
Joe Montana just sounds like a "cool" name. Bill Zahdarinkski, the greatest NFL QB of all time?

Or what if Michael Jordan was named Steve Box or something like that. The greatest NBA player of all time.....Steve Box

 

[DStyles]

You should watch football and see some of the names they have.

Specially Brazilians, they have to go by nicknames such as Kaka

 

[PortCityProphet]

Steve Box sound like a G ass name to be honest. so many creative things you can do with it

 

[Dettol]

Kobe (named after a fish).

 

[sfgiants]

dikk BUTKUS

 

[jadillac]

dikk BUTKUS

That's a football name to be honest. Especially for those times. Lotta men went by the name dikk.

Steve Box sound like a G ass name to be honest. so many creative things you can do with it

Yeah, it's not a bad athetic name.......but the greatest of all time?

 

[SoulController]

The greatest NBA player of all time.....Steve Box

so stupid its got me dyin

most legendary athletes do have cool names, Cassius Clay and Ali are both cool in their own right.

Dan Marino flows
LeBron is iconic and unique, so is Kobe altho its a little
Babe Ruth

Gretzky is the only one i can come up with, name sucks. luckily he was one badass mf

 

[CrimsonTider]

None

 

[Ghpstface]

Steve Box??

 

[Codeine Bryant]

Shaquille

DwYAne Wade's name is even misspelled and he's pretty famous

LaDanian Tomlinson is a pretty name

PUJOLS

Also, if you're really something special, chances are you'll just have a nickname made up for you at a young age. Be it your initials or something your coaches or friends call you. You'd be surprised how many athletes go by names that aren't their real ones.

 

[RedBull]

Steve Box?!? Lol!

You do have a point, however it's how good they are that makes their name dope. Michael Jordan being a role player wouldn't have have popped but Air Jordan is what made the name great. Nice thread.

The name Dwyane Wade is corny no matter how great he used to be.

 

[RedBull]

The name Mike Tyson exudes of viciousness.

 

[HacksawJimThuggin]

http://www.the-coli.com/coliseum/15575-would-pip-less-respected-if-his-name-scott-pippen.html#.UP2N6B34LEI

 

[SoulController]

Gorgui Dieng

 

[mozichrome]

i would say it plays none