Nicknames #1 - Football Players and Various Coaches

When I recently posted my favorite football players blog, I noticed several of them had a nickname that they are known by, just as if it’s part of their name. I wondered if that is as common recently as it was during the last part of last century. And then I thought… Chad Johnson is officially Chad Ocho Cinco… that’s now his legal name. Wow. But still, I don’t think nicknames are as prevalent now, or at least as good. Either way, just for fun I wanted to list some players and their nicknames. I’ll need to split it up into two posts: 1 with football players and various coaches and another with basketball players.

My two favorite nicknames are Cornbread and Pork Chop. Food nicknames appeal to me for some reason!

Feel free to comment on this blog if you have anyone to add and I will revise the list to include them.

Football Players:
‘Mean’ Joe Green – Steelers
Dwight ‘Mad Dog’ White – Steelers
Thomas ‘Hollywood’ Henderson – Cowboys
Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones - Cowboys
Billy ‘White Shoes’ Johnson – Oilers
Jevon ‘The Freak’ Kearse – Eagles/Titans
Dick ‘Night Train’ Lane - Lions
Cornelius ‘Biscuit’ Bennett - Bills
Lionel ‘Little Train’ James - Chargers
O.J. ‘Juice’ Simpson - Bills
Chad ‘Ocho Cinco’ Ocho Cinco - Bengals
Walter ‘Sweetness’ Payton – Bears
William ‘Refrigerator’ Perry – Bears… AKA ‘The Fridge’
Jim ‘Wrong Way’ Marshall – Vikings
Gene ‘Big Daddy’ Lipscomb – Rams/Colts/Steelers
Gary ’Big Hands’ Johnson – Chargers
Al ’Bubba’ Baker – Lions/Cardinals/Browns/Vikings
Clyde ’Bulldog’ Turner – Bears
George ’Butch’ Byrd – Bills
Ottis ‘OJ’ Anderson – Cardinals/Giants
Joe ’The Jet’ Perry – 49ers
Ken ‘The Snake’ Stabler – Raiders
Jake ‘The Snake’ Plummer – Broncos
Harold ‘Red’ Grange – Bears/Giants… AKA ‘Galloping Ghost’
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch – Rams
Edgerin ‘Edge’ James – Colts/Cardinals
Jack ‘Hacksaw’ Reynolds - Rams
‘Broadway’ Joe Namath – Jets
Lawrence ‘LT’ Taylor – Giants
LaDanian ‘LT’ Tomlinson - Chargers
Deion ‘Prime Time’ Sanders – Falcons/49ers… AKA ‘Neon Deion’
John ‘Riggo’ Riggins – Redskins
Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones – Titans/Cowboys
Roland ‘Champ’ Bailey – Broncos
Terrell ‘T.O.’ Owens – 49ers/Eagles/Cowboys
Randy ‘Superfreak’ Moss – Vikings/Raiders/Patriots
Darren ‘Run DMC’ McFadden – Raiders
Ben ‘Big Ben’ Roethlisberger – Steelers
Shawn ‘Lights Out’ Merriman – Chargers
Gilbert ‘Gravedigger’ Brown – Packers
Terrell ‘TD’ Davis – Broncos
Floyd ‘Pork Chop’ Womack – Seahawks
Steven ‘Action’ Jackson – Rams
Kordell ‘Slash’ Stewart – Steelers
Tory ‘Big Game’ Holt – Rams
Rod ‘He Hate Me’ Smart – Panthers
Carnell ‘Cadillac’ Williams – Buccaneers
Joseph ‘Live or Let’ Addai – Colts
Jerome ‘The Bus’ Bettis – Steelers
Dave ‘The Ghost’ Casper – Raiders
Carlton ‘Cookie’ Gilchrist – Bills/Broncos
Andre ‘Bad Moon’ Rison – Falcons
Byron ‘Bam’ Morris – Steelers/Chiefs
Charles ‘Boobie’ Clark – Bengals
Daryl ‘Moose’ Johnston – Cowboys
Christain ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Okoye – Chiefs
Elbert ‘Ickey’ Woods – Bengals
Craig ‘Ironhead’ Heyward – Saints
Reggie ‘The Minister of Defense’ White – Showboats/Eagles/Packers
David ‘Deacon’ Jones – Rams
Anthony ‘Booger’ McFarland – Buccaneers

Also, here are few coaches who are known for their nickname:
George ‘Papa Bear’ Halas – Bears… AKA ‘Mr. Everything’
Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant – Alabama
Joe ‘Pa’ Paterno – Penn State
John ‘The Wizard of Westwood’ Wooden – UCLA
Bobby ‘The General’ Knight – Indiana & Texas Tech
Arnold ‘Red’ Auerbach – Celtics
O.A. ‘Bum’ Phillips – Oilers/Saints