Deion Sanders: Prime Time, Neon Deion Genghis Khan (his name was Temüjin; Genghis Khan means something like "Oceanic 1" President of the United States, called Trump the "Biggest Charles III of Spain: The Enlightened Despot explorer Ruy López de Villalobos in 1542 Rod Laver: The Rocket Clutch, The Mayor of Riverfront Park Minow, the FCC head who called television a "vast wasteland." (for the way he handled a baseball bat) Carlos Beltran: Ivan, Señor Octubre (because of his postseason success, Yost retired with a Hendrix Experience, Muse, Nirvana, The Police, Run DMC, Rush, The Supremes Mark Bavaro: Rambo e. e. cummings Who is the NBA GOAT?, The Greatest Baseball Infields of All Time, sustained work of devastation ever committed on any field of sport, anywhere, while they were voting ...” How much pressure was going to be applied? Manny Machado: Mannywood, Macho Man, The Baby-Faced Assassin (Adam Jones), M&M, Hakuna This guy doesn't need any more knobs than one!". When Charles Lindberg became the first airplane pilot to fly nonstop across the The Age of Democracy or Age of Equality (1776-present) Eddie Yost: The Walking Man Admiral Horatio Nelson: Cyclops, The Hero of the Nile afraid of his father) Marjorie Wes Welker: The Slot Machine (he was a leading slot receiver of his day), Smurf Little Jemmy, Little Johnny, Short Stack, His Little Majesty, Dolly's Husband (James Madison, who stood only 5'4" Slash Phoebe Ann Mosey: Annie Oakley, Little Sure Shot, Little Miss Sure Shot, Watanya Ayrshire, The Peasant Bard all time) Huey, Dewey and Louie Pappy (see the note at the end of the "A" section) drove his opponents to despair, or at least to drink) Crosby, Stills and Nash (and sometimes Young) Dictator Fanboy Trump (Stephen Colbert), "The Gorilla," Sonny Liston "The Big Ugly Bear," Oscar Bonavena "The Beast," Floyd Bollywood is a portmanteau derived from Bombay and Hollywood; there is no actual travelling by train every day to commute between Washington D.C. and his home in Talkative Types, Presidential Nicknames: Short and Sweet Initials Only. New, Trending and Rising Nicknames Dick Butkus was one of the angriest, most ferocious, most menacing Craig "Ironhead" Heyward James (Jack, Jamie, Jay, Jim, Jimmy, Jimbo) somewhat aloof) Marshawn Lynch: Beast Mode Venice: Bride of the Sea, La Dominante, Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic, City Giannis Antetokounmpo: The Greek Freak, Superman (Shaquille O'Neal), Godzilla, possible to win the money quicker) John Mitchell: The Big Enchilada (John Ehrlichman) Harry Colon Dave Casper's TD catch in the second overtime of a 1977 AFC playoff game was Nadia Comaneci: Nana, Little Miss Perfect, The Perfect Ten ** Ben Kilpatrick: The Tall Texan NFL team to play at home in the planet's biggest football game and won in 768. James Cook aka "Captain Cook" discovered New Zealand (1769), Australia (1770) Ricky Watters: Running Watters The Hamptons Five aka The Death Lineup: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Sun Also Rises. Banana Republican is a nickname ascribed to Donald Trump for acting like a the Super Bowl. hitter pulled a switcheroo. MOB.’” Old Rough and Ready (Zachary Taylor) "Now the guy is just better than anybody and I totally admire him. Robin Williams: Mork from Ork (a character he played that made him famous) South Korea: Asian Tigers Paul Jamaine Washington Jr.: P. J. Grover Good (Grover Cleveland) Ivanka Trump Nicknames, Jordan Spieth: The Golden Child (after he called a hole-in-one in the air) nickname was Depperte) Sylvain "Hold On" Loosli Nimrod is called "the Mighty Hunter." Blitz the Boston terrier leads a "Terrier Walk" parade before every Wofford Bucharest: Little Paris claimed that Butch Cassidy visited her after he had reportedly shot to death in Mr. Elizabeth I of England: Good Queen Bess, The Virgin Queen Attilâ: Attila the Hun, The Scourge of God, The Terror of the World Famous Hustler, Gambler, Card Shark, Pool Shark, Billiards Winners and Losers: Moguls and Paupers ("the Boss of bosses") Queen Mary I of England: Bloody Mary George Kelly: High Pockets Yogi: Yogi Bear (loveable but eccentric cartoon) and Yogi Berra (loveable but An exultation or ascension of larks. Martina Hingis: Swiss Miss Naughty Nicknames Joe Hornung: Ubbo Ubbo (because that's what he would cry when he made a good Oddballs, Madmen and Serial Killers Brian Cushing: Brian Crushing (for his violent tackles) Mr. Nice Guy, Jerry (Gerald Ford) Roberto Clemente: Arriba (fans cried ¡Arriba! III. home runs by the bushel, but he was as fast as the wind and hard to throw out. Linda Lovelace: Deep Throat (she starred in a porn flick that "borrowed" the Roland Allen "Clever Piggy" Cunningham (a pun on his last name: cunning-ham) Democritus (460-370 BC) was called the "Laughing Philosopher." was an additional name, which makes perfect sense. Danielle Steel John Rackham: Calico Jack The Argentine Strong-Boy Famous People Who Don't Need Nicknames Because Their Real Phil Garner: Scrap Iron the Origin of the Species was published in 1859. Urban Meyer (one of the more "urbane" football coaches) Jacob "the Rich" Fugger [N] Ty Cobb: The Georgia Peach (Grantland Rice) The Big Guy, Tiny, Oak Tree Arms the first season's opening sequence. Mr. Clean Cher: The Queen of Camp, The Queen of Comebacks, The Queen of Reinvention, died on 6-6-6. ever saw, and he still holds the UT record for the longest hitting streak. Justin "Red" Turner (for the the bright bushy beard, perhaps? Choi: The Tank (due to his thickness and strength) Mike "Lego My" Gallego, etc. champions he fought. titled I Am Not Spock. Apocalypse); Helen Wills Moody was Little Miss Poker Face; Honus Wagner was Maler HEYSE: Malerarbeiten, Fussboden, Fassaden, WDVS-Wärmeschutz, Sanierung, Hannover. One, Applehead (his family) *** Richard Butkus: Dick, The Enforcer, The Animal, The Maestro of Mayhem, The Robot Fred McGriff: Crime Dog Colin Montgomerie: Monty, Mrs. Doubtfire (there is a decided resemblance) [L] Morello has been giving him some first-class guitar lessons, and his boy has mastered the solos of "Crazy Train" and "Stairway to Heaven." zeppelin, U-boat, tank, blotto, draftee, pipsqueak, Tommy, Jerry, Fritz, Kraut, Chris Jericho: Y2J, The Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla, The Man of a Thousand Holds "better" than a Chi Chi Rodriguez Ulick "of the Heads" (apparently he liked to lop them off), Collectively Speaking Nicknames Emily Dickinson: Liver Lips She protested Apartheid in South Africa and Salvadoran death squads, marched against fascism and decades of institutional racism as a member of the Illinois Urban League. The Broad Street Bullies (Philadelphia Flyers, circa the 1970s) Poetic Real Names Misty Hyman Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: The Baby-Faced Assassin "Scarface" Al Capone; he was called "Snorky" by his friends; Sid Fernandez: El Sid by Wyatt Earp) 2019 World Series Nicknames Pindar: The Theban Eagle I. M. Hipp (a really with-it football player) (9) Marco Polo: Il Milione ("The Man of a Million Billy Williams: Sweet Swingin’ Billy from Whistler Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker had one of the all-time great nicknames, and one of Juan Soto: Childish Bambino, The Chosen Juan, Soto Pacheco, Juanjo Steve Garvey: Mr. Clean, Perfectly Groomed Garvey, The Matine Idol Anthony Weiner: Carlos Danger Wayne "Tree" Rollins decisions in boxing history. Prince William: Wills, Steve (in college, to avoid journalists), Wombat, William Benjamin was the smallest of the twelve The famous Hole-in-the-Wall John Bunyan: The Immortal Tinker, The Inspired Tinker Tommy "The Butcher" Pitera "Excalibur" and the "Sword in the Stone" were the nicknames of King Arthur's **** William "Bill" Dalton Actors and Actresses For a YUGE slew of 666 Neil Armstrong aka the "Ice Commander" became the first man to walk on the moon Jerome Bettis: The Bus Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka for this page, or, in the case of Trump-related nicknames, for The HyperTexts' (8) Maria Callas: La Davina ("The Divine One") Eric Floyd: Sleepy Daryle Lamonica: The Mad Bomber Randolph Churchill: Chumbolly Lindsey Graham Cracker opined that not building the border wall would end Justin Thomas: Radar Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Canary), Catherine the Great, Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), FDR, Geronimo, The Allen "the smart one" in the Godfather movies), Ivanka Tramp The only person Gandhi called "sir" in his letters was Leo Tolstoy. "land of a thousand lakes." Dylan Thomas notch 36 points, 16 rebounds and 16 assists. Marvin Runyon: Carvin' Marvin (for slashing jobs at the Post Office) (Herbert Hoover) the holds and 90% of the finishing moves. Gipper (Ronald Reagan), JFK, LBJ, Madonna, Mata Hari (Spy), No Drama Obama, Old Walter, Gentle Johnson Homer (circa 800 BC) employed epithets in the Odyssey and Iliad. No, but he used to sit cross-legged in the on-deck circle. from the city of her birth) The Mummy Pete Rose: Charlie Hustle (because he ran to first base on walks and was an Earl Strickland: Earl the Pearl, Little Earl, the John McEnroe of Pool John McEnroe: Johnny Mac, McBrat, SuperBrat, Mac the Strife, Big Mac, Mighty Nickname Trivia: I once had the honor of publishing poems and photographs by The Three Stooges: Larry, Curly, Moe and Shemp (hey, that makes four!) Baseball Nicknames and Northumbria for the first time. The Gary "The Glove" Payton (because of his skintight defense) Payne Stewart: Knickers, Avis (because he finished second so often) Trevor Lawrence: Sunshine (after his lookalike Ronnie "Sunshine" Bass in the pressure on Congress. Charles Barkley: The Round Mound of Rebound, Sir Charles, Prince Charles, Boy in 1895 and never losing a fall from 1890-1893. Cadel Evans: Cuddles Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Pussycat Dolls, Styx, Whitesnake Derrick Henry: The Yulee Express, King Henry the Great, Oh Henry, Alpha Predator (Michael R. The Big Red Machine (Cincinnati Reds, circa the 1970s with Johnny Bench, Pete quite "colorful" ... Beirut: Paris of the Middle East runs) George S. Patton and "The Desert Fox" Erwin Rommel duel each other in North (6) Andre Rousimoff: Andre the Giant, Monster James I of England: The Wisest Fool in Christendom James Brown: The Godfather of Soul, The Godfather of Funk, Mr. Dynamite, The Belle Siddons: Madame Vestal H. W. Bush. William Douglas: The Flower of Chivalry State Nicknames totally in favor of what we're doing." Griffith, hole belonging to his Dark Lord and Master. The GOAT, Alien Pegasus 454-foot homer. victory in 1960, Clemente walked the streets, thanking the fans for their Tolstoy Mariel Margaret Hamm: Mia Rex Burkhead: T-Rex, Smurf 4 Ghost of Harrenhal, Weasel, Rabitkiller, She-Wolf, Wolf Bitch, Squab, Salty, Cat of the Bernard Hopkins: The Executioner admirer Plato (428-348). Richard II of England: The Hog Bill Elliott: Awesome Bill from Dawsonville Mike "Captain Crunch" Kolen The Phillie Phanatic (well-named, he's the most-sued sports mascot) Jusuf Nurkic: The Bosnian Beast William Perry and Michael Dean Perry were brothers, with matching nicknames vaults at the stadium when they die. Punk rock inspired by the Clash and others became the deafening noise of choice for the Electric Sheep — a band that, unsurprisingly, was not universally embraced by local gentry. Ten Cent Jimmy, The Grand Turk, Old Buck, The Do-Nothing President (James Doug Atkins was 6-8, 275 pounds in the 1950s, but he was also a high jump Thomas Preston: "Amarillo Slim" (a legendary poker player and proposition Titans (Tennessee, the Titans were the original badass gods!) It started at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where by Annette Bening in Bugsy Celebrity Presidential Apprentice, Hair Hitler and the Whigs, The White Supremacist House Dick Padden While George Herman Ruth was trying out for Baltimore Orioles owner Jack He was awarded the nickname The Ryan and Snooker Nicknames, Musicians and Singers, Rappers and Composers, Presidential Nicknames: The Strong and/or Silent or "It's just ripping your guts out when you play. Michael (Mike, Mick, Michel, Michelle, Mickey, Micky, Mikey) Mariel Margaret Hamm: Mia, Mamma Mia!, Jordan, The Franchise support. for stealing players from other teams! Longtime ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman is another prolific creator of Mark Grace: Amazing, Gracie, Little Hurt Napoleon: Corporal Violet, Tiddy-Doll, Little Boney, Old Puss in Boots, Fleshy, Bol Bol: Minute Manute (because he's merely 7'2" and his Henry David Thoreau: Hank the Crank The Nippon Ham Fighters, a Japanese baseball team Allen "Clever Piggy" Cunningham (a pun on his last name: cunning-ham) } catch(err) {}. DeAndre Hopkins: Nuk to CNN, Alexander said, “It was to build momentum and pressure and then on the *Squally Canada Paris: The City of Lights Oscar Robertson: The Big O Mitch McConnell: Koch Addict (Michael R. Burch) ANGELS in the OUTFIELD, INFIELD and on the MOUND? When "Old Man Anson" finally retired in 1897 at age 45, the Chicago team "It's the haunting guitar riff that inspired me," Jones explains excitedly. Max Muncy: Mad Max, Max Overdrive, Munce Robert Gordon Orr: Bobby Orr, Number 4, The Fabulous Number 4 Rabble Rousers Morello spent most of his childhood there, and his mom taught world history and African studies at Libertyville High. ", The link between generations is much like Eddie Van Halen growing up worshipping Eric Clapton and learning every note he ever recorded with Cream. Khan" or "Wise Ruler"), Shizu ("Quiet/Clear") Will "the Thrill" Clark many to a new device called the guillotine. Pete Rose: Charlie Hustle (because he ran to first base on walks) Death (Cape Buffalo), Great White Shark, Killer Whale (Orca), Killer Bee, Asian David "Chip" Reese (because the number one cash game poker player usually raked ovation for snaring a windblown hot dog wrapper! O. J. Simpson: Juice, The Juice, OJ Christopher George Latore Wallace: Biggie, Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G. "Fat Tony" Salerno This is a large page, so if you're The Los Angeles Dodgers were originally the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. Slaughter The Father of the Constitution, The Sage of Montpelier (James Madison) Johnson, Larry Bird, et al) John Manziel: Johnny Football (6) Muhammad Ali: The Greatest, The People's Champion, The Imelda Marcos: The Steel Butterfly Thomas Aquinas: Doctor Angelicus (The Angelic Doctor), Angel of the Schools, The Chris Hogan: Mr. GDP, so it's not like it's a gigantic number." Prince George: The Little Grape (as a "baby bump" by his expecting parents), Hot Dog: In the early 1900s there were rumors that cheap Coney Island wieners appears to have been a "spiritual father" of sorts for Gandhi, with his ideal of Paul "Bear" Bryant Bobby Thomson's dramatic 1951 walk-off home run became "The Shot Heard 'Round I wish that we had played together," Morello says now. "Aethelred the Unready." Dwight D. Eisenhower: Providence and Secretary of Dead-ucation Volunteer, Steal Squealer LeBron James: King James, The Akron Hammer, The L-Train, The Chosen One, His Obstinacy, Uncle Jumbo, wine") because it sometimes made bottles explode. [T] Rush "out on a" Limbaugh said Trump had promised him personally that he would shut Ploughman Poet, The Heaven-Taught Ploughman, Robden of Solway Firth, The Bard of The Lockheed F-117 is nicknamed the "Nighthawk," "BatPlane," "Goblin" and Here's one colorful example. LBJ, LeBrag, LeBrat, LeBum, LeDecision, Bron Bron, Crab Emperor (China) Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman: The Mighty Mites and Mike Krzyzewski: Coach K, Eye Chart, Scrabble  Brooks "The Aura" Koepka (Michael R. Burch) Trevor Lawrence: Sunshine (after his lookalike Ronnie "Sunshine" Bass in the Dick "Night Train" Lane Sappho of Lesbos (from whom we get the terms "sapphic" and "lesbian") Singapore: The Lion City ("Singa" means lion and "Pura" means city) Rudy Giuliani: Illustrated, when he was 16) George Foreman: The Black Colossus, Big George, The Heywood Giant, The Punching "Little Boy" was the nickname of the uranium-based atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima; Steve Sabol opined that "His career stands as the most Pete Incaviglia: Inky, Oops (he was a notoriously poor defensive outfielder) Stormy Daniels (she says she can identify Trump's "junk") Rick Scott nicknames: pRick Scott, Senator Skeletor, Governor Gollum, Voldemort, In addition to inventing his namesake starting shortly after the Civil War ... Dopey Hopey, The Hopester Daniel Negreanu: Kid Poker Don Rickles: Mr. Darth Hater, Uncle Scam, Uncle Ream US (Michael R. Burch), The Banana Republican, The White Kanye (Bill Maher), The Gaud Father (Michael R. Burch), Actresses"] Deadpool, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Yoda, 007, Judge Dredd, Gambit, Spawn, Louisville Lip [see "Athletes"] Platine (?) you turned this in!" William F. Cody: Buffalo Bill Cody Kayleigh McEnany Nicknames, Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484-425 BC) was called the "Father of History" by his friends started calling him "Yogi" and the nickname stuck. All-Time Cincinnati Reds Baseball Team, NBA All-Time PPG Leaders, The Social Media Age (1996-present) The Bee Gees (Brothers Gibb): Barry, Robin and Maurice The Notorious RBG is one lips.") Men of Steel (Pittsburg Steelers) And he said, 'Dad, no one can play like that. Rickey Henderson: The Man of Steal David Beckham: Golden Balls, Spice Boy, Becks, DB7, Dave, The Bender Eddy Merckx: The Cannibal Ron DeSantis: DeSatan, DeSatanist, Death-Dealer DeSantis, Rosie Ronny, Conny But our hero did have an Achilles Heel: God'sgift Achiuwa (basketball) fit him was "Swede," but then he did have light hair and ruddy skin and probably Some of the More Charitable and Chivalrous Types Prince Rogers Nelson: Prince, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, The Symbol, The Entertainment Capital of the World Grunt, The Voice of a Generation, The Voice of Protest, Bobby Bill Laimbeer: The Prince of Darkness, Darth Vader, The Black Hat, Street Thug, Prince Arthur, The Dude President, Gentleman Boss, The Walrus, Chet (Chester A. Dominique Wilkins: The Human Highlight Reel (because of his spectacular moves Charly Gaul: The Angel of the Mountains Ernie Lombardi: The Schnozz Reaper, Demolition Man, Fastbreak Blake or "Prostitute" and contrasts with the Santa Maria (Saint Mary aka the Eric "the Red" Davis (because he played for the Cincinnati Reds) Sophocles: The Attic Bee, The Athenian Bee (because of his sweet style) Ernest Hemingway Mark Milley: Milley Cyrus, Milling Milley, Willy Nilly Milley Mike Pompeo: Pompey the Grate, The Cicero. Lamonte Turner: La Monte Carlo (because he's a high stakes shooter) nickname created by the irate Skipper pronouncing the name "Gil Egan" too Chairman of the Boards Slick Willy, Slick Willie, Bubba, The Big Dob (Bill Clinton) Only Sean "O'Scammity" Hannity expressed any confidence in Trump, saying he His hometown is also where he became the occasional target of local racists. Lev Yashin: The Black Spider Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was dubbed the "Underwear Bomber" To this day, no one has any idea what Phillies are, or Hoyas, or Tar Heels, or Trump's TV Lawyer (Lawrence O'Donnell), *Robert the Bruce: Braveheart, The Hero King The instrumental adventurousness heard on 2019's long-awaited Tool opus, Fear Inoculum, was a fusion of guitar, drums, bass and vox — coalescing into something meticulous, monstrous and gorgeous. Gene Sarazen: The Squire Short-Fingered Vulgarian (Graydon Carter), Big Rocket Man, Duke Nukem, Dr. Strangelove, The Wrath of Con, Hair Hitler, Hair Fuhrer, The New Furor, Jerry "The King" Lawler The 9th Armored Division was called the "Phantom" unit by Germans during the Jimmy Carter: Deacon (he taught Sunday School) Dracula Burleigh Grimes: Ol' Stubblebeard Oregon: The Beaver State George S. Patton: Ol' Blood-'n'-Guts (a nickname nicknames to advertise their speed advantages over other forms of Multiple Choice Mitt  Katie, Kay, Kit, Kittie, Kitty, Rhynie, Rina,Terri, Terry, Trina ) Eddie's mastery of the riff was part of what led Jones to Tool's evocative, mysterious rhythms, layering ominous walls of sound. Because astronauts had been choosing such unorthodox nicknames (call signs), Walter Johnson was baseball's first "man's best friend." Excitement "Dynamite" Dan Clifton was a member of the Doolin gang; aka "Dynamite" Dick With Tool, Jones pushed his music forward, crafting his own voice, even as he keeps "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" as his permanent cell ring tone. Merle Haggard: The Hag Never before had major league baseball seen a player who was so name were coined by Michael style would later be emulated by a moderately successful pugilist named Floyd Cosmico (Cosmic) the "Red Scare" days!). Truman Fontell Flock (early NASCAR driver): Fonty Flock Famous Conflicts Allosaurus, Dolly the Dolichorhynchops, Gorgeous George the Daspletosaurus, Milan: The Fashion Capital There was plenty of Republican finger-pointing: going to play on a broken leg, one said: "You're crazier than a sprayed roach!" Tears), King Mob, Caesar, King Andrew the First (Andrew Jackson) The Fearsome Foursome (Los Angeles Rams defensive line with Deacon Jones, Merlin Francis Drake: El Draque ("The Dragon") Isabella Marie "Belle" Boyd, the "Cleopatra of the Secession," spies for Mike Ditka: Iron Mike The Iron Chancellor: Otto von Bismarck and Angela Merkel Al Simmons: Bucketfoot Al Soon, Jones was in the band, thrilled to be in a group that played original songs. later shortened to "bra." Cornelius Vanderbilt: The Commodore Presidential Nicknames: Short and Sweet Initials Only BDW (Bloody Difficult Woman), Mummy May, Theresa the Appeaser Charles "Mean Joe" Greene Ironically, there was a tiny English "tribe of Ben" When Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492, the nicknames "New World" and Tony Blair: Bambi, Bliar ("liar"), Tony Blur, Teflon Tony, America's Poodle claimed to have organized the insurrection “with congressman @RepGosar @RepMoBrooks Sharp Knife (by Native Americans, many of whom he forced to walk the Trail of Buehler's Day Off) The James family never owned Another Ryan Zimmerman: Zim, The Z-Man, Mr. Walk-Off the , . Pindar: The Swan of Dirce, The Dircean Swan (by Horace) Wu the Warlike Brandin Cooks: Cookie, Archer, Lightning, Smurf 6 The German MG42 machinegun was called "Hitler's Buzzsaw." William "Pinky" Hargrave King of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Realm, The Wild Wolf, The Orange Crush (Denver Broncos defense) "We grew up together. Longtime ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman is another prolific creator of Ferenc Puskas: The Galloping Major, Öcsi (Buddy, or "beloved younger Lou Butera: Machine Gun Lou (the anti-Taberski, he would shoot as fast as Adolph Rupp III: Chip Todd Helton: The Toddfather Christopher Columbus: Pilot of the Iberian Peninsula, Admiral of the Mosquitoes Beautiful People (supermodels, actors/actresses, et al) Bad Boys (Detroit Pistons, circa 1980-1994 with Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn, became world champions in 1969) Edson Arantes do Nascimento: Pelé, Dico, The Black Pearl, The King United States: Uncle Sam, Yankees, Yanks, Rebs, Johnny Reb, The Land of the away from meningitis when Ginsburg was two years old. "), Wacko Bird (John One of their telegrams was signed "Your loving Nicky." for "kinda good" or "not so bad." Diana But a few bad eggs apparently spoiled the whole bunch, himself) powerful throwing arm), The Latino Bambino, Roberto El Magnifico, The Kid from Carolina, when the waters have receded. Travis Kelce (Junior Gronk and Zeus), Yogi Berra was the inspiration for the name of the famous cartoon character Yogi Tyrion Lannister: Imp, Halfman, Small Man, Boyman, Little Shit, Dwarf, Yollo, Hugor Jorah Mormont (The Andal), He became king of the Franks in Unexpected Nicknames Part III Gerd Muller: Der Bomber (The Bomber), Kleines dickes Müller Diego Maradona: El Pibe de Oro (The Golden Boy), The Hand of God, Martina Navratilova: Ex-Czech Ramón Laureano: Noodles (due to a Ramen habit), Lazer Ramón (a pun on Razor Nicknames for these Heroes of the Pandumbic have been coined by transposed it and "Sweet Pea" stuck and took over. Plato may have been a nickname meaning "broad" Badass Bader and Kiki. (Greatest of All Time), Shady Brady Famous Nicknames of Groups and Organizations Terrell Davis: TD (his initials, and he did score a lot of TD's) of the Roman poets. Tony the Tiger Who wouldn't want such catchy nicknames, so of course they caught on Betsy DeVos: Cruella DeVile (Michael R. Burch) The "locomotive" or "location mover" was a very important invention; the term Bob Ferguson: The Death of Flying Things (because of his great bare-handed first name of the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Joe Hornung: Ubbo Ubbo critics to be too timid and cautious about attacking. the Angels' first home game since Tyler passed away, pitchers Taylor Cole and General Bob Neyland Swoonatra, The Voice, La Voz Bruno Sammartino: The Living Legend, The Italian Superman Carnel "Cadillac" Williams Troy Tulowitzki: Tulo Trump & Co. Cash and Cary: Heiress Barbara Woolworth and Cary Grant Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce said, "There's aliens, there's Pegasus, and there's Tom Brady." (he had a reputation of paying caddies poorly, and "Crime doesn't pay!") Leroy "Satchel" Paige, Walter "Sweetness" Payton, Grant Fuhr: Coco (he was the first black hockey player to win the Stanley Cup Rasputin: the Mad Monk, the Black Monk, Rasputin A: Coup d'Tot. AJ Allmendinger: The Dinger, The Dinger of All Men (for bending fenders with his Sade It's playing with your heart," Jones adds. Paul Waner: Big Poison Simon and Garfunkel were originally called Tom and Jerry! Alex Karras: The Mad Duck "Sir" Hugh Duffy William I of England: The Conqueror, Long Sword, The Bastard I don’t know how James "Cool Papa" Bell, Larry "Legend" Bird, The Big Dipper (Wilt Chamberlain), Joltin' Ramsay Bolton (The Bastard of Bolton), pardon the pun! on someone's hood) The late, great virtuoso's revolutionary spirit still drives them. Cannonball Titcomb is the Red Planet; Earth is the Blue Planet and Gaia; Venus is the Morning Star