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We rank 'em. You react. That's how the Daily List rolls.9/08/2008 03:49:00 PM Athletes Who Should Wear Their Nicknames
The fearsome marketing wing of the NFL rose up this weekend and brought the smack down on the receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson. If you missed it, Johnson legally changed his name to become Chad Ocho Cinco, a jarring collision of English, Spanish and poor grammar, no matter which language you prefer. Naturally, Ocho Cinco wanted to wear a jersey with "Ocho Cinco" on the back, but the League refused, saying Mr. Cinco had a "financial obligation" to Reebok, which probably doesn’t want to be left with a few thousand irrelevant "JOHNSON 85" jerseys sitting around their warehouse.
Chad Johnson is hoping to wear his Icho Cinco jersey in a game this season.Photo by AP
It's all light and fun, until you consider that Señor Ocho Cinco may no longer even be good enough (he had a whopping 1 catch on Sunday) to warrant a (self-imposed) nickname on his jersey. Here are my top five players who should have been allowed to wear their nickname on their jerseys ...
1. MAGIC -- These days he goes by Mr. Johnson, but a Laker jersey with MAGIC across the back would be a huge seller.
2. TO -- After watching him on Hard Knocks all fall, I fell like we’re seeing a different Terrell Owens than the one who fractured teams and had to have his stomach pumped. Maybe he should celebrate by rocking a nickname on his shirt.
3. HUSTLE -- Pete Rose was commonly known as Charlie Hustle -- imagine the popularity of a jersey with HUSTLE across the back, particularly in hip-hop videos.
4. REFRIGERATOR -- William Perry came along about two decades early.
5. THREE FINGER -- Mordecai Brown was better known as "Three Finger" Brown, one of the coolest and strangest nicknames ever.
Who else deserved their nickname on their jersey? Let us know below ...
Lang Whitaker is the executive editor of SLAM magazine and writes daily at SLAMonline.composted by SI.com | View comments |
Comments:
It Ocho Cinco jacka**! Get it right!Gary "The Glove" PaytonI'd wear a throwback jets jersey with "Broadway" on the back...How about a Bulls jersey with "AIR" in da back?the great one-99 (gretzky)
the captain-11(messier)First one that comes immediately to mind is LEGEND. Larry Bird was exactly that and would better support it on his back since BIRD didn't exactly describe his game. Other great ones might be DR. K, Dwight Gooden and THE BOZ, Brian Bozworth.How about instead of Biletnikoff put "Stick'um" or Tatum "Assassin" or "Big Ben" Roethlisberger or instead of Olsen put "Merlin"Just a few...
"Dr. J" Julius Erving
"Primetime" Deion Sanders
"Admiral" David Robinson
"Papi" David OrtizHow about a Sweetness jersey in Chicago for Mr. Walter Peytonsimple.
Gilbert Brown, former Green Bay Packer
Nickname: Grave Digger"Frenchy" John Fuqua
"Ironman" Cal Ripken Jr.
"Mean Joe" Joe Greene
"Bus" Jerome BettisHe Hate Me!OZZIE SMITH...AKA "THE WIZARD"triple h 'the game."
ric flair "nature boy."DreamHow about "He Hate Me". Oh, wait...#17 Seahawks Jersey of Dave Kreig
"MUDBONE"Ichiro"The Vaccinator" for Terell Buckley. Back in his days with the Packers we jokingly called him this because he would claim that he would give the opponent "a shot they would never forget". Of course he was always a non-factor on the field.Randy Johnson - "The Big Unit"I have a San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds jersey #25 with the name "Jackasterisk" on the back.
I'll wear it at Cooperstown for
Bonds' HOF induction........For Deion Sanders: "Neon" or "Prime Time." Pick a team: Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, or even Washington.
For Ed Jones: "Too Tall."
For Bob Hayes: "Bullet."
For Nolan Ryan: "Express."
For Clyde Drexler: "Glide."A Spurs jersey #44 with "Iceman" on the backBack in da day:
"Pistol" Pete Maravich
"Clyde" Walt Frazier
"Pearl" Earl Monroe
I guess the closest there has been to Ocho Cinco was when World B. Free announced that was his new name...
I wouldn't mind seeing:
"CP3" Chris Paul jerseyswhat about Billy "White Shoes" Johnson or O.J. Simpson "Juice"Fred Dryer "Hunter"
that would make a good list players with there tv or movie character name Alex Karras with Papadouplas or Mongo on the back of a Lions jersey Bubba Smith with Hightower
Karl Malone "Mailman"What about Antonion "El Pulpo" Alfonseca?
(Alfonseca has 6 fingers on one hand..."Pulpo" means "octopus" in spanish.I'm going to have to second Miami Mike's "Sweetness", it should hve made the top 5. Mudbone was close...On the Robin Ventura jersey..."Nuggy""Deacon" Jones, Willie "Bear" Lanier, Lenny "The Cool" Dawson..."Nerd"
Chris Collinsworth"The Bus" for Bettis!!! Just awesome.Chris "Captain Chaos" CooleyOne came to mind right away.
Would anyone be interested in wearing a StL Cardinals #6 that said "the Man"?Two comments:
1. Why would someone suggest names for wrestlers? For starters, the last i checked, a)Wrestling isnt a sport, it's a glorified soap opera. b) wrestlers dont wear team jerseys. c) Last i checked, Triple H is not a person's real name, so that would make it a nickname, making "The Game" a nickname of a nickname, which is just ridiculous.
2. Ichiro is not a nickname, it is the guy's actual first name. Plus, it is already on his jersey, making it completely pointless to mention it in this section.
Other than that, i like a lot of the people's suggestions in this post.Just to correct an earlier comment.
In hockey, "The Captain" is Steve Yzerman.
Back on track: "Mr. Hockey", "The Rocket" (Maurice Richard, not the juiced baseball player), "The Pocket Rocket", and my fav "Little Ball of Hate" - Pat Verbeek.I'd say "Pacman" would be a good one too. If the NFL doesn't allow that then "Criminal" would suffice.Matt "I suck" LeinartThe Doctor - Julius "Dr J" Erving"Nerd"
Chris CollinsworthHow about for Kobe "Godlike""YOOOOUUUK!"Gervin - Iceman
Testaverde - Green Balls
Rafer Alston - Skip To My Lou
Barkley - Round Mound
Maravich - Pistol Pete
Rodman - The Worm
Vinny Johnson - The Microwave
And of course, the best seller of them all......
BIG UNITam still waiting for my Ron Mexico jerseyDallas Cowboys Randy White
1/2 man 1/2 monster
#54 The MANSTERWhile Chad Ocho Cinco may be interesting for awhile, let's remember Dolphins receiver Mark "Super" Duper, who changed his name so that Super was his legal middle name. Did you remember him? No? That's what will happen with COC. He'll get tired of it or get traded and change back to Johnson.
I second "Pistol" Pete Maravich and Walter "Sweetness" PaytonCocktail Collins is my personal favorite
Can't forget The Big Hurt(Frank Thomas) or Crime Dog(Fred McGriff)Fred Mcgriff(crime dog)
Frank Thomas(big hurt)
Or my personal favorite cocktail collinsFernando "El Nino" Torres
Liverpool #9Purple Jesus - Adrian Petersonwasnt there a jersey that Maravich wore that said Pistol on the back at some point in the nbaI would buy a Ron Mexico Jersey, totally. Didn't NFL ban that from even being customly made?Warren Sapp- Jackazz"Candyman" for Ray Allen because his shot is so sweet.
We miss u in Wisconsin Ray!"All Day" It's great for defensive players to see, as they watch Adrian Peterson rip off another 60 yard run, knowing he's going to be doing that to them ALL DAY!roger "rocket" clemensRecent Posts
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