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Great CFB Player Nicknames
« on: February 25, 2020, 06:56:51 PM »
Many of the Greats had nicknames often appended by some sports journalist, like Galloping Ghost or the Four Horsemen, back in the day.  What are some of your favorites?  Is this now a lost art?  

Broadway Joe always stuck with me as a great nickname.  Whatcha got Loran?

Prime Time is not quite as clever IMHO, but decent.
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Re: Great CFB Player Nicknames
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2020, 06:58:55 PM »
Johnny Football
as well ass Johnny F-ing Football
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2020, 07:00:28 PM »
Honey Badger was a great nickname.
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Grossman was 'Sexy Rexy' when he was here.  Safety Reggie Nelson was called the Eraser.  I assume many DBs have that moniker.  
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Pace as the Pancake was good, but idk if it was really a nickname.
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Adrian Peterson had A.D., but idk if that was at OU or after he was drafted.  Same with Calvin Johnson's Megatron.
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Re: Great CFB Player Nicknames
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2020, 09:24:53 PM »
Champ Bailey
Buster Rhymes, OU split end in 80s.
I.M. Hipp, Nebraska RB in 70s, his real name
Johnny The Jet Rodgers. 
Jake the Snake Plummer even if it was borrowed.
Rocket Ismail. 
Cadillac Williams.
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2020, 09:42:58 PM »
One thing I couldn't believe when I researched it...Plummer only had 63 net yards rushing in ASU's magical 1996 season.  Must have taken a lot of sacks.
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2020, 10:17:19 PM »
Rex Burkhead was "sexy Rexy" at UNL
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« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2020, 10:17:46 PM »
Brodrick Thomas was the "Sandman"
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2020, 10:18:39 PM »
12 Gauge for Cardale Jones.

Smooth Jazz for Kenny Guiton (Kenny G)
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« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2020, 10:19:54 PM »
Mike Rozier was "Michael Heisman"

Also, from the Triplets of the 1983 Scoring explosion was Irving the "Flyer" Fryer
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« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2020, 10:20:33 PM »
Tom "Trainwreck" Novak
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« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2020, 11:39:36 PM »
Best nickname ever was "Night Train"
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« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2020, 11:45:12 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on February 25, 2020, 10:17:46 PM
Brodrick Thomas was the "Sandman"
My objection to that was I believe he gave himself that nickname and that ain't cool.  Putting the QB to sleep iirc.  Keith Jackson abused him in that '86 game, among others.  Thomas was a great OLB though.
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« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2020, 06:40:07 AM »
Rufus Ferguson - Roadrunner


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