HarleyQuinn Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 QB Bubby Brister, always loved hearing that name. QB Jim Plunkett WR James Jett
Guest Mindless_Aggression Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 Priest Holmes for me. It's the most flexible name ever, I could just as easily see him assassinating the cultural elite as I could see him being a top level male pornstar. I always thought "Tyson Chandler" screamed horrible soap opera name, not 7ft professional basketball player.
UseTheSledgehammerUh Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 Mike "Como Esta" Husted Jared JACK!
Ced Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 Too bad Shammgod and Miroslav are in different sports. I'd kill for the obligatory "God vs Satan" headlines.
Justice Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 It's not 'technically sports', but I always thought Chris Moneymaker in the Poker Circuit was an incredibly lucky name.
Crimson Platypus Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 There was a Browns running back called Ben Gay a few years ago. Nota Bengay III is a pro golfer. What about retired b-baller World B. Free? It's pretentious as hell, but come on. Tree Rollings He was talking about this guy: Ben Gay
Cartman Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 I laughed at Scientific Mapp so I looked it up to see if it was real...Came across a nice list: Andy Masur's Top 10 Sports Names of the Century: 10. Razor Shines -- MLB (baseball) 9. Wonderful Monds -- Minor League Baseball 8. Hakan Loob -- Former NHL 7. Dat Nguyen (pronounced Win)--- NFL 6. Duany Duaney --- College Basketball 5. World B. Free --- Former NBA 4. Majestic Mapp --- College Basketball 3. Scientific Mapp --- College Basketball 2. Xray Hipp --- College Basketball 1. I.M. Hipp --- College Basketball Honorable Mention: God Shamgod --- NBA Plaxico Burress --- College Football Fennis Dembo --- Former College Basketball Manute Bol --- Former NBA Scoonie Penn --- College Basketball Commander King --- College Basketball Bubakar Aw (pronounced OW) --- Boxing Sleepy Floyd --- Former NBA Garth Butcher --- NHL tough guy
nl5xsk1 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 I don't think ones that the player legally changed his name (World B Free) or uses a nickname (Tree Rollins) should count. I mean, Sleepy Floyd was listed as an honorable mention, and his real name is Eric Floyd ... that's not to exciting at all. It should really be limited to an athletes legit birthname. My vote goes to Mario Lemieux ... the first name is pretty 'meh' but I'm pretty sure Lemiuex means something like "the best" or something comparable in French. Any time one of the best that's ever played a sport has "The Best" for their last name, it's pretty fitting.
Vern Gagne Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 Granville Waiters Baskerville Holmes Uwe Blabb Not their names anymore but, Lew Alcindor, and Cassius Clay.
nogoodnick Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 I'm surprised no one mentioned Earvin "Magic" Johnson. I know Magic isn't his real name but it might as well have been. I always liked NFL players with bad ass names like Kenyon Rambo, TJ Slaughter, Tank Williams, and Arnaz Battle. And who can forget former NBA player Ala Abdelnaby?
EVIL~! alkeiper Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 Some actual MLB players... Dusty Rhodes Jigger Statz Rusty Kuntz Mike Tyson
The Czech Republic Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ruben_boumtje_boumtje/
Guest Mindless_Aggression Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 "Razor Shines" has got to be a comic book villain, a real person cannot be named "Razor Shines"
tominator89 Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 I thought James Thrash was a cool name. Too bad he sucks.
razazteca Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 Major Applewhite played college football at University of Texas.
Guest sek69 Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, its funny to watch a Packers game and hear how the annoucers don't even try to pronounce his name. The first couple times I thought they had a guy named Kay Gee-Bee.
nogoodnick Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 Fuamatu Ma'afala. Thats a bad Ma'afala.
yankovic fan Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 I am still waiting for Priest Holmes to have a monster game and see a headline that says "Priest molests XXXXX's defense" (XXXXX = whatever team it occurs against).
Vern Gagne Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the former NFL player.
Guest Mindless_Aggression Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 I want Razor Shines to fight Priest Holmes.
nogoodnick Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 I am still waiting for Priest Holmes to have a monster game and see a headline that says "Priest molests XXXXX's defense" (XXXXX = whatever team it occurs against). Versus the Cowboys "Priest molests Boys defense"
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 I saw Bubakar Aw mentioned up there for boxing? I remember he played college basketball at Georgetown with a guy named Ya-ya Jia. Awesome team, that was.
Lando Griffin Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 Pork Chop Womack Little John Flowers Pisa Tinoisamoa Brandon Manumaleuna Gino Guidugli
Art Sandusky Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 John David Booty, backup quarterback at USC right now, if no one's mentioned him yet.
The Czech Republic Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 I saw Bubakar Aw mentioned up there for boxing? I remember he played college basketball at Georgetown with a guy named Ya-ya Jia. Awesome team, that was. Is that the team with Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje?
Art Sandusky Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 Dikembe Mutumbo is always fun to say.
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 In this photo, South Africa's Mbulelo Botile whoops the lesser named Paul Ingle
Red Baron Posted February 1, 2005 Report Posted February 1, 2005 David Seaman (English goalie)\ Coco Crisp Uwe Krupp Ramzi Abid (NHL) Tie Domi
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