ExWNYer Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Boobie Clark - DB (Cincy, '70s) Spider Lockhart - S (Giants, '70s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Some guys just sounded like they were named to be football players. Dick Butkus. Ray Nitschke. And one of my favorites, Notre Dame's Mike Stonebreaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Gotta like Sam Gash too...especially for a FB!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 What a small comment. 141436[/snapback] I actually had to think about that one for a second. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 I remeber this guy didn't last in the NFL long but was a very good QB at the Univ. of Washington in the early 70's... Sonny Sixkiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AiO Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Randy Vataha. Don't know why, but the name just cracked me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Surprised no one's yet brought up Antwaan Randle El. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Browns/Saints WR in the early '70s: Jubilee Dunbar Jets punt returner late '60s, early '70s: Mike Battle Hate to say it, but another Jet from the same era: Chris Farasopoulos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Hate to say it, but another Jet from the same era: Chris Farasopoulos 141525[/snapback] Another Jet from a later era: Nuu Faola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live&DieBillsFootball Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I always liked Eric "Sleeping with" Bienemy. A classic Chris Berman name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Then there's the category of players whose real name AND nickname always had to be uttered together, like: Sam "Bam" Cunningham Al "Bubba" Baker "Friggin" Lonnie Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyebrian Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I remeber this guy didn't last in the NFL long but was a very good QB at the Univ. of Washington in the early 70's... Sonny Sixkiller 141492[/snapback] And, played "Indian" in "The Longest Yard" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Ennjay_* Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Um. actually, if you never forgot his name you would know it was Wolfgang Felgemacher. But you get full credit for remembering the guy anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 More AFL guys.. DT Buck Buchanan - Chiefs KR/RB Les " Speedy " Duncan - Chargers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
envirojeff Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I can't believe no one has posted the best of all time - Rocky Blier - not that I'm a Steelers fan... Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Lance Rentzel got some exposure back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Morris "Red" Badgro - played offense and defense, and played both pro baseball and football - HOF inductee at 78, 45 years after he retired. Henry "Motorcycle" McDonald - pre NFL running back for the Rochester Jeffersons; one of the frst black pro football players. He was from Jamaica and came to the U.S. - graduated from the Canadaigua Academy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sen. John Blutarsky Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Mosi Tatupu - New England Kabeer Gbajia Biamila - Green bay Chris Fuamatu'Maafala - Pittsburgh/Jacksonville Earthwind Moreland - New England Trumaine Johnson - Buffalo Jeremy Shockey - NYG Shockmain Davis - GB Percy Snow - KC LaVerne Torczon - Buffalo Ola Kimrin - Washington Bjorn Nittmo - NYG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Mosi Tatupu - New EnglandKabeer Gbajia Biamila - Green bay Chris Fuamatu'Maafala - Pittsburgh/Jacksonville Earthwind Moreland - New England Trumaine Johnson - Buffalo Jeremy Shockey - NYG Shockmain Davis - GB Percy Snow - KC LaVerne Torczon - Buffalo Ola Kimrin - Washington Bjorn Nittmo - NYG 141728[/snapback] That last one just reminded me of Ali Haji-Sheikh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afrodziak Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I dont know...how can it be that no one else has said DICK BUTTKISS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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