Big Turk Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) I've often wondered how some of the nicknames came to be so I thought I'd start a thread which contains how players/coaches etc got their nicknames... So put your player nicknames here along with how they got them. Lets start with The Big Tuna: Parcells also found time to address the burning question of how he got his nickname: "Big Tuna." "I think it goes back to my first time with the Patriots," said Parcells, who was New England's linebackers coach in 1980. "There was an old commercial from Starkist with Charlie the Starkist Tuna, so my players were trying to con me on something one time, and I said, 'You must think I'm Charlie the Tuna,' you know, a sucker, and that's kind of how it started. "We started with it that year and they used to wear those little tuna helmets, you know, tuna pictures on their helmets. That's where it all started." Edited June 4, 2017 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Leodis McFumble ... does it need a backstory? Disclaimer - McKelvin was one of my favorite Bills during that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I'll do the most obvious one in recent Bills history to get it out of the way. Reason- He liked to check down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Golden Wheels Dubenion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) Earthquake Enyart.........Don "The Human Bowling Ball" Nottingham............ Edited June 4, 2017 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Craig "Ironhead" Heyward: Hayward had a big head(8 3/4 hat size) and was exceptionally strong. The rumor has it he would lower his helmet into defenders stomachs and one defender said it hurt so much his head had to be made of iron. One time a youngster hit him over the head with a pool cue and it snapped in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Craig "Ironhead" Heyward: Hayward had a big head(8 3/4 hat size) and was exceptionally strong. The rumor has it he would lower his helmet into defenders stomachs and one defender said it hurt so much his head had to be made of iron. One time a youngster hit him over the head with a pool cue and it snapped in half. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Wasn't Reed's nickname "horsecock," or something like that? I never understood that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Wasn't Reed's nickname "horsecock," or something like that? I never understood that one. Really? You need an explanation for that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Jonathan "fast freddie" smith. i have no idea why his nickname was fast freddie and have always wondered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Really? You need an explanation for that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Jonathan "fast freddie" smith. i have no idea why his nickname was fast freddie and have always wondered. He was speedy and one of his teammates was a big fan of alliteration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Machine Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 He was speedy and one of his teammates was a big fan of alliteration. that's worse than giving a fat guy the nickname tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Wasn't Reed's nickname "horsecock," or something like that? I never understood that one. Maybe he was a bike rider, according to the Urban Dictionary.... horsecock A word commonly used in Reno, NV amongst a select group of people to yell at pedestrians and bicyclists while operating a motor vehicle Passenger (at homeless guy): HORSECOCK!!!!!!!! Driver: Ha, you horsecocked that guy pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Chris "punt catcher" Watson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Chris "punt catcher" WatsonNEVER gets old!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Tom "cheating douchebag" Brady. Legend has it he acquired the nickname because he is a cheater and a douchebag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Riverboat Ron: "After a conservative decision by Rivera contributed to a loss to the Bills in the second game of the 2013 season, he embraced Madden's advice and became "Riverboat Ron." The rest of the season, he went for it on 4th-and-1 nine times in a dozen opportunities. The Panthers converted eight times and won 12 of their last 14 games." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 The Fridge and House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo86 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I'll do the most obvious one in recent Bills history to get it out of the way. Reason- He liked to check down. He also sometimes went under the alias Trentative Checkwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuoteTheRaven83 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 L.T. because his initials stand for Lawrence Taylor Thunder and Lightning because Ron Dayne was big, so he was thunder and Tiki was quicker so he was lightning. Thurmanator because it's a play off Terminator L.T. because his initials stood for LaDainian Tomlinson Beastmode because Marshawn Lynch goes on beastly type runs and he's hard to stop The Fridge because someone said William Perry's as big as a fridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonbus23 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 EJ hardcount Manuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Some good nicknames from the NFL's past: Broadway Joe Bambi Ghost Night Train The Hammer Sweetness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) Some good nicknames from the NFL's past: Broadway Joe Bambi Ghost Night Train The Hammer Sweetness Following up on this...Dick "Night Train" Lane got his nickname because he was scared of flying and took the trains back home after away games...obviously they were at night, so the nickname "Night Train" stuck...I'm sure it didn't hurt that it also rhymed with Lane either... Edited June 6, 2017 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickrage Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Ko "im worth millions" simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Lookie, Lookie, here comes Cookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffismagic Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Trent Edwards as Trentative is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Trent Edwards as Trentative is my favorite. I always liked that better than Cpt.Checkdown myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Nicknames created by bulletin board posters are not real ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuoteTheRaven83 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Nicknames created by bulletin board posters are not real ones. There are rules now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 There are rules now? That's how I took it, too. In this context, I think the the nicknames nedd to be ones used by fans and players alike. Widely-accepted ones. If players and coaches calles him Trentative also, then so be it. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 There are rules now? The intent of the post was for players/coaches that actually have "real" nicknames that are used by media or well known...like "Prime Time" for Deion Sanders or "Sweetness" for WAlter Perry or "Machine Gun" for Jim Kelly, etc... Was initially intended as an educational post so people could have a thread where they could find out how their favorite player or players growing up got their nickname, but apparently I should have specified that more clearly since most of the posts either just have made up names that a few fans gave to players or a nickname with no real mention of how it came about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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