Even if a team does get a nickname, there are other criteria it must pass to stand the test of time. The team must be memorable, and anything but boring. They must be historically great and have historically great “moments.” They have to capture the im
The beatified name actually has biting roots. Detroit sportscaster Al Ackerman sarcastically said, "Bless you, boys" when reporting on the Tigers snapping a long losing skid in 1983. But when the Tigers started off the '84 season 35-5, "Bless You Boys" fit Sparky Anderson's charmed bunch,...
No other name in sports could have captured both the dominance of the team (four Super Bowls, need I say more?) and the hard-working people of the same city that supported them. Jason M. Petrusic Montgomery Village, Md. Set in the 1970s at the height of the Cold War (i.e. the I...
Besides Bob, his nicknames included Hi-Pocket and Bat-em Bob. Kinney, who attended high school in San Antonio, Texas, went to college at Rice University where he was a standout on the basketball team in 1940–41 and 1941–42. During his career at Rice, Kinney, who was...
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Alternate Nicknames: The Big Dipper Originality: "The Stilt" is one of the few rhyming nicknames that isn't corny, given Chamberlain's height compared to his peers. "The Big Dipper" is just awesome. Iconic: Wilt the Stilt has been rolling off of the tongues of sports fans for years. Ap...
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Team(s): Pistons, Raptors, Bulls, Knicks Career: 1997-2005 Stats: 6.6 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.1 SPG Yup, Jerome Williams. Sure he played a lot of garbage time, the Junkyard Dog is one of the best nicknames in sports. Every team needs a guy to the dirty work and Jerome Williams made a ...
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.he was a great player, and still the nicest guy ever...I still see him in press boxes around the league, scouting...but Freddie told that story a thousand times back in the day...he was looking for a hook to get attention for the team...and his wife gave it too him...as in...