Best Football Players with Nicknames of All Time
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1.
"The Minister of Defense" Reggie White
Best Defensive player ever
70 points - added 1 year ago by redbarron80 -
2.
"Mean" Joe Greene
35 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
3.
William "The Fridge" Perry
Not only is his nickname fitting due to his size, he also had two compartments - one part defensive lineman and one part running back.
14 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
4.
Jerome "The Bus" Bettis
The heart of the Steelers for a lot of years, The Bus will inspire running backs for a very long time to do their best all the time.
14 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
5.
"Iron Mike" Ditka
14 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
6.
"Broadway Joe" Namath
Broadway Joe earned his name in the lights, on the field and off the field. In a time when the NFL was new, he put some personality to the league.
7 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
7.
Roger "The Dodger" Staubach
7 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
8.
Curtis "Boo Boo" Rouse
Curtis Rouse was an enormous backup OL for the MN Vikings. He was somewhat "less than aggressive" so he teammates named him after the little bear from the Hanna Barbarra "Yogi Bear" series.
1 point - added 2 years ago by guest -
9.
"Earth, Wind and Fire" - Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw
1 point - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
10.
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson
0 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
11.
Boomer "The Blonde Bomber" Esiason
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
12.
Ed "Too-Tall" Jones
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
13.
"Fast Willie" Parker
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
14.
Edgerrin "Edge" James
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
15.
Clevan "Tank" WIlliams
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
16.
Chad "OchoCinco"
Anyone that actually goes to the trouble to change their name to their number deserves to be on this list.
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
17.
Mike "The A Train" Alstott
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
18.
Adam "Pacman" Jones
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
19.
Adrian "All Day" Petersen
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
20.
"Big Ben" Roethlisberger
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
21.
Chris "Crystal Chandelier" Chandler
I love this nickname - too prone to injuries man.
0 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
22.
Nate "Big Juicy" Newton
When you see Nate, you will see there's nothing Juicy about him, but he is big.
-1 point - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
23.
"Prime Time" Deion Sanders
-14 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
24.
Michael "The Playmaker" Irvin
Just what it says...when you need a play, this is who you turn to.
-21 points - added 3 years ago by veggiebaby -
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