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Best Football Players with Nicknames of All Time

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Rated 0 points - posted 14 years ago by veggiebaby in category Sports.

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1.

"The Minister of Defense" Reggie White

Best Defensive player ever

75 points - added 12 years ago by redbarron80 -

2.

"Mean" Joe Greene

40 points - added 12 years ago by guest -

3.

"Iron Mike" Ditka

19 points - added 14 years ago by veggiebaby -

4.

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 14 years ago by veggiebaby -

5.

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 14 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 14 years ago by veggiebaby -

7.

Roger "The Dodger" Staubach

7 points - added 14 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 13 years ago by guest -

9.

"Fast Willie" Parker

1 point - added 14 years ago by veggiebaby -

10.

"Earth, Wind and Fire" - Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw

1 point - added 14 years ago by veggiebaby -

11.

Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson

0 points - added 12 years ago by guest -