Nicknames

skysdad

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Tons of professional athletes have them but there are quite a few who were know or went by their nicknames only and rarely referred to their given names. Let's do this. List as many as possible professionals who went by their nicknames. There is at least one who was known by his nickname that had several other nicknames. List the athlete using the name hie or she were known by and out beside that name you must give their real given name and use my first one as an example.

Yogi Berra ( Lawrence) OFC
 

dbav

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Magic Johnson and Mugsy Bogues are the first I can think of.

Cadillac Williams also comes to mind.
 

skysdad

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Good ones but Irving and Hamilton were known by their first names although their nicknames were used quite a bit. You got some I've never heard of like Smush Parker. Is Booby really Bob Gibson. If so I never knew that one either. Didn't know Red's name was Arnold. Good job.

Bubba Smith ( Charles )
 

skysdad

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Tiger Woods (Eldrick)

Babe Ruth (George)

Cy Young (Denton)

Boomer Esiason (Norman)

Colt McCoy (Daniel)

Pacman Jones (Adam)

Tiny Archibald (Nate)

Buster Douglas (James)

Bonzi Wells (Gawen)

Bam Morris (Byron)

Chipper Jones (Larry)

Speedy Claxton (Craig)


That might have got them all. OFC
 

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Rocky Marciano ( Rocco)
Rocky Graziano ( Thomas )
Rocky Colavito ( Rocco )
Rocky Balboa ( Robert )
Rocky Bleier ( Robert )
 
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skysdad

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Johnny Football (I just threw up a little in my mouth)


Me too but I only recognize Johnny Manziel and I probably spelled it wrong. Pitiful case but every single one of his problems is self induced and he's full of crap. OFC