What are the best and worst nicknames a team, fanbase, player or group of players has ever adopted?

[Shane612]

I never liked "Captain Crash", I liked the player, though. Same for "Hollywood".

 

[plasticman]

The Viking defensive front four, The Purple People Eaters is my favorite.

My least favorite fanbase was called, "Franco's Italian Army", referring to Steelers RB Franco Harris. Without the fore-knowledge that Franco's mother was Italian, it was confusing. Besides, the perception of an Italian Army has been unflattering since World War II.

 

[Whyjerry]

Tough to call a team the Bronx Bombers when your line up is hitting .200.

The best is Phi Slamma Jamma.

The worst is the Red Sea. The Cardinals have perpetually sucked. Can’t have a nickname like that.

 

[shabazz]

Ocho- Cinco.

Ocho-Stinko

 

[AsthmaField]

There are plenty of good and bad nicknames but my favorite ones were coined by Mr Chris Berman of ESPN lore, which are too many to list

Natron “Refried” Means……….good stuff

Haha, Eric “sleeping with” Beinemy…

 

[Jason 82 Witten]

Dem Boyz

 

[xwalker]

Seeing the post where Risen beats us about the head and ears with the nickname, Hot Boyz, I'm wondering if there has ever been a worse nickname. Commanders is just awful. But it pales in comparison to how terrible Hot Boyz is. Calling Le'Veon Bell "Juice" is just...well...wrong for a lot of reasons. The 12th man for the Seahawks....just dumb in my opinion.

On the other end of the spectrum, Soft Taco still cracks me up. I loved the nickname Manster. Doomsday has to be earned, but is infinitely better that Hot Boyz. And, outside of the Cowboys, I loved the nicknames Dog Pound and The Hogs. The 12th man for Texas A&M because it isn't dumb like it is for the Seahawks. Those fit.

What are your nominations for Best and Worst nicknames? It could expand to other sports.

Best: Manster
Runner up: Doomsday

Worst: Hot Boyz
Runner up: None

 

[Big_D]

HotBoyz is the worst nickname ever. Makes them sound like a pile of Justin Bieber Namby Pambys.

Doesn't help when they come out wearing tiaras either. Could be worse, they could add a second z and really flame it up.. Hot Boyzz

 

[ColoradoCowboy]

So, as I understand it; the question is: Is there anything WORSE than "Hot Boyz"?

The answer is no. Emphatically, NO!

There are, indeed, some bad ones out there, but nothing is a bad as "Hot Boyz". Period. End of discussion.

 

[Manster_Mash]

Hot Boyz is the dumbest nickname in the history of the English language.

Best team nickname is the 'Doomsday Defense'.

Best individual nickname is easily 'Magic', as in Johnson.

 

[timb2]

Marion " The Barbarian" Barber

 

[Bobhaze]

Some of my favorite nicknames- for Cowboys players and other NFL players and teams.
COWBOYS BEST/MY FAVES:

• ”Bullet” Bob Hayes
• ”The Manster”- Randy White
• ”Captain Crash” Cliff Harris
• ”Captain Comeback”/Captain America”, “Roger Dodger”- Roger Staubach
• ”Dandy” Don Meredith
• ”Too Tall” Jones
• ”The Playmaker” Michael Irvin
• ”Hollywood“ Thomas Henderson
• “The Big Cat” Rayfield Wright
• “Moose” Darryl Johnston
• “Marion the Barbarian” Marion Barber III
• ”Doomsday Defense”
• ”Thurman’s Thieves” (DBs in early 80s led by S Dennis Thurman)

OTHER GOOD NFL NICKNAMES

• Lou “The Toe” Groza- great browns K in the 50s and 60s.
• ”Slingin’” Sammy Baugh- one of the early throwing QB stars of the NFL in the 1940s
• “Mean Joe“ Greene- Steelers nemesis
• Carl “Spider” Lockhart- great giants CB in the 60s.
• David “Deacon” Jones- one of the greatest sack men in the 60s and 70s.
• Lance Alworth “Bambi”- great chargers WR who later played for Cowboys
• Dick “Night Train” Lane- hardest hitting DB in 50s and 60s.
• O.A. “Bum“ Phillips- fun coach of the Houston Oilers in the 70s.
• ”Sweetness” Walter Payton- bears RB second only to Emmitt in yards rushing.
• Dave “The Ghost” Casper- great raiders TE of the 70s.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Seeing the post where Risen beats us about the head and ears with the nickname, Hot Boyz, I'm wondering if there has ever been a worse nickname. Commanders is just awful. But it pales in comparison to how terrible Hot Boyz is. Calling Le'Veon Bell "Juice" is just...well...wrong for a lot of reasons. The 12th man for the Seahawks....just dumb in my opinion.

On the other end of the spectrum, Soft Taco still cracks me up. I loved the nickname Manster. Doomsday has to be earned, but is infinitely better that Hot Boyz. And, outside of the Cowboys, I loved the nicknames Dog Pound and The Hogs. The 12th man for Texas A&M because it isn't dumb like it is for the Seahawks. Those fit.

What are your nominations for Best and Worst nicknames? It could expand to other sports.

Worst --- The Fightin' Ceramicists
Best --- Horned Frogs of TCU. (horny toads are Native! Longhorns are not!)

Random topics/players/teams/slogans infinity.
This is like Buckees; everyone gets best/worst on any team. Choices on originality, creativity and artistry are everywhere. I feel faint fending off the feint of all the choices.

 

[HotDog37]

Dracula in cleats, not a fairy a hotboy. When men were men.