Sporting nicknames

MrOneLung

Following on from a comment on another thread re nicknames, what are your best/favourite sporting nicknames?

I would like to put forward:

Whispering Death - Michael Holding.

Nobody - John Eales (as in Nobody's Perfect)

Lincsaddick

I used to play rugby with a Dick Pett .. known to his mates (all 2 of them lol) as Crum

Ben18

I used to play cricket with a guy, who we nicknamed Whispering Jeff

SuedeAdidas

One Size - Fitz Hall

Chizz

I always liked Matthew "Steamy" Windows.

And, of course Justin Edinburgh was known as Musselburgh.

LenGlover

Chariots Offiah

lolwray

not really original but we have a new chap at my cricket club who i have nicknamed Dave

Lincsaddick

Matt Tees .. a k a Lino .. always on the floor (will the 'younger brigade' even get the reference to linoleum ?)

Lincsaddick

Bob Goldthorpe .. thrupenny bit 'ead .. never knew in which direction the ball would leave his bonce

SuedeAdidas

Surely Kenny Lunt's nickname was Lenny?

Gumbo

Kevin Lisbie nickname was Jigsaw as he often fell to pieces in the box

Greenie

My brother has a wart on his ear, so we call him Sir Walt Ear Raleigh.

*but he doesn't play sport, so I guess it doesn't count.......

happyvalley

The late Kent & England cricketer Graham Dilley was nicknamed Picca.

Pelham123

36 - Billy Twelvetrees

Valiantphil

Simon Grayson (Preston) is referred to as Larry by a lot of folk in football.

johnnyhumphrey

Ex-cricketers--Aussie Mark Taylor aka Tubs and England opener John Crawley aka Creepy.

Bigbadbozman

I like Richard Moneys - Dickie Dosh

rufusisadogsname

Sean Dyche - Exhaust Pipe

Covered End

Lincsaddick said:

Bob Goldthorpe .. thrupenny bit 'ead .. never knew in which direction the ball would leave his bonce

I recall as a kid, my dad & his mates used to call him a "tiller girl".

AFKABartram

LenGlover said:

Chariots Offiah

SuedeAdidas said:

One Size - Fitz Hall

Have to go some to beat these two

AFKABartram

Martin Pringle - Bambi on Ice

AFKABartram

William Perry - The Refrigerator

brogib

Me old mucker George "Digger" Digweed

; )

LawrieAbrahams

johnnyhumphrey said:

Ex-cricketers--Aussie Mark Taylor aka Tubs and England opener John Crawley aka Creepy.

Ian Chappell dubbed Crawley 'Second innings Sid".

Macronate

The Three Degrees-Laurie Cunningham, Brendan Batson and Cyrille Regis.

Pelham123

Emilio 'the vulture' Butragueno

Scoham

Papa Bouba Diop - The Wardrobe

Addickted2U

Fabrice Muamba - 'Lazarus'.

Penfolds Perm

Martin Keown --- The Rash

Gravesend_Addick

SuedeAdidas said:

One Size - Fitz Hall

Has always been my personal favourite. I've also heard people refer to Kevin Pietersen as 'figjam' although I'm sure that nickname was originally given to Phil Mickelson

Penfolds Perm

Neil Pointon the old Everton and Man City player was nicknamed Dissa if I remember rightly.