This is the thread where we list the greatest names of athletes

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Okay I'll start:

World B. Free (basketball)
Heinie Manush (baseball)
Jim Kleinsasser (American football)
Scientific and Majestic Mapp (college basketball from a few years ago... they're brothers)

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Muzzy Izzet (football)

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Dick Trickle (auto racing)

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Jermaine McSporran (played for Wycombe Wanderers i think)

Shirley Crabtree (real name of infamous British wrestler Big Daddy...but can Big Daddy really be classed as athlete?)

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:54 (twenty-three years ago)

deceased F1 driver Roland Ratzenberger (maybe only funny to Brits, but even then...)

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Dick Butkis
Harry Colon

― No One (SiggyBaby), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:55 (twenty-three years ago)

sorry i started thinking about sportsmen in general, not specifically 'athletes'

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:56 (twenty-three years ago)

John Darnielle to thread clearly.

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Misty Hyman (a US swimmer who won gold at the 2000 Olympic Games).

― estela, Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Sportsmen/women are totally acceptable Blueski... race car drivers are "athletes" (besides, we gotta leave in Dick Trickle).

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:02 (twenty-three years ago)

House Guest (NBA)
Robert Smith (NFL)

― Aaron A., Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:21 (twenty-three years ago)

God Shamgodd, Miroslav Satan

― TB, Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Yancey Thigpen.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:29 (twenty-three years ago)

manute bol!

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:30 (twenty-three years ago)

― Leee (Leee), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Mel Blount!

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Brian Griese

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:43 (twenty-three years ago)

And far too many other NFL players to mention.

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:45 (twenty-three years ago)

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players?league=nfl

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Martin Grammatica!

― Leee (Leee), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Garo Yepremian, and the fact he's remembered for one hilariously embarrassing play.

― Aaron A., Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Corie Blount!

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Rusty Kuntz
Jim Walewander

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 21:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Bret "Blount" Favre!

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 22:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Fennis Dembo (Wyoming, one year with the Pistons)

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 22:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Vampire Johnson (boxer who fought very regularly in the earliest days of ESPN)

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 22:08 (twenty-three years ago)

I remember Fennis Dembo! He was great in college.

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 22:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Didn’t Vampire have man-boobs as I recall?

― No One (SiggyBaby), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 22:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Catfish Hunter
Rollie Fingers
Cassius Clay
Magic Johnson
Fernando Valenzuela

― Heavy Muscle, Tuesday, 11 February 2003 22:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Fennis was indeed great in college, and Vampire had quite a rack.

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 22:18 (twenty-three years ago)

swindon town's danny invincible.

― matthew james (matthew james), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 23:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Anfernee Hardaway!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 23:59 (twenty-three years ago)

He Hate Me

― Joe (Joe), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 00:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Boubacar Aw [basketball at Georgetown Univ.]
Paris London [high school basketball star in Tennessee]
Picabo Street

― phil-two, Wednesday, 12 February 2003 03:55 (twenty-three years ago)

I can't believed no-one has mentioned Gregor Fucka.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 04:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Mookie Blaylock

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 04:18 (twenty-three years ago)

How has Stern John not been mentioned?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 13:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Makiah Ntini

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 13:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Babe Didriksen
Babe Ruth

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 14:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Mark Lemongello (Houston Astros pitcher in the 70s)

― No One (SiggyBaby), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 14:54 (twenty-three years ago)

matthew james stole my stock answer.

*sulks*

― michael wells (michael w.), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 18:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Weightlifter from about 1974 from one of the African Commonwealth countries, 6 foot 6 tall, not much narrower, about 18 stone: Precious MacKenzie.

― Fred Nerk, Wednesday, 12 February 2003 21:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Chamiqua Holdsclaw

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 21:16 (twenty-three years ago)

ahem, Chamique

― James Blount (James Blount), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 21:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Popeye Jones
Cherokee Parks
Ben Gay
Tim Spooneybarger
Bimbo Coles
Granville Waiters
Milton Bradley
DeJuan Wheat
sirvaliant brown
vonteego cummings
laveranues (luh-ver-nee-us) coles
the aforementiones rusty kuntz
razor shines
muthafuckin world b. free
heathcliff slocumb
Lawyer Malloy
Ty Law
Bo Outlaw
napoleon outlaw
Godd Shamgodd
Plaxico Burress
anisette lavodrama

― hstencil, Wednesday, 12 February 2003 21:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Precious Mackenzie was British (or at least competed for Britain) and was about 5' tall (I find it hard to imagine there were two champion weightlifters so named). He was close mates with Geoff Capes, shot-putter, later world's strongest man, who was the size you describe. They developed this routine, when away on international competitions, of going into bars together: Capes would say "Hey, if I can lift my mate above my head, will you give us free beer all night?" They claim that without fail the bar staff said with a smile "Hey, if he can lift you..."

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 21:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Frenchy LaPalme!!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 21:30 (twenty-three years ago)

hstencil took a couple of my picks there from an unnamed third party source.

― gygax!, Wednesday, 12 February 2003 21:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Wade Boggs

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 21:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Abebe Bekela

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 21:42 (twenty-three years ago)

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Detlef Schrempf

― sexyDancer, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 15:08 (eighteen years ago)

three months pass...

Nigeria's U23 captain Promise Isaac

― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Saturday, 23 August 2008 18:05 (eighteen years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Ranger

― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Monday, 25 August 2008 16:49 (eighteen years ago)

Wow, can't believe no mention of STROMILE SWIFT on this thread. Has anyone ever had a better name for their sport (hoops) while failing so terribly. (Thus inspiring term STROTENTIAL for "potential destined to be unfulfilled.)

A couple of O.J. Mayo mentions upthread, but nobody includes the full name:

Ovinton J'anthony Mayo

― Hubie Brown, Monday, 25 August 2008 17:22 (eighteen years ago)

SCOTTAHOODA!

― nickalicious, Monday, 25 August 2008 22:53 (eighteen years ago)

I'm not really sure how her name is actually spelled, now that I think about it.

― nickalicious, Monday, 25 August 2008 22:54 (eighteen years ago)

Also BOLT! The runner guy!

― nickalicious, Monday, 25 August 2008 22:54 (eighteen years ago)

Kirby Puckett

― craven, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 04:34 (eighteen years ago)

blanka vlasic

― Edward III, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:32 (eighteen years ago)

Oh my GOD how has RADEK BONK (hockey, formerly of Ottowa Senators) never mentioned here????!!!

RADEK fucking BONK

radek bonk

― Abbott, Thursday, 28 August 2008 02:39 (eighteen years ago)

one month passes...

Urban Shocker, 1925 Opening Day pitcher for NY Yankees

― Pottie Skippen (Granny Dainger), Monday, 27 October 2008 15:22 (seventeen years ago)

three weeks pass...

Emmanuel Ugochukwu Ezenwa Panther

― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Saturday, 22 November 2008 16:46 (seventeen years ago)

Partick Thistle have (had?) a player called Emmanuel Panther.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 14 August 2005 11:58 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Beat you to it by three years, but his middle names also awesome.

― ailsa, Saturday, 22 November 2008 16:58 (seventeen years ago)

He scored for Rushden & Diamonds today.

― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Saturday, 22 November 2008 16:58 (seventeen years ago)

Exeter, innit?

― ailsa, Saturday, 22 November 2008 17:06 (seventeen years ago)

is this all time or right now?

haven't seen neon deion mentioned yet
also, no badminton players

― Kevin Keller, Saturday, 22 November 2008 18:22 (seventeen years ago)

Uwe blab was an exchange student from Germany at my high school in the 80's. Great to see his name mentioned on this thread!

― nataschakristin, Saturday, 22 November 2008 18:48 (seventeen years ago)

Cy Young
Ty Cobb
Preacher Roe
Pee Wee Reese
Nolan Ryan
Pascual Perez
Melido Perez

― ColinO, Saturday, 22 November 2008 19:37 (seventeen years ago)

Maurice Morris

― miss precious perfect (musically), Saturday, 22 November 2008 19:41 (seventeen years ago)

Swansea City player Angel Rangel caused much mirth in the pub last week when his name appeared on the screen during Soccer Saturday.

― ailsa, Sunday, 23 November 2008 00:25 (seventeen years ago)

New England Patriots running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis, nickname: "Law Firm"

― T-PALIN (daria-g), Sunday, 23 November 2008 01:09 (seventeen years ago)

Quentin Jammer, cornerback, San Diego Super Chargers

― T-PALIN (daria-g), Monday, 24 November 2008 02:15 (seventeen years ago)

J.J. Putz, Mariners closer
Julius Caesar Watts, erstwhile Sooner QB/politician
Harlan Huckleby, Michigan/Green Bay RB

― henry s, Monday, 24 November 2008 03:38 (seventeen years ago)

mordecai "three fingered" brown

― k3vin k., Monday, 24 November 2008 04:28 (seventeen years ago)

Chad Javon Ocho Cinco

― ♪☺♫☻ (gr8080), Monday, 24 November 2008 04:32 (seventeen years ago)

Kermit Erasmus. South African forward playing for Feyenoord.

― willem, Monday, 24 November 2008 13:10 (seventeen years ago)

two months pass...

Vitalis Digital Takawira, former Zimbabwean international midfielder.

― DJ Khaledonian Thistle (Dom Passantino), Monday, 26 January 2009 13:36 (seventeen years ago)

two months pass...

Fiqre Salassie Crockwell, Bermudan cricketer

― britisher-grotesque self-propelling vortex (country matters), Monday, 6 April 2009 11:37 (seventeen years ago)

Angel Rangel's name caused much mirth in our house yesterday whilst listening to the radio commentary of Cardiff-Swansea.

― Straight from the Top of My Dom (Noodle Vague), Monday, 6 April 2009 11:38 (seventeen years ago)

pronounced anghhhell ranghhhell or aynjel raynjel?

― Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Monday, 6 April 2009 11:43 (seventeen years ago)

either way, though, obviously

― Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Monday, 6 April 2009 11:43 (seventeen years ago)

The former. Can't remember who was commentating at the time but he did at least get it right-ish.

― Straight from the Top of My Dom (Noodle Vague), Monday, 6 April 2009 11:44 (seventeen years ago)

Aynjel Raynjel would sound like some pre-schoolers multicoloured plastic doll.

― Straight from the Top of My Dom (Noodle Vague), Monday, 6 April 2009 11:45 (seventeen years ago)

yeah maybe but anghhheel ranghheeel sounds like something a german 5 year old would yell at you mockingly

― Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Monday, 6 April 2009 12:59 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

A huge hand for Unmukt Chand

― a lout deeply plugged into the Po (acoleuthic), Thursday, 9 December 2010 14:37 (fifteen years ago)

Can't believe NV nicked my Angel Rangel story almost word for word in this thread.

Is it not Aynjel Ranghell, or Anghell Raynjel or some way where they don't rhyme?

― ailsa, Thursday, 9 December 2010 15:01 (fifteen years ago)

one month passes...

in the last round of Pattaya qualies today, Nungnadda Wannasuk beat Cagla Buyukakcay 6-3 6-3 to qualify for her first WTA main draw. BEST-NAMED TENNIS MATCH EVER (especially if Buyukakcay is actually pronounced "bukkake", as it looks like it might be).

― lextasy refix (lex pretend), Monday, 7 February 2011 17:44 (fifteen years ago)

three months pass...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xherdan_Shaqiri

― no xmas for jonchaies (nakhchivan), Saturday, 14 May 2011 21:15 (fifteen years ago)

two months pass...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralf_de_Souza_Teles aka RALF

― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 10 August 2011 18:27 (fifteen years ago)

whoa dude I had just started this thread like a week ago

― frogbs, Wednesday, 10 August 2011 18:34 (fifteen years ago)

Etienne Eto'o

― Merdeyeux, Monday, 22 August 2011 20:20 (fifteen years ago)

one month passes...

Horse Belly Sargent

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sargejo01.shtml

― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 2 October 2011 17:30 (fifteen years ago)

one month passes...

Wahyt Orazsähedow

― Nigel Farage is a fucking hero (nakhchivan), Thursday, 3 November 2011 19:10 (fourteen years ago)

six months pass...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumbinho

― Serov devochka s persikami (nakhchivan), Saturday, 19 May 2012 17:37 (fourteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/19292976/top-25-most-awesome-names-of-the-mlb-draft

― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Friday, 8 June 2012 14:34 (fourteen years ago)

two deadball-era baseball players I recently read of:

Oyster Burns and Buttercup Dickerson

― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Friday, 8 June 2012 14:54 (fourteen years ago)

I've lived in rural Wisconsin for most of my life so a Brewers jersey with "FARMER" on it would just be amazing

― frogbs, Friday, 8 June 2012 14:56 (fourteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

Pimpitcha JATTAVAPORNVANIT (THA)

http://itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100212155

― bitch I'm on the 242 (lex pretend), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 08:22 (fourteen years ago)

though actually how have i not mentioned this tennis player on this thread before?! http://itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100120199

Tanaporn THONGSING (THA)

― bitch I'm on the 242 (lex pretend), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 08:23 (fourteen years ago)

ten months pass...

RIP, Dick Trickle

― Bryan, Friday, 17 May 2013 03:27 (thirteen years ago)

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