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This is a list of sportspeople by nickname .
A
"Aaron Bleepin' Boone" (by haters) - Aaron Boone U.S. baseball player
"Ace" –
"Ack-Ack" - Tom Heinsohn U.S. basketball player
"Action Jackson" -
"The Admiral - David Robinson U.S. basketball player
"L'aigle dalmate " (French for "The Dalmatian Eagle") - Josip Skoblar Yugoslavian soccer player
"L'aigle de Tolède " (French for "The Toledo Eagle") - Federico Bahamontes Spanish cyclist
"A.I." - Allen Iverson U.S. basketball player
"Air France" - Florent Pietrus French basketball player
"Air Jordan" – Michael Jordan U.S. basketball player
"AK-47" - Andrei Kirilenko Russian basketball player
"The Alaskan Assassin" - Trajan Langdon U.S. basketball player
"AlMo" - Alexander Mogilny Russian ice hockey player
"The American Dream" - Latrell Sprewell U.S. basketball player
"The Animal" - Edmundo Brazilian footballer
"The Answer" - Allen Iverson U.S. basketball player
"Ardun Doug" - Doug King U.S. drag racer
"Arky" - Joseph Floyd Vaughan U.S. baseball player
"A-Fraud" (by haters) - Alex Rodriguez , U.S. baseball player [1]
"A-Rod" -
"The A-Train" - Artis Gilmore U.S. basketball player
"Awesome Bill" ("Awesome Bill From Dawsonville") – Bill Elliott U.S. stock car racer
"The Assassin" - Jack Tatum U.S. football player
"The Asian Maradona" - Ali Karimi Iran Soccer/Football player
B
"Babe" -
"Baby Barkley" - Clarence Weatherspoon , U.S. basketball player
"Baby Bull" – Orlando Cepeda Puerto Rican baseball player
"Bad Intentions" - Jermain Taylor , U.S. boxer
"Bad Moon" - Andre Rison U.S. American football player
"The Baby-Faced Assassin" - Marco Antonio Barrera , Mexican boxer
"The Bald Eagle" - Y.A. Tittle U.S. American football player
"Bam" – Byron Morris U.S. football player
"The Bambino" – George Ruth U.S. baseball player
"The Barber" - Sal Maglie U.S. baseball player
"Barney" – Russell Stanley Canadian ice hockey player
"Bart the Cool" - Bart Starr U.S. American football player
"Basketball Jesus" - Larry Bird U.S. basketball player
"Le basque bondissant " (French for "The Leaping Basque") - Jean Borotra French tennis player
"Batigol" - Gabriel Batistuta Argentinian soccer player
"Batman" - Mateja Kezman Serbian soccer player
"The Bayonne Bleeder" - Chuck Wepner U.S. boxer
"Bazooka" -
"The Beast Of The East"
"Becks" – David Beckham footballer
"Beefy" – Ian Botham cricketer
"Be Home" - Bert Blyleven U.S. baseball player
"Big" - Don Garlits U.S. drag racer
"Big Aristotle" - Shaquille O'Neal U.S. basketball player
"Big Ben" -
"Big Bill" - Bill Tilden U.S. tennis player
"Big Bird" - Larry Robinson Canadian ice hockey player
"Big Cat" – Cleveland Williams U.S. boxer
"Big Country" - Bryant Reeves U.S. basketball player
"Big Daddy" - Don Garlits U.S. drag racer
"The Big Dipper" – Wilt Chamberlain U.S. basketball player
"Big Dog" – Glenn Robinson U.S. basketball player
"The Big E"
"The Big Easy" - Ernie Els , South African professional golfer
"Big Game James" - James Worthy U.S. basketball player
"Big George" – George Foreman U.S. boxer
"The Big Hurt" – Frank Thomas U.S. baseball player
"Big Mac" - Mark McGwire U.S. baseball player
"Big Nasty" - Corliss Williamson U.S. basketball player
"Big Nose" – Martin Rucinsky Czech ice hockey player
"Big O"-
"Big Papi" - David Ortiz U.S. baseball player
"Big Poison" - Paul Waner U.S. baseball player
"Big Red" - Dave Cowens U.S. basketball player
"Big Shot Bob" or "Big Shot Rob" - Robert Horry U.S. basketball player
"The Big Ticket"- Kevin Garnett U.S. basketball player
"The Big Train"-Walter Johnson U.S. baseball player
"The Big Unit" - Randy Johnson U.S. baseball player
"The Bionic Man" - Gerrie Coetzee South African boxer
"Bill" – Hubert George Quackenbush Canadian ice hockey player
"Billy" – Hamilton Livingstone Gilmour Canadian ice hockey player
"Bird" –
"The Birdman" – Chris Andersen U.S. basketball player
"Black Jack"
"The Black Hole" – Kevin McHale U.S. basketball player
"The Black Spider" - Lev Yashin Soviet footballer
"Le blaireau " (French for "The Badger") - Bernard Hinault , French cyclist
"Blue" – Theodore Edwards U.S. basketball player
"Bo" -
"The Body-snatcher" - Mike McCallum U.S. boxer
"The Boilermaker" – James J. Jeffries U.S. boxer
"Le bombardier marocain " (French for "The Moroccan Bomber") - Marcel Cerdan , French boxer
"Bomber" - Herol Graham British boxer
"Bomber der Nation" (German , "Bomber of the Nation") - Gerd Müller German soccer player"Bonecrusher" - James Smith U.S. boxer
"Boogaloo" – Bobby Watts U.S. boxer
"Boom Boom" –
"Boomer" -
"The Boston Strangler" - Andrew Toney U.S. basketball player
"Boston Tar Baby" - Sam Langford U.S. boxer
"Bouse" – John Bower Hutton Canadian ice hockey player
"British Bulldog" – Brian London boxer
"Broadway Joe" – Joe Namath U.S. football player
"The Brockton Blockbuster" – Rocky Marciano U.S. boxer
"The Bronx Bomber" - Alex Ramos U.S. boxer
"The Bronx Bull" – Jake LaMotta U.S. boxer
"The Brown Bomber" – Joe Louis U.S. boxer
"La Bruja" (Spanish , "The Witch") - Juan Ramón Verón Argentinian footballer "La Brujita" (Spanish , "The Little Witch") - Juan Sebastian Veron Argentinian footballer "Bubba"
"Buck" –
"Bucketfoot Al" - Al Simmons U.S. baseball player
"Bucky Bleepin' Dent" (by haters) - Bucky Dent U.S. baseball player
"Bud" – Norman Poile Canadian ice hockey player
"Buddha" - James Edwards U.S. basketball player
"Buddy"
"Bug" - Tim Hardaway U.S. basketball player
"El Buitre" (Spanish , "The Vulture") - Emilio Butragueño Spanish footballer "The Bull" -
"Bullet" (or "Bullets") - Charles W. Rogan American baseball player
"Bullet Joe"
"Bun" – Frederick Joseph Cook Canadian ice hockey player
"Bunny" – John Francis Ahearne Canadian ice hockey player
"Burnaby Joe" - Joe Sakic Canadian ice hockey player
"The Bus" - Jerome Bettis U.S. American football player
"Buster" - James Douglas U.S. boxer
"Busher" – Harvey Jackson Canadian ice hockey player
"Butterbean" - Bob Love U.S. basketball player
C
"Cadillac" -
"Il Campionissimo (Italian for "The Champion of Champions") - Fausto Coppi , Italian cyclist
"Campy" -
"The Cannibal" - Eddy Merckx Belgian cyclist
"Canto" - Eric Cantona French soccer player
"Cat" - Cuttino Mobley U.S. basketball player
"Catfish" - James Augustus Hunter U.S. baseball player
"Charlie Hustle" – Pete Rose U.S. baseball player
"Chick" – Arnold Gandil U.S. baseball player
"Chico" - Diego Corrales U.S. boxer
"The Chicoutimi Cucumber" - Georges Vezina Canadian hockey player
"Chief" -
"The Chocolate Thunder" - Darryl Dawkins U.S. basketball player
"Ching" – Ivan Johnson Canadian ice hockey player
"Choo-Choo" - Clarence Coleman U.S. baseball player
"Chris" (an insult commonly used by Jim Rome ) - Jim Everett U.S. American football player
"Chuck" – Claude Earl Rayner Canadian ice hockey player
"The Chuckster" – Charles Barkley U.S. basketball player
"Chucky" – Clarence Brown U.S. basketball player
"Claude Printemps " (French for "Springtime Claude") - Claude Lemieux Canadian ice hockey player
"Clyde" - Walt Frazier U.S. basketball player
"Clyde The Glide" - Clyde Drexler U.S. basketball player
"Cobra" - Dave Parker U.S. baseball player
"Cocky" - Eddie Collins U.S. baseball player
"Connie Mack" - Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy U.S. baseball player, manager, and team owner
"Cookie" – Octavio Victor Rojas Rivas U.S. baseball player
"Cool Joe" - Joe Montana U.S. football player
"Cool Papa" - James Bell U.S. baseball player
"Cooney"– Ralph Weiland Canadian ice hockey player
"Cornbread" – Cedric Maxwell U.S. basketball player
"Country" - Enos Slaughter U.S. baseball player
"The Crab" - Ray Wilkins British footballer
"Crazy Legs" – Elroy Hirsch U.S. football player
"Crime Dog" - Fred McGriff U.S. baseball player
"The Croatian Sensation" - Toni Kukoč Croatian basketball player
"The Crocodile" - René Lacoste French tennis player
"CuJo" – Curtis Joseph Canadian hockey player
"C-Webb" - Chris Webber U.S. basketball player
"Cyclone" (shortened to "Cy") – Denton True Young U.S. baseball player
"Cyclone" – Frederick Taylor Canadian ice hockey player
D
"Le Dac" - Richard Dacoury French basketball player
"Daffy" - Paul Dean U.S. baseball player
"The Dagger" - Kobe Bryant U.S. basketball player
"Dandy Don" - Don Meredith U.S. football player
"Dazzy" - Clarence Arthur Vance U.S. baseball player
"Deacon" - Deacon Phillippe U.S. baseball player
"De Crasheris" - Andrea de Cesaris Italian Formula One driver
"Dice Man" - Antonio McDyess U.S. basketball player
"Diesel" -
"Dit" - Aubrey Clapper Canadian ice hockey player
"Dixie" - Fred E. Walker U.S. baseball player
"Dizzy" – Jay Hanna Dean U.S. baseball player
"Doc" -
"Doctor" - Theophilus Khumalo , South African footballer
"Dollar Bill" - Bill Bradley U.S. basketball player
"Dominator" - Dominik Hašek Czech ice hockey player
"Donnie Baseball" - Don Mattingly U.S. baseball player
"The Donora Greyhound" - Stan Musial U.S. baseball player
"Double X" - Jimmie Foxx U.S. baseball player
"Doug E. Fresh" - Gerald Wilkins U.S. basketball player
"The Dream" - Hakeem Olajuwon U.S. basketball player
"D Square" - Dale Davis U.S. basketball player
"Dr. Dunkenstein" - Darrell Griffith U.S. basketball player
"Dr. Iron Fist" - Vitali Klitschko Ukrainian boxer
"Dr. J" - Julius Erving U.S. basketball player
"Dr. Rounds" - Dan Roundfield U.S. basketball player
"Dubbie" – Russell Bowie , Canadian ice hockey player
"Ducky" - Joe Medwick U.S. baseball player
"Dugie" - Slater Martin U.S. basketball player
"Duke" –
"The Dunking Dutchman", - Rik Smits Dutch basketball player
"Dynamite" - Michael Dokes U.S. boxer
"Dyno Don" – Don Nicholson U.S. drag racer
E
F
"Farmer" – Arnold Beswick U.S. drag racer
"Fat" – Lafayette Lever U.S. basketball player
"Il fenomeno " (Italian for "The Phenomenon") - Ronaldo Brazil footballer
"El Ferroz" (Spanish for "Ferocious")-Fernando Vargas U.S. boxer
"The Fighting Cowboy" - James Tillis U.S. boxer
"Fireball" - Edward Roberts, Jr. U.S. stock car racer
"Flash" –
"The Flash" – Dwayne Wade U.S. basketball player
"Flash 80" - Jerry Rice U.S. American football player
"Flo-Jo" – Florence Griffith Joyner U.S. runner
"The Flying Dutchman" - Honus Wagner U.S. baseball player
"The Flying Finn"
"The Flying Housewife"- Fanny Blankers-Koen Dutch runner
"The Flying Mantuan"- Tazio G. Nuvolari Italian Grand Prix driver
"The Flying Tomato" - Shaun White U.S. snowboarder and skateboarder
"Fonzie" - Edgardo Alfonzo U.S. baseball player
"Foppa" - Peter Forsberg Swedish ice hockey player
"The Fordham Flash" – Frankie Frisch U.S. baseball player
"Franchise" - Steve Francis U.S. basketball player
"The Freak" –
"Fuser" — Che Guevara Argentine rugby player and Marxist revolutionary
G
"The Galloping Ghost" – Harold Edward Grange U.S. football player
"The Galloping Major" - Ferenc Puskás Hungarian footballer
"The Gambler" - Kenny Rogers U.S. baseball player
"Ganjah Chris" - Christian Pouget French hockey player
"Gazza" - Paul Gascoigne English footballer
"Gee" – Gerald Walker U.S. baseball player
"Geese" - Hubert Ausbie U.S. Harlem Globetrotters basketball player
"The General" – Horace Grant U.S. basketball player
"Il Genio " (Italian for "The Genius") - Dejan Savićević Serbian footballer
"Gentleman" - Gerry Cooney U.S. boxer
"Gentleman Jim" – James J. Corbett U.S. boxer
"Gentleman Joe" - Joe Dumars U.S. basketball player
"The Georgia Peach" – Ty Cobb U.S. baseball player
"Ghiza" - Gheorghe Muresan Romanian basketball player
"Gino the Pious" - Gino Bartali Italia cyclist
"Gizmo" - Henry Williams U.S. player of Canadian football
"The Glove" - Gary Payton U.S. basketball player
"The Godfather" - Troy Aikman U.S. American football player
"Godzilla"
"The Golden Bear" - Jack Nicklaus U.S. golfer
"The Golden Boy"
"The Golden Brett" - Brett Hull U.S. ice hockey player
"The Golden Jet" - Bobby Hull Canadian ice hockey player
"Gonzo" - Luis Gonzalez U.S. baseball player
"The Goods" - Lamar Odom U.S. basketball player
"Googs" - Tom Gugliotta U.S. basketball player
"Goose"
"Grandma-ma" - Larry Johnson U.S. basketball player
"Le Grand Orange" - Daniel Joseph Staub American baseball player
"Grand Teuton" - Detlef Schrempf German basketball player
"Grapes" - Don Cherry Canadian hockey player and commentator
"Greasy" – Earle Neale American football player
"The Great One" – Wayne Gretzky Canadian hockey player
"The Great White Hope" – James J. Jeffries U.S. boxer
"The Greatest" – Muhammad Ali U.S. boxer
"The Grey Eagle" - Tris Speaker U.S. baseball player
"Greyhound" - Walter Davis U.S. basketball player
"Grumpy" (sometimes "The Grump") - Bill Jenkins U.S. drag racer
"Guga" – Gustavo Kuerten Brazilian tennis player
"Gump" – Lorne John Worsley Canadian hockey player
"Guts" - Ishimatsu Suzuki Japanese boxer
H
"Hal" - Harold Trosky U.S. baseball player
"Hammer"
"Hammerin' Hank" - Hank Aaron U.S. baseball player
"Hap" or "Happy" –
"The Hat" - Harry Walker U.S. baseball player
"The Hawk"
"The Helicopter" - Ivan Zamorano Chilean soccer player
"Hendu" - Dave Henderson U.S. baseball player
"Hercules" - Mike Weaver U.S. boxer
"His Heinous" - Bill Laimbeer U.S. basketball player
"The Hit Man"
"Hod" – William H. Stuart Canadian ice hockey player
"Hondo" -
"HoJo" - Howard Johnson U.S. baseball player
"Home Run" - Frank Baker U.S. baseball player
"Hooch" - Brad Daugherty U.S. basketball player
"Hooley" – Reginald Smith Canadian ice hockey player
"The Hoosier Thunderbolt" - Amos Rusie U.S. baseball player
"Horse" -
"Hot Rod" - John Williams U.S. basketball player
"The Houdini Of The Hardwood" - Bob Cousy U.S. basketball player
"The Hoya Destroya" - Patrick Ewing U.S. basketball player
"The Human Highlight Reel" -
"The Human Rain Delay" - Mike Hargrove U.S. baseball player
"Hurricane" -
I
"Ibou" - Ibrahim Ba French soccer player
"Ice Borg" – Bjorn Borg Swedish tennis player
"Ice Maiden" - Chris Evert U.S. tennis player
"Iceman" - George Gervin U.S. basketball player
"Ickey" – Elbert Woods U.S. football player
"The Intimidator" – Dale Earnhardt, Sr. U.S. stock car racer
"L'intello " (French for "The Egghead") - Laurent Fignon French cyclist
"The Iron Horse" – Lou Gehrig U.S. baseball player
"Iron Mike" - Mike Tyson U.S. boxer
J
"Jacques" – Joseph Hughes Laperrière Canadian ice hockey player
"Jake the Snake" - Jake Plummer American football player
"Jay-Jay" - Augustine Okocha Nigerian footballer
"Jean" – Joseph Gilbert Yvon Ratelle Canadian ice hockey player
"Jellybean" - Joe Bryant U.S. basketball player
"Jersey Jim" - Jim McMahon U.S. American football player
"Jersey Joe Walcott" - Arnold Raymond Cream U.S. boxer
"Jesus Shuttlesworth" - Ray Allen U.S. basketball player
"The Jet" -
"Joe Barely Cares", Joe Barry Carroll U.S. basketball player
"Johan I" - Johan Cruijff Dutch footballer
"Johan II" - Johan Neeskens Dutch footballer
"Johnny Vodka" – Alexandr Loska Polish ice hockey player
"Joltin’ Joe" – Joe DiMaggio U.S. baseball player
"J.R." - Isiah Rider , U.S. basketball player
"The Juice" - O.J. Simpson American football player
"Junior" -
"The Junkyard Dog" - Jerome Williams U.S. basketball player
K
"Kaiser Franz" - Franz Beckenbauer German footballer
"Kandi Man" – Michael Olowokandi Nigerian basketball player
"The Kansas Comet" - Gale Sayers U.S. football player
"Kangaroo Kid" - Billy Cunningham U.S. basketball player
"The Kid" – Ted Williams U.S. baseball player
"Kid Thunder" - Shane Sutcliffe Canadian boxer
"Kiki" - Hazen Cuyler U.S. baseball player
"King" -
"The King"
"King Carl" - Carl Lewis U.S. track & field athlete
"King Eric" - Eric Cantona French soccer player
"King Felix" - Felix Hernandez U.S. baseball player
"King James" - LeBron James U.S. basketball player
"King Richard" -
"Kleines dickes Müller" (German , "Short fat Müller") - Gerd Müller West German soccer player"Knuckles" - Chris Nilan U.S. ice hockey player
"Koppita" - Raymond Kopa French soccer player
L
"The Las Vegas Kid" – Andre Agassi U.S. tennis player
"Lefty" –
"Left Hook" - Jeff Lacy , U.S. boxer
"Leicester's Favourite Son" - Gary Lineker English soccer player
"Lights Out" -
"Li'l Abner" - Cliff Hagan U.S. basketball player
"The Lip" - Leo Durocher U.S. baseball player
"Litti" - Jari Litmanen Finnish footballer
"The Little Big Man" - Sharmba Mitchell U.S. boxer
"Little Bill" – WIlliam Johnston U.S. tennis player
"Little Buddha" -
"The Little Corporal" - Jacques Fouroux , French rugby union player and coach
"The Little General" – Avery Johnson U.S. basketball player
"Little Hands of Stone" - Michael Carbajal U.S. boxer
"Little Miss Poker Face" - Chris Evert U.S. tennis player
"Little Poison - Lloyd Waner U.S. baseball player
"Locomotora" (Spanish for "Locomotive") - Jorge Castro Argentine boxer "The Living Death" – Lew Jenkins U.S. boxer
"The Lone Star Cobra" - Donald Curry U.S. boxer
"Losing Pitcher" - Hugh Mulcahy U.S. baseball player
"Louisiana Lightning" - Ron Guidry U.S. baseball player
"Louisville Lip" – Muhammad Ali U.S. boxer
M
"Macho" - Héctor Camacho U.S. boxer
"Mad Dog" - Gene Hatcher U.S. boxer
"Mad Max" – Vernon Maxwell U.S. basketball player
"The Mad Hungarian" – Al Hrabosky U.S. baseball player
"The Mad Russian" – Bill Vukovich U.S. Indianapolis racer
"The Mad Stork" – Ted Hendricks U.S. football player
"Magic" – Earvin Johnson U.S. basketball player
"Magic Man"
"Majik" - Don Majkowski U.S. football player
"Le Magnifique" (French for "The Magnificent") - Mario Lemieux Canadian ice hockey player"The Mailman" – Karl Malone U.S. basketball player
"Mamba" - Kobe Bryant U.S. basketball player
"The Man from Mars" - Otis Sistrunk U.S. football player
"The Man in Black" - Dale Earnhardt, Sr. American NASCAR racer
"The Mangoose" – Archie Moore U.S. boxer
"Manos de Piedras"' (Spanish for "Hands of Stone") - Roberto Duran Panamanian boxer "Mantequilla" (Spanish for "Butter") - José Napoles Cuban -Mexican boxer "Manu" - Emanuel Ginobili U.S. basketball player
"The Maradona of the Carpathians" - Gheorghe Hagi , Romanian footballer
"Marvelous Marv" - Marv Throneberry U.S. baseball player
"Marvelous Marvin" – Marvin Hagler U.S. boxer
"Mattty" - Madison Bell U.S. football player
"The Matrix" - Shawn Marion U.S. basketball player
"The Mayor" – Fred Hoiberg U.S. basketball player
"Meadowlark" – George Lemon U.S. Harlem Globetrotters basketball player
"Mean Joe" – Joe Greene U.S. football player
"Mercury" – Eugene Morris U.S. football player
"Michigan Assassin" – Stanley Ketchel American boxer
"Michigan Mauler" – Stanley Ketchel American boxer
"Mickey" – Fred J. Ion Canadian ice hockey player
"Microwave" - Vinnie Johnson U.S. basketball player
"Mighty Mouse" - Damon Stoudamire U.S. basketball player
"Million Dollar Bill" – Bill Elliott U.S. stock car racer
"The Minister of Defense" - Reggie White U.S. American football player
"Minnesota Fats" – Rudolph Walter Wanderone Jr. U.S. pool player
"The Missile" - Qadry Ismail U.S. football player
"Mo" - Mike Modano U.S. ice hockey player
"Moe the Toe" - Moe Racine Canadian football player
"The Molester" – Lester Hayes U.S. football player
"Mongoose" - Tom McEwen U.S. drag racer
"Monster Mash" - Jamal Mashburn U.S. basketball player
"Moochie" - Martyn Norris U.S. basketball player
"Mookie" -
"Moose" -
"Morocho" - Carlos Hernandez Venezuelan boxer
"The Motor City Cobra" – Thomas Hearns , U.S. boxer
"The Mouse" - Bruce Strauss U.S. boxer
"Mr. Bill" - Bill Cartwright U.S. basketball player
"Mr. Clutch" –
"Mr. Cowboy" – Bob Lilly U.S. football player
"Mr. Everything" - Craig Ehlo U.S. basketball player
"Mr. George" - George Weah Liberian soccer player
"Mr. Hockey" - Gordie Howe Canadian ice hockey player
"Mr. Mean" - Larry Smith U.S. basketball player
"Mr. Moves" - Michael Campanella Russell U.S. basketball player
"Mr. October" – Reggie Jackson U.S. baseball player
"Mr. Zero" - Frank Brimsek U.S. ice hockey player
"Mudcat" - Jim Grant , U.S. baseball player
"Muggsy" -
"Muscles" - Ken Rosewall Australian tennis player
"Mystery Man" - André Action Jackson French track & field athlete
N
"Nails" - Lenny Dykstra U.S. baseball player
"Nasty" - Ilie Năstase Romanian tennis player
"Nate The Great" - Nate Thurmond U.S. basketball player
"Nenê" - Maybyner Rodney Hilario Brazilian , basketball player (now his legal name)
"Neon" - Deion Sanders U.S. American football and baseball player
"Never Nervous" – Pervis Ellison U.S. basketball player
"Newsy" – Edouard Lalonde Canadian ice hockey player
"The Next One" -
"Nick The Quick" - Nick Van Exel U.S. basketball player
"Night Train" - Dick Lane U.S. American football player
"Nino" - Emilio Giuseppe Farina Italian Grand Prix driver
O
P
"Pants" – Clarence Henry Rowland U.S. baseball player
"The Pazmanian Devil" - Vinny Paz U.S. boxer
"Peja" - Predrag Stojaković Serbian basketball player
"Pelé" – Edson Arantes do Nascimento Brazilian footballer
"Pepper" – Johnny Martin American baseball player
"Pee Wee" – Harold Reese American baseball player
"The Peerless Leader" - Frank Chance U.S. baseball player
"Penny" – Anfernee Hardaway U.S. basketball player
"The People's Cherce" - Dixie Walker U.S. baseball player
"Peppermint" - Alfonso Frazer Panamanian boxer
"Phat" – Gordon Allan Wilson Canadian ice hockey player
"Phantom Joe" – Maurice Joseph Malone Canadian ice hockey player
"El Pibe de Oro" (Spanish for "The Golden Kid") - Diego Maradona Argentinian footballer "Pig" - Oliver Miller U.S. basketball player
"Pinball" — Michael Clemons Canadian football player
"The Pink Panther" - Toni Kukoč Croatian basketball player
"Pipino" - Jose Cuevas Mexican boxer
"Pitchin' Paul" - Paul Arizin U.S. basketball player
"Pistol" –
"The Pitbull" - Edgar Davids Dutch soccer player
"Platoche" - Michel Platini French soccer player
"The Pocket Rocket" –
"Pooh" - Jerome Richardson U.S. basketball player
"Poosh 'em up" - Phil Rizzuto U.S. baseball player
"Popeye" - Ronald Jones U.S. basketball player
"Preacher" - Elwin Roe U.S. baseball player
"Pretty Boy" - Floyd Mayweather Jr. U.S. boxer
"Preki" - Predrag Radosavljevic U.S. footballer
"The President" - Reggie Bush U.S. American football player
"Prince" - Naseem Hamed British boxer
"Prince oh Mid-Air" - World B. Free U.S. basketball player
"Primetime" –
Kendrick Jones U.S. football playerDeion Sanders U.S. football player"The Professor" - Alain Prost French Formula One driver
"Puddin' Head" - Willie Jones U.S. baseball player
"Pudge" -
"Puff Nuts" - Jaromir Jagr Czech ice hockey player
"Punch" -
Q
R
"Rabbit" - Walter Maranville U.S. baseball player
"The Radar" - Wilfred Benitez U.S. boxer
"Rag" - Bob Griese U.S. American football player
"The Ragamuffin Man" - Lloyd Honeyghan British boxer
"Raging Bull"
"The Rain Man" - Shawn Kemp U.S. basketball player
"The Rainmaster" - Rudolf Caracciola German Grand Prix driver
"Rajah" – Rogers Hornsby U.S. baseball player
"Rambo" – Kurt Rambis U.S. basketball player
"Rat"
"Raymond la science" (French for Brainy Raymond ) - Raymond Goethals , Belgian soccer player and coach
"Razor" -
"The Reading Rifle" - Carl Furillo U.S. baseball player
"The Real Deal" - Evander Holyfield U.S. boxer
"Red" –
"Red Light" - André Racicot Canadian ice hockey player
"The Refrigerator" – William Perry U.S. football player
"Regenmeister " (German, "Rainmaster") - Rudolf Caracciola German Grand Prix driver
"Rifleman" - Chuck Person U.S. basketball player
"O Rei" (Portuguese , "The King") - Pelé Brazilian soccer player"Rip" - Richard Hamilton U.S. basketball player
"Ripper" - James Anthony Collins U.S. baseball player
"The Roadrunner" - Yvan Cournoyer Canadian hockey player
"Robot Rothen" - Jérôme Rothen French soccer player
"The Rock" - Marcel Desailly French soccer player
"The Rocket" –
"Rooney" - Šarūnas Marčiulionis , Lithuanian basketball player
"The Round Mound Of Rebound" – Charles Barkley U.S. basketball player
"The Russian Rocket" - Pavel Bure Russian ice hockey player
"Rusty"
S
"Saba" - Arvydas Sabonis Lithuania basketball player
"Salsero" - Alfredo Escalera Puerto Rican boxer "Sam"- Justin Barry American basketball player
"San Marco"- Marco van Basten Dutch soccer player
"Sandy" - Sanford Koufax , U.S. baseball player
"Satchel" – LeRoy Paige U.S. baseball player
"The Say Hey Kid" – Willie Mays U.S. baseball player
"Scarface" - Franck Ribéry French soccer player
"Scheider Man" = Adam Scheider Australian AFL player
"Schnozz" – Ernie Lombardi U.S. baseball player
"Schoolboy" - Lynwood Thomas Rowe U.S. baseball player
"Schumie" – Michael Schumacher German Formula One driver
"Scooter" - Phil Rizzuto U.S. baseball player
"Scotty" –
"Señor October" - David Ortiz U.S. baseball player
"Señor Papi" - David Ortiz U.S. baseball player
"Shaq" - Shaquille O'Neal U.S. basketball player
"Sheva" - Andriy Shevchenko Ukrainian soccer player
"Shoeless Joe" – Joe Jackson U.S. baseball player
"Shorty" – Wilfred Green Canadian ice hockey player
"Shotgun" - George Shuba U.S. baseball player
"Shrimp" – Roy Worters Canadian ice hockey player
"Silk" - Jamaal Wilkes U.S. basketball player
"The Silver Fox" -
"Sir Charles" – Charles Barkley U.S. basketball player
"Skoonj" - Carl Furillo U.S. baseball player
"Skywalker" - David Thompson U.S. basketball player
"Slash" - Kordell Stewart U.S. football player
"Sleepy" - Eric Floyd U.S. basketball player
"Smokin' Joe" – Joe Frazier U.S. boxer
"The Snake"
"The Spaceman" - Bill Lee U.S. baseball player
"The Spanish Fly" - Pau Gasol Spanish basketball player
"The Spanish Inquisition" - Pau Gasol Spanish basketball player
"Sparkplug" - Johnny Damon U.S. baseball player
"Sparky" - George Anderson American baseball player
"The Speeding White Sausage" - Georg Hackl German luger
"Speedy" - Craig Claxton U.S. basketball player
"Spider" -
"The Splendid Splinter" – Ted Williams U.S. baseball player
"Spud" - Anthony Webb U.S. basketball player
"The Squid" - Sidney Moncrief U.S. basketball player
"Stan the Man" – Stan Musial U.S. baseball player
"Starbury" - Stephon Marbury U.S. basketball player
"STAT" - Amare Stoudemire U.S. basketball player
"Steamer" – Fred G. Maxwell Canadian ice hockey player
"Steelhammer" - Wladimir Klitschko Ukrainian boxer
"Stevie Y" - Steve Yzerman Canadian ice hockey player
"Stormin' Norman" - Norm Van Lier U.S. basketball player
"Stuffy" - John Phalen McInniss U.S. baseball player
"Stumpy" - Gail Goodrich U.S. basketball player
"Sugar" -
"Sugar Ray Robinson" – Walker Smith Jr. U.S. boxer
"The Sultan of Swat" – George Ruth U.S. baseball player
"Superbrat" – John McEnroe U.S. tennis player
"Super Pippo" - Filippo Inzaghi Italian soccer player
"Super Tex" - A. J. Foyt American Champ Car racer
"Swede" –
"Sweeney" – David Schriner Canadian ice hockey player
"Sweetness" - Walter Payton U.S. American football player
"Sweetwater" – Nathaniel Clifton U.S. basketball player
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"Teddy Ballgame" – Ted Williams U.S. baseball player
"Teeder" – Ted Kennedy Canadian ice hockey player
"El Temible ", (Spanish , The Feared) Jose Luis Castillo Mexican boxer
"Termite" - Maurice Watkins U.S. boxer
"Terrible" - Tim Witherspoon U.S. boxer
"Terrible Ted" - Ted Lindsay Canadian ice hockey player
"Three Finger" - Mordecai Brown U.S. baseball player
"Three Mile Lyle" – Lyle Alzado U.S. football player
"Thunder" - Arturo Gatti U.S. boxer
"Thunder Dan" – Dan Majerle U.S. basketball player
"Thunder Matt" – Matt Murton U.S. baseball player
"Tiger" –
"Tim" – Miles Gilbert Horton Canadian ice hockey player
"Tiny" –
"Titi" - Thierry Henry French soccer player
"T-Mac" - Tracy McGrady U.S. basketball player
"T-Mac Canada" - Todd MacCulloch Canadian basketball player
"TNT" - Tony Tubbs U.S. boxer
"Toe" - Hector Blake , Canadian ice hockey player
"The Toe" – Lou Groza U.S. football player
"T.O." - Terrell Owens U.S. American football player
"Tom Terrific" -
"Too-Tall" – Ed Jones , U.S. football player
"Totò" - Salvatore Schillaci , Italian soccer player
"Tractor" – Robert Traylor U.S. basketball player
"Trader Jack" - Jack McKeon U.S. baseball manager
"The Truth" -
"Turk" –
"Turkey" - Gerard Gallant Canadian ice hockey player
"Ty" - Biron LaForest Canadian baseball player
"The Tyler Rose" – Earl Campbell U.S. football player
"TV Tommy" - Tommy Ivo U.S. drag racer
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"Wahoo Sam" - Sam Crawford U.S. baseball player
"The Waiter" - Toni Kukoč Croatian basketball player
"The Walrus" - Craig Stadler U.S. golfer
"Whipper" – Harry Percival Watson Canadian ice hockey player
"Winky" - Ronald Wright U.S. Boxer
"White Chocolate" - Jason Williams U.S. basketball player
"The White Pelé" - Zico Brazilian soccer player
"White Shoes" - Billy Johnson U.S. football player
"Whitey" -
"Whizzer" - Byron R. White American basketball player
"The Wild Bull of the Pampa" - Luis Firpo Argentinian boxer
"The Wild Horse of the Osage" - Pepper Martin U.S. baseball player
"Wildfire" - Frank Schulte U.S. baseball player
"Wilt the Stilt" – Wilt Chamberlain U.S. basketball player
"The Wizard" -
"The Wizard of the Dribble" - Stanley Matthews English footballer
"The Wizard of Oz" - Ozzie Smith U.S. baseball player
"The Wizard of Westwood" - John Wooden U.S. basketball player and coach
"World" -
"Worm" - Dennis Rodman U.S. basketball player
"The Wunderkid" - Dirk Nowitzki German basketball player
"The Wall" - Rahul Dravid Indian cricket player
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