List of sportspeople with nicknames
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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" –
- Garnet Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player
- Irvine Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player
- Clarence McKay Parker, U.S. American football player
- "Ack-Ack" - Tom Heinsohn, U.S. basketball player
- "Action Jackson" -
- André Action Jackson, French track & field athlete (now his legal name)
- Mark Jackson, U.S. basketball player
- "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" -
- Andy Roddick, U.S. tennis player
- Alex Rodriguez, U.S. baseball player
- "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" -
- Charles Benjamin Adams, U.S. baseball player
- Cecil Henry Dye, Canadian ice hockey player
- Floyd Caves Herman, U.S. baseball player
- Orin E Hollingbery, U.S. football coach
- Vito Parilli, U.S. American football player
- Walter Pratt, Canadian ice hockey player
- George Herman Ruth, U.S. baseball player
- Albert Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias, U.S. athlete
- "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"
- Patrick Ewing, U.S. basketball player
- Nicolay Valuev, Russian boxer
- "Becks" – David Beckham, English footballer
- "Beefy" – Ian Botham, English 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" -
- Ben Roethlisberger, U.S. American football player
- Ben Wallace, U.S. basketball player
- "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"
- Elvin Hayes, U.S. basketball player
- Eric Lindros, Canadian hockey player
- "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"-
- Chris Osier, U.S. basketball player
- Oscar Robertson, U.S. basketball player
- "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" –
- Mark Fidrych, U.S. baseball player
- George Yardley, U.S. basketball player
- "The Birdman" – Chris Andersen, U.S. basketball player
- "Black Jack"
- Jack Brabham, British Formula One driver
- John Sherratt Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player
- "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" -
- Charles Outlaw, U.S. basketball player
- Vincent Jackson, U.S. football and baseball player
- "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" –
- Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian hockey player
- Ray Mancini, U.S. boxer
- Boris Becker, German tennis player
- "Boomer" -
- Norman Julius Esiason III, U.S. American football player
- George Scott (baseball player), U.S. baseball player
- David Wells, U.S. baseball player
- "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, British 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"
- Barry Beck, Canadian ice hockey player
- Andrew Berenzweig, U.S. hockey player
- James Busceme, U.S. boxer
- Richard Stephen Crosby, U.S. baseball player
- Daniel Lamont Franks, U.S. football player
- Charles Aaron Smith, U.S. football player
- "Buck" –
- Elzie W. Baker, Sr., U.S. stock car racer
- George Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player
- Frank McCormick, U.S. baseball player
- George Weaver, U.S. baseball player
- "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"
- Wylie Baker, Jr., American stock car racer
- Herbert William O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player
- "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"
- Charles Wilber Rogan, American baseball player
- Harold Joseph Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player
- "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" -
- Gregory Wayne Anderson, U.S. basketball player
- Carnell Williams, U.S. American football player
- "Il Campionissimo (Italian for "The Champion of Champions") - Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist
- "Campy" -
- Michael Campanella Russell, U.S. basketball player
- Roy Campanella, U.S. baseball player
- Bert Campaneris, U.S. baseball player
- "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" -
- George Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player
- Charles Albert Bender, U.S. baseball player
- Robert Parish, U.S. basketball player
- "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" -
- John Riggins, U.S. American Football player
- Shaquille O'Neal, U.S. basketball player
- "Dit" - Aubrey Clapper, Canadian ice hockey player
- "Dixie" - Fred E. Walker, U.S. baseball player
- "Dizzy" – Jay Hanna Dean, U.S. baseball player
- "Doc" -
- Roger Maxwell Cramer, U.S. baseball player
- Dwight Gooden, U.S. baseball player
- Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay, U.S. baseball player
- Glenn Anton Rivers, U.S. basketball player
- "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" –
- J. Carlyle Dinsmore, U.S. Formula One race car driver
- John Elway, U.S. football player
- Gordon Blanchard Keats, Canadian ice hockey player
- Dennis Nalon, U.S. Formula One race car driver
- Edwin Donald Snider, U.S. baseball player
- "The Dunking Dutchman", - Rik Smits, Dutch basketball player
- "Dynamite" - Michael Dokes, U.S. boxer
- "Dyno Don" – Don Nicholson, U.S. drag racer
E
- "Earl The Pearl" - Earl Monroe, U.S. basketball player
- "Easy Ed" - Elden Campbell, U.S. basketball player
- "Eddie the Eagle" -
- "El Caballo" (Spanish for "The Horse") - Carlos Lee, U.S. baseball player
- "El Sid" - Sid Fernandez, U.S. baseball player
- "The Executioner" - Bernard Hopkins, U.S. boxer
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" –
- Joe Gordon, U.S. baseball player
- Tom Gordon, U.S. baseball player
- "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"
- Mika Häkkinen, Finnish Formula One driver
- Tommi Mäkinen, Finnish rally driver
- Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner
- Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish Formula One driver
- Ville Ritola, Finnish runner
- Timo Salonen, Finnish rally driver
- "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" –
- Jevon Kearse, U.S. football player
- Randy Moss, U.S. football player
- "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"
- Olaf Kolzig, German ice hockey player
- Hideki Matsui Japanese baseball player
- "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"
- Leon Goslin, U.S. baseball player
- Rich Gossage U.S. baseball player
- Reece Tatum, U.S. basketball player
- "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"
- Juan Roldan, Argentine boxer
- Dave Schultz, ice hockey player
- "Hammerin' Hank" - Hank Aaron, U.S. baseball player
- "Hap" or "Happy" –
- Clarence Day, Canadian ice hockey player
- Oscar Felsch, U.S. baseball player
- Harold Hairston, U.S. basketball player
- Harry Holmes, Canadian ice hockey player
- "The Hat" - Harry Walker, U.S. baseball player
- "The Hawk"
- Andre Dawson,U.S. baseball player
- Ken Harrelson, U.S. baseball player
- Connie Hawkins, U.S. Harlem Globetrotters basketball player
- Aaron Pryor, U.S. boxer
- "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" -
- John Havlicek, U.S. basketball player
- Frank Howard, U.S. baseball player
- "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" -
- Dan Issel, U.S. basketball player
- Malik Rose, U.S. basketball player
- "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" -
- Dominique Wilkins, U.S. basketball player
- Rey Mysterio, U.S. wrestler
- "The Human Rain Delay" - Mike Hargrove, U.S. baseball player
- "Hurricane" -
- Herb Washington, U.S. baseball player
- Reuben Carter, U.S. boxer
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 Perry, U.S. American football player
- Kenny Smith, U.S. basketball player and analyst
- Chet Walker, U.S. basketball player
- "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" -
- Francis M. Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mike Kelly, U.S. baseball player
- "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" –
- Robert Grove, U.S. baseball player
- Vernon Gómez, U.S. baseball player
- Phil Mickelson, U.S. golfer
- Francis Joseph O'Doul, U.S. baseball player
- Claude Williams, U.S. baseball player
- "Left Hook" - Jeff Lacy, U.S. boxer
- "Leicester's Favourite Son" - Gary Lineker, English soccer player
- "Lights Out" -
- James Toney, U.S. boxer
- Brad Lidge, U.S. baseball player
- "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" -
- Daron Blaylock, U.S. basketball player
- William Hayward Wilson, U.S. baseball player
- "Moose" -
- Andre Dupon, Canadian, ice hockey, player
- Frank Xavier Goheen, Canadian ice hockey player
- Ernest Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey player
- Harry E. Watson, Canadian ice hockey player
- Daryl Johnston, U.S. American football player
- Mike Mussina, U.S. baseball player
- "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" –
- Jerry West, U.S. basketball player
- Drew Pearson, U.S. football, player
- "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" -
- Tyrone Bogues, U.S. basketball player
- Gary Allenson, U.S. baseball player
- "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" -
- Sidney Crosby, Canadian ice hockey player
- Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey player
- "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
- "Oil Can" - Dennis Boyd, U.S. baseball player
- "Ol' Pete" - Grover Cleveland Alexander, U.S. baseball player
- "Old Poison" – Nelson Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player
- "One Dog" - Lance Johnson, U.S. baseball player
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" –
- Pete Maravich, U.S. baseball player
- Pete Sampras U.S. tennis player
- "The Pitbull" - Edgar Davids, Dutch soccer player
- "Platoche" - Michel Platini, French soccer player
- "The Pocket Rocket" –
- Henri Richard, Canadian hockey player
- Calvin Murphy, U.S. basketball player
- "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 player
- Deion Sanders, U.S. football player
- "The Professor" - Alain Prost, French Formula One driver
- "Puddin' Head" - Willie Jones, U.S. baseball player
- "Pudge" -
- Carlton Fisk, U.S. baseball player
- Ivan Rodriquez, U.S. baseball player
- "Puff Nuts" - Jaromir Jagr, Czech ice hockey player
- "Punch" -
- Harry L. Broadbent, Canadian ice hockey player
- George Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Q
- "QB Killa" - Warren Sapp, , U.S. American football player
- "Quick" - James Tillis, U.S. boxer
- "The Quiet Man" - John Ruiz, Peurto Rican boxer
- "Quitschko" - Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer
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"
- Harry Westwick, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mat Rogers or 'Matty "Rat" Rogers', Australian Rugby Union player
- "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" –
- Arnold Auerbach, U.S. basketball coach
- Gordon Berenson, Canadian ice hockey player
- Lowell Dawson
- Harold Edward Grange, U.S. football player
- George Reginald Horner, Canadian ice hockey player
- Leonard Patrick Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
- John Joseph Murray, U.S. baseball player
- Charles Ruffing, U.S. baseball player
- Albert Fred Schoendienst, U.S. baseball player
- Roy Alvin Storey, Canadian ice hockey player
- "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" –
- Roger Clemens, U.S. baseball player
- Raghib Ismail, U.S. football player
- Maurice Richard, Canadian hockey player
- "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" –
- Allan M. Davidson, Canadian ice hockey player
- Ian Morrison, Canadian ice hockey player
- "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" -
- Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Edwin Donald Snider, U.S. baseball player
- "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"
- Youri Djorkaeff, French soccer player
- Don Prudhomme, U.S. drag racer
- Ken Stabler, U.S. American football player
- "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" -
- John Salley, U.S. basketball player
- Jerry Sloan, U.S. basketball player
- "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
T
- "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" –
- Nate Archibald, U.S. basketball player
- Cecil R. Thompson, Canadian ice hockey player
- "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" -
- Tom Brady, U.S. football player
- Tom Seaver, U.S. baseball player
- "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" -
- Paul Pierce, U.S. basketball player
- Carl Williams, U.S. boxer
- "Turk" –
- Walter Edward Broda, Canadian ice hockey player
- Steven John Wendell, U.S. baseball player
- "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
U
- "Uncle Cliffy" - Clifford Robinson, U.S. basketball player
V
- "Le vengeur masqué" (French for "The Masked Avenger") - Henri Leconte, French tennis player
- "Vinsanity - Vince Carter, U.S. basketball player
- "Vishnu" - Vikash Dhorasoo, French soccer player
- "Vuky" – Bill Vukovich, U.S. Indianapolis racer
- "Viru" - Virender Sehwag, Indian cricket player
- "Vinny Greenballs" - Vinny Testaverde, U.S. football player
W
- "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" -
- Edward Ford, American baseball player
- Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog, American baseball manager
- "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" -
- Gus Williams, U.S. basketball player
- Walt Williams, U.S. basketball player
- "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" -
- Jerry Rice, U.S. football player
- Lloyd B. Free U.S. basketball player (now his legal first name)
- "Worm" - Dennis Rodman, U.S. basketball player
- "The Wunderkid" - Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player
- "The Wall" - Rahul Dravid, Indian cricket player
X
- "The X-Man" - Xavier McDaniel, U.S. basketball player
Y
- "The Yankee Clipper" – Joe DiMaggio, U.S. baseball player
- "Ya-Ya" - Y.A. Tittle, U.S. American football player
- "Yaz" - Carl Yastrzemski, U.S. baseball player
- "Youk"- Kevin Youkilis, United States baseball player
Z
- "Zeke" – Isiah Thomas, U.S. basketball player
- "Zeke from Cabin Creek" - Jerry West, U.S. basketball player
- "The Zen Master" - Phil Jackson, U.S. basketball coach
- "Zico" - Arthur Antunes Coimbra, Brazilian soccer player
- "Zizou" - Zinedine Zidane, French soccer player
- "Zo" - Alonzo Mourning, U.S. basketball player