Sporting Nicknames

[pethybridge]

I'm trying to write a sports quiz and one of the rounds is titled nicknames. Do you know any good ones?

[Marsh]

The Brown Bomber - Joe Louis

[Marsh]

This link leads to Wikepedia's list of World Heavyweight Boxing Champions.  If you click on a champion's name you can find his nickname.  I presume that if you picked other sports, Wikepedia could provide similar lists for those

[THECORBYLOON]

The England batsman, David Gower, was nicknamed "Lulu" but I've no idea why. 

[sddsddean]

Ian Botham - Guy the Gorilla

Will Carling - Bum Face

Eddy Mercyx - The Cannibal

Alain Prost - The Professor

[Loosehead]

Ernie Els = The big easy

Stuart Pearce = Psycho

Ian Botham = Beefy

Brian Moore(England Hooker) = Pit Bull

[Loosehead]

Craig Stadler = The Walrus

Pete Sampras = Pistol Pete

[Loosehead]

Martin Offiah = Chariots

Colin Montgomerie = Mrs Doubtfire

[Loosehead]

Greg Norman = Great White Shark

Jack Nicklaus - Golden Bear

[Loosehead]

Nigel Benn = The Dark Destroyer

Ricky Hatton/Tommy Hearns = The hitman

Steve Davis = Romford Slim

Alex Higgins = The hurricane

Ray Reardon = Dracula

Cliff Thorburn = The grinder

[Loosehead]

Darren Anderton = Sicknote

[Chillum]

Some footballing ones ;
Billy McNeil - Ceasar
Jimmy Johnstone - Jinky
Henrik Larsson - The Magnificent Seven 
John Hartson - BBJ (Big Bad John)
Dennis Law - The Lawman
Duncan Ferguson - Duncan Disorderly
Paul Ince - The Guv'nor (in his own mind anyway)
Butragueno  - The Vulture
Lev yashin - The Black Panther

[Loosehead]

Efran Reyes( 9 Ball) - El Magica

[MONTY2K5]

apparently the england rugby player richard hill is nicknamed maureen (because he's always moaning) another rugby one is former australian captain john eales who's nick name is "nobody" because nobody is perfect.

[dothawkes]

My favourite footballers nickname was Norman 'Bites yer Legs' Hunter.

[La Paletta]

Try these beauties...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - The Baby-Faced Assassin

Dennis Bergkamp - The Non-Flying Dutchman

Martin 'Chariots' Offiah

David 'Calamity' James

Neil Webb - the ****

[Baronvhb]

What about Danny 'Spud' Murphy Ex-Liverpool player,  Emlyn 'Crazy Horse' Hughes  or Robbie 'God' Fowler

[beatmania13]

primo carnera aka the italian alp
cassius clay aka the louisville lip
mohammed ali aka the greatest
the brockton blockbuster aka rock marciano
marcianos punch was called the suzie q
greg norman aka the great white shark
jonn mcenroe aka the brat
michael holding aka whispering death
marvin hagler aka marvellous marvin
nigel benn aka the dark destroyer
joe louis aka the brown bomber
ronnie o sullivan aka rocket ronnie
poppa dioup the wardrobe
henry cooper aka our enry
henrys punch was called enrys ammer
tommy farr aka the welsh wizard
joe jordan aka jaws
ron harris aka chopper
michael phelps aka the torpedo
lev yaschin aka the cat
david fairclough aka the judge because he was always on the bench