Big Turk Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) I've often wondered how some of the nicknames came to be so I thought I'd start a thread which contains how players/coaches etc got their nicknames... So put your player nicknames here along with how they got them. Lets start with The Big Tuna: Parcells also found time to address the burning question of how he got his nickname: "Big Tuna." "I think it goes back to my first time with the Patriots," said Parcells, who was New England's linebackers coach in 1980. "There was an old commercial from Starkist with Charlie the Starkist Tuna, so my players were trying to con me on something one time, and I said, 'You must think I'm Charlie the Tuna,' you know, a sucker, and that's kind of how it started. "We started with it that year and they used to wear those little tuna helmets, you know, tuna pictures on their helmets. That's where it all started." Edited June 4, 2017 by matter2003
Gugny Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Leodis McFumble ... does it need a backstory? Disclaimer - McKelvin was one of my favorite Bills during that era.
Doc Brown Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 I'll do the most obvious one in recent Bills history to get it out of the way. Reason- He liked to check down.
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) Earthquake Enyart.........Don "The Human Bowling Ball" Nottingham............ Edited June 4, 2017 by OldTimeAFLGuy
Big Turk Posted June 4, 2017 Author Posted June 4, 2017 Craig "Ironhead" Heyward: Hayward had a big head(8 3/4 hat size) and was exceptionally strong. The rumor has it he would lower his helmet into defenders stomachs and one defender said it hurt so much his head had to be made of iron. One time a youngster hit him over the head with a pool cue and it snapped in half.
CommonCents Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Craig "Ironhead" Heyward: Hayward had a big head(8 3/4 hat size) and was exceptionally strong. The rumor has it he would lower his helmet into defenders stomachs and one defender said it hurt so much his head had to be made of iron. One time a youngster hit him over the head with a pool cue and it snapped in half. RIP
Gugny Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Wasn't Reed's nickname "horsecock," or something like that? I never understood that one.
cba fan Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Wasn't Reed's nickname "horsecock," or something like that? I never understood that one. Really? You need an explanation for that one?
The Wiz Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Jonathan "fast freddie" smith. i have no idea why his nickname was fast freddie and have always wondered.
WhoTom Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Jonathan "fast freddie" smith. i have no idea why his nickname was fast freddie and have always wondered. He was speedy and one of his teammates was a big fan of alliteration.
The Wiz Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 He was speedy and one of his teammates was a big fan of alliteration. that's worse than giving a fat guy the nickname tiny.
Just Jack Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 Wasn't Reed's nickname "horsecock," or something like that? I never understood that one. Maybe he was a bike rider, according to the Urban Dictionary.... horsecock A word commonly used in Reno, NV amongst a select group of people to yell at pedestrians and bicyclists while operating a motor vehicle Passenger (at homeless guy): HORSECOCK!!!!!!!! Driver: Ha, you horsecocked that guy pretty good
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 Tom "cheating douchebag" Brady. Legend has it he acquired the nickname because he is a cheater and a douchebag.
LeGOATski Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 Riverboat Ron: "After a conservative decision by Rivera contributed to a loss to the Bills in the second game of the 2013 season, he embraced Madden's advice and became "Riverboat Ron." The rest of the season, he went for it on 4th-and-1 nine times in a dozen opportunities. The Panthers converted eight times and won 12 of their last 14 games."
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