This is a list of sportspeople by nickname.
American Football
*"Babe" - Orin Hollingbery, U.S. football coach
*"Bambi" - Lance Alworth, U.S. football player
*"Big Ben" - Ben Roethlisberger, U.S. American football player
*"Curly" - Earl Lambeau, American football coach
*"Deacon" - David Jones, U.S. football player
*"Dub"- William Jones, U.S. football player
*"Fred-Ex" = Freddie Mitchell, U.S. football player
*"Gizmo" = Henry Williams, U.S. player of Canadian football
*"The Kansas Comet" = Gale Sayers, U.S. football player
*"Majik" = Don Majkowski, U.S. football player
*"The Man from Mars" = Otis Sistrunk, U.S. football player
*"Moe the Toe" = Moe Racine, Canadian football player
*"The Ordinary Superstar" = Johnny Rodgers, Canadian and U.S. football player
*"Papa Bear" = George Halas, U.S. football coach
*"Piffles" = Neil J. Taylor, Canadian football player and coach
*"Pinball" = Michael Clemons, Canadian football player
*"Quick Six" = Cory Philpot, U.S. player of Canadian football
*"The Rattler" = Ken Riley, U.S. football player
*"Red" - = Jim Parker,U.S. football coach
*"Riggo" = John Riggins, U.S. football player
*"Slingin' Sammy" = Sam Baugh, U.S. football player
*"The Texas Tornado" = Sam Baugh, U.S. football player
*"Ace" = Clarence McKay Parker, U.S. American football player
*"The A-Train" = Anthony Thomas, U.S. football player
*"The Axe Man" = Jeremiah Trotter, U.S. football player
*"Babe" = Vito Parilli, U.S. American football player
*"Bad Moon" = Andre Rison, U.S. American football player
*"The Bald Eagle" = Y.A. Tittle, U.S. American football player
*"Bam" = Byron Morris, U.S. football player
*"Bart the Cool" = Bart Starr, U.S. American football player
*"Bear" = Paul Bryant, American football coach
*"Big Ben" = Ben Roethlisberger, U.S. American football player
*"Big Daddy" = Dan Wilkinson, U.S. American football player
*"The Blond Bomber" = Terry Bradshaw, U.S. football player
*"Bo" = Vincent Jackson, U.S. football and baseball player
*"Boomer" = Norman Esiason III, U.S. football player
*"Brick" = D'Brickashaw Ferguson, U.S. football player
*"Broadway Joe" = Joe Namath, U.S. football player
*"Bubba" = Daniel Franks, U.S. football player
*"Bubba" = Charles Smith, U.S. football player
*"Bud" = Kenneth S. Adams, Jr., NFL team owner
*"The Bus" = Jerome Bettis, U.S. American football player
*"Cadillac" = Carnell Williams, U.S. American football player
*"The Cajun Cannon" = Bobby Hebert, U.S. American Football player
*"Champaign Tony" = Tony Eason, U.S. football player
*"Chris" = Jim Everett, American football player (an insult frequently used by Jim Rome)
*"Cool Joe" = Joe Montana, U.S. football player
*"Crazy Legs" = Elroy Hirsch, U.S. football player
*"DJ" = William Dozier, U.S. football and baseball player
*"Dandy Don" = Don Meredith, U.S. football player
*"Deuce" = Dulymus McAllister, U.S. football player
*"Diesel" = John Riggins, U.S. football player
*"Duke" = Wellington Mara, Former owner, New York Giants
*"The Eraser" = Bob Sanders, U.S. football player
*"Fast" = Willie Parker, U.S. football player
*"Flash 80" = Jerry Rice, U.S. footbal player
*"Flipper" = Willie Anderson, U.S. footbal player
*"Fourth Quarter Vince" = Vince Young, U.S. football player
*"The Freak" = Jevon Kearse, U.S. football player
*"The Freak" = Randy Moss, U.S. football player
*"The Fridge" = William Perry, U.S. football player
*"The Galloping Ghost" = Harold Grange, U.S. football player
*"The Godfather" = Troy Aikman, U.S. American football player
*"The Golden Boy" = Paul Hornung, U.S. American football player
*"The Golden Boy" = Tom Brady, U.S. American football player
*"Greasy" = Earle Neale, American football player
*"The Head Ball Coach" = Steve Spurrier, American football coach
*"Heavy Lunch" = Norman Hand, U.S. football player
*"He Hate Me" = Rod Smart, U.S. football player
*"The Hit Man" = Bob Sanders, U.S. football player
*"Horse" = Harry Mattos, U.S. football player
*"The Ice Box" = Tim Newton, U.S. football player
*"Ickey" = Elbert Woods, U.S. football player
*"Ironhead" = Craig Heyward, U.S. football player
*"Jake the Snake" = Jake Plummer, U.S. American football player
*"Jersey Jim" = Jim McMahon, U.S. American football player
*"The Jet" = Joe Perry, U.S. American football player
*"Joe Willie" = Joe Namath, U.S. football player
*"The Juice" = O.J. Simpson, American football player
*"The Kitchen" = Nate Newton, U.S. football player
*"L. T." or "LT" = Lawrence Taylor, American football linebacker
*"L. T." or "LT" = LaDainian Tomlinson, American football running back
*"Lights Out" = Shawne Merriman, U.S. football player
*"The Little General" = Ron Lancaster, Canadian football quarterback and coach
*"The Mad Bomber" = Daryle Lamonica, U.S. football player
*"The Mad Stork" = Ted Hendricks, U.S. football player
*"Mean Joe" = Joe Greene, U.S. football player
*"Mercury" = Eugene Morris, U.S. football player
*"The Minister of Defense" = Reggie White, U.S. American football player
*"The Missile" = Qadry Ismail, U.S. football player
*"Mr. Clutch" - = Drew Pearson, U.S. football player
*"Mr. Cowboy" = Bob Lilly, U.S. football player
*"Mr. Ed" = John Elway, U.S. American football player
*"The Molester" = Lester Hayes, U.S. football player
*"Moose" = Daryl Johnston, U.S. American football player
*"Nigerian Nightmare" = Christian Okoye, Nigerian player of American football
*"Night Train" = Dick Lane, U.S. American football player
*"Ocho Cinco" = Chad Johnson, U.S. American football player
*"The Ol' Ball Coach" = Steve Spurrier, American football coach
*"Pacman" = Adam Jones, U.S. football player
*"The People's Champ" = Freddie Mitchell, U.S. football player
*"Pork Chop" = Floyd Womack, U.S. football player
*"The Pounding Pontiff" = Marquez Pope, U.S. American football player
*"Pretty Boy" = David Carr, U.S. football player
*"The President" = Reggie Bush, U.S. football player
*"Primetime" - = Kendrick Jones, U.S. football player
*"Primetime" - = Deion Sanders, U.S. football player
*"Purple Jesus" = Adrian Peterson U.S. football player
*"Rag" = Bob Griese, U.S. American football player
*"Red" - = Lowell Dawson, U.S. football coach
*"Red" - = Harold Grange, U.S. football player
*"The Refrigerator" = William Perry, U.S. football player
*"The Rocket" - = Raghib Ismail, U.S. football player
*"Samurai Mike" = Mike Singletary , U.S. football player
*"Satellite" = Willie Totten , U.S. football player
*"The Secretary of Defense" = David Jones, U.S. football player
*"The Shark" = Jeff Samardzija, American football and baseball player
*"Shug" = Ralph Jordan, U.S. college football coach
*"Slash" = Kordell Stewart, U.S. football player
*"The Snake" = Jake Plummer, U.S. American football player
*"The Snake" = Ken Stabler, U.S. American football player
*"Sweetness" = Walter Payton, U.S. American football player
*"Tank" = Terry Johnson, U.S. American football player
*"Three Mile Lyle" = Lyle Alzado, U.S. football player
*"Tim" - = Tshimanga Biakabutuka, Canadian player of American football
*"TNT" = Michael Turner, Lorenzo Neal, and LaDainian Tomlinson, trio of U.S. American football runningbacks
*"T.O." = Terrell Owens, U.S. American football player
*"Toast" = Elvis Patterson, U.S. football player
*"The Toe" = Lou Groza, U.S. football player
*"Tommy America" = Tom Brady, U.S. football player
*"Too Tall" = Ed Jones, U.S. football player
*"Tooz" = John Matuszak, U.S. football player
*"Touchdown Tim" = Tshimanga Biakabutuka, Canadian player of American football
*"The Tuna" = Bill Parcells, American football coach
*"Turk" - = Claude McBride, U.S. football player
*"Two-Minute Tommy" = Tommy Kramer, U.S. football player
*"The Tyler Rose" = Earl Campbell, U.S. football player
*"Vinny Greenballs" = Vinny Testaverde, U.S. football player
*"Weeb" = Wilbur Ewbank, U.S. football player and coach
*"White Shoes" = Billy Johnson, U.S. football player
*"Whizzer" = Byron R. White, American football player
*"Windy City Flyer" = Devin Hester, U.S. football player
*"World" = Jerry Rice, U.S. football player
*"Ya-Ya" = Y.A. Tittle, U.S. American football player
Association Football
*"L'aigle dalmate" (French for "The Dalmatian Eagle") = Josip Skoblar, Yugoslavian soccer player
*"The Albino Rhino" = Karl Mecklenburg, U.S. football player
*"The Animal" = Edmundo, Brazilian footballer
*"The A-Train" = Mike Alstott, U.S. football player
*"The Asian Maradona" = Ali Karimi, Iranian football player
*"The Assassin" = Jack Tatum, U.S. football player
*"The Baby-Faced Assassin" = Ole Solskjær, Norwegian footballer
*"Baixinho" (Portuguese for "Shorty") = Romario, Brazilian soccer player
*"Batigol" = Gabriel Batistuta, Argentinian soccer player
*"Batman" = Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer
*"Becks" = David Beckham, English footballer
*"Big Al" = Alan Shearer, English footballer
*"Big Sam" = Sam Allardyce English football manager
*"The Black Spider" = Lev Yashin, Soviet footballer
*"Bomber der Nation" (German, "Bomber of the Nation") = Gerd Müller, German soccer player
*"La Bruja" (Spanish, "The Witch") = Juan Ramón Verón, Argentinian footballer
*"La Brujita" (Spanish, "The Little Witch") = Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentinian footballer
*"El Buitre" (Spanish, "The Vulture") = Emilio Butragueño, Spanish footballer
*"The Bull" = Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian footballer
*"The Bull of the Bosporus" = , Turkish footballer
*"Canto" = Eric Cantona, French footballer
*"Captain America" = Claudio Reyna, csoccer player
*"Captain Marvel" = Bryan Robson, English footballer
*"Chief" = Wayne Allison, UK Soccer player
*"Chopper" = Ron Harris, English footballer
*"CR7" = Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
*"The Crab" = Ray Wilkins, British footballer
*"Crouchy" = Peter Crouch, English footballer
*"The Dancing Bear" = Ron McDole, U.S. football player
*"El Diez" (Spanish for "the 10") = Diego Maradona, Argentinian footballer (from his jersey number)
*"Il Divin Codino" (Italian for "The Divine Ponytail") = Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer
*"Doctor" = Theophilus Khumalo, South African footballer
*"Doctor" = Sócrates, Brazilian footballer
*"Duke" = John Elway, U.S. football player
*"Duracell" = , Czech footballer
*"Il fenomeno" (Italian for "The Phenomenon") = Ronaldo, Brazil footballer
*"Fergie" = Alex Ferguson, Scottish football managerer
*"Fergie" = Barry Ferguson, Scottish footballer
*"The Galloping Major" = Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer
*"Gazza" = Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
*"Il Genio" (Italian for "The Genius") = , Serbian footballer
*"The Ginger Ninja" = Paul Scholes, English footballer
*"God" = Alan Shearer, English footballer
*"Goldenballs" = David Beckham, English footballer
*"Gronaldo" (French language pun, roughly "Fat Ronaldo") = Jean-Claude Darcheville, French footballer
*"The Helicopter" = Vahid Hashemian, Iranian footballer
*"The Helicopter" = Ivan Zamorano, Chilean footballer
*"Ibou" = Ibrahim Ba, French soccer player
*"Ibracadbra" = , Swedish soccer player
*"Imperatore" = Adriano Leite Ribeiro, Brazilian soccer player
*"Incredible Sulk" = Nicolas Anelka, French soccer player
*"Jay-Jay" = Augustine Okocha, Nigerian footballer
*"Jinky" = Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer
*"Johan I" = Johan Cruijff, Dutch footballer
*"Johan II" = Johan Neeskens, Dutch footballer
*"Kaiser Franz" = Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer
*"Keano" = Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
*"Keano" = Roy Keane, Irish footballer and manager
*"Der Killer" (German for "The Killer") = Ivan Klasnic, Croatian footballer
*"King Eric" = Eric Cantona, French soccer player
*"Kleines dickes Müller" (German, "Short fat Müller") = Gerd Müller, West German soccer player
*"Koppita" = Raymond Kopa, French soccer player
*"Kral" (Turkish for "King") = Hakan Sükür, Turkish footballer
*"Lash" = Peter Lorimer, Scottish footballer
*"Le God" = Matthew Le Tissier, English footballer
*"Leicester's Favourite Son" = Gary Lineker, English footballer
*"Litti" = Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer
*"Little Buddha" = Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer
*"Little Buddha" = Ivan de la Peña, Spanish footballer
*"El Loco" (Spanish for "The Crazy One") = Rene Higuita, Colombian goalkeeper
*"El Loco" (Spanish for "The Crazy One") = Ramón Quiroga, Peruvian goalkeeper
*"The Maradona of the Carpathians" = Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer
*"Mary Poppins" = Alan Shearer, English footballler
*"Medvěd" or "Meda" (Czech for "Bear" or "Teddy bear") = , Czech footballer
*"Mido" = Ahmed Hossam, Egyptian footballer
*"Mr. George" = George Weah, Liberian footballer
*"Il muro di Berlino" (Italian, "The Berlin Wall") = Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer
*"El Niño" (Spanish for "The Kid") = Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
*"Obagoal" = Obafemi Martins, Nigerian football player
*"One Size" = Fitz Hall, English soccer player
*"Pelé" = Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer
*"Pelusa" (Spanish, "fuzz") = Diego Maradona, Argentinian soccer player
*"The Phantom" = Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer
*"El Pibe de Oro" (Spanish for "The Golden Kid") = Diego Maradona, Argentinian footballer
*"El Pibe" (Spanish for "The Kid") = Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer
*"Pierino La Peste" (Italian for Pete the little pest) = Pierino Prati, Italian soccerplayer
*"The Pitbull" = Edgar Davids, Dutch footballer
*"Pizza" = Peter Hutton , Northern Irish footballer
*"Platoche" = Michel Platini, French soccer player
*"Preki" = Predrag Radosavljevic, Serbia-born American soccer player
*"Psycho" = Stuart Pearce, English football player
*"Raymond la science" (French for Brainy Raymond) = Raymond Goethals, Belgian soccer player and coach
*"Razor" = Neil Ruddock, British footballer
*"O Rei" (Portuguese, "The King") = Pelé, Brazilian soccer player
*"Robot Rothen" = Jérôme Rothen, French soccer player
*"The Rock" = Marcel Desailly, French soccer player
*"Roo" = Wayne Rooney, English soccer player
*"RVP" = Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
*"S.A.S" = Alan Shearer & Chris Sutton, partnership nickname whilst playing for Blackburn Rovers
*"El Salvador" = Johan Cruijff, Dutch footballer
*"San Marco" = Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer
*"Scarface" = Franck Ribéry, French soccer player
*"Sheva" = Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian soccer player
*"The Snake" = Youri Djorkaeff, French soccer player
*"Sniffer" = Allan Clarke, English footballer
*"The Special One" = José Mourinho, Portuguese football manager
*"Spiderman" = Carlo Cudicini, Italian football goalkeeper
*"The Steak" = Adriano, Brazilian football player
*"Le Sulk" = Nicolas Anelka, French soccer player
*"Pee Wee" =
**Harold Reese, American baseball player
**Paul Wanninger, American baseball player
*"The Peerless Leader" = Frank Chance, U.S. baseball player
*"The People's Cherce" = Dixie Walker, U.S. baseball player
*"Pepper" = Johnny Martin, American baseball player
*"Piper" = Lorenzo Davis, U.S. Negro League baseball player
*"Poosh 'em up" = Tony Lazzeri, U.S. baseball player
*"Pops" = Willie Stargell, U.S. baseball player
*"Popeye" = Don Zimmer, U.S. baseball player and manager
*"Preacher" = Elwin Roe, U.S. baseball player
*"El Presidente" = Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player
*"Pronk" = Travis Hafner, U.S. baseball player
*"Psycho" = Steve Lyons, U.S. baseball player
*"Puddin' Head" = Willie Jones, U.S. baseball player
*"Pudge" = Carlton Fisk, U.S. baseball player
*"Pudge" = Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican baseball player
*"Pumpsie" = Elijah Green, U.S. baseball player
*"Rabbit" = Walter Maranville, U.S. baseball player
*"Rajah" = Rogers Hornsby, U.S. baseball player
*"The Reading Rifle" = Carl Furillo, U.S. baseball player
*"Red" - = John Murray, U.S. baseball player
*"Red" - = Charles Ruffing, U.S. baseball player
*"Red" - = Albert Schoendienst, U.S. baseball player
*"Red Baron" = Rick Sutcliffe, U.S. baseball player
*"Red Light Curt" = Curt Schilling, U.S. baseball player
*"Ripper" = James Collins, U.S. baseball player
*"The Rocket" - = Roger Clemens, U.S. baseball player
*"Rusty" = Daniel Staub, American baseball player
*"Ryan Express" = Nolan Ryan, American baseball player
*"Sandman" = Mariano Rivera, Panamanian baseball 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
*"Schnozz" = Ernie Lombardi, U.S. baseball player
*"Schoolboy" = Lynwood Rowe, U.S. baseball player
*"Scooter" = Phil Rizzuto, U.S. baseball player
*"Scrap Iron" = Phil Garner, U.S. baseball player
*"Seattle Bill" = Bill James, U.S. baseball player
*"The Secretary of Defense" = Garry Maddox, U.S. baseball player
*"Señor October" = David Ortiz, Dominican Republican baseball player
*"Señor Papi" = David Ortiz, Dominican Republican baseball player
*"Señor Smoke" = Aurelio Lopez, Mexican baseball player
*"Shoeless" = Joe Jackson, U.S. baseball player
*"Shoeless Joe" = Joe Jackson, U.S. baseball player
*"Shotgun" = George Shuba, U.S. baseball player
*"Shrek" = Kevin Mench, U.S. baseball player
*"The Silver Fox" = Edwin Snider, U.S. baseball player
*"Skeeter" = James Webb, U.S. baseball player
*"Skoonj" = Carl Furillo, U.S. baseball player
*"Slammin' Sammy" = Sammy Sosa, Dominican baseball player
*"Smoke" = Dave Stewart, U.S. baseball player
*"Smoky" = Forrest Harrill Burgess, U.S. baseball player
*"Sockeye" = Tim Salmon, U.S. baseball player
*"Socks" = Ralph Seybold, U.S. baseball player
*"The Spaceman" = Bill Lee, U.S. baseball player
*"Sparkplug" = Johnny Damon, U.S. baseball player
*"Sparky" = George Anderson, American baseball player and manager
*"The Splendid Splinter" = Ted Williams, U.S. baseball player
*"The Springfield Rifle" = Vic Raschi, U.S. baseball player
*"Spuds" = Chris Sabo, U.S. baseball player
*"Stan the Man" = Stan Musial, U.S. baseball player
*"Steady Eddie" = Joseph Mayo, U.S. baseball player
*"Stretch" = Willie McCovey, U.S. baseball player
*"Stuffy" = John McInniss, U.S. baseball player
*"The Sultan of Swat" = George Ruth, U.S. baseball player
*"Superjew" = Mike Epstein, U.S. baseball player
*"Swede" - = Charles Risberg, U.S. baseball player
*"Sweet Lou" = Lou Whitaker, U.S. baseball player
*"Sweet Music" = Frank Viola, U.S. baseball player
*"Teddy Ballgame" = Ted Williams, U.S. baseball player
*"Three Finger" = Mordecai Brown, U.S. baseball player
*"The Thrill" = Will Clark, U.S. baseball player
*"Thunder Matt" = Matt Murton, U.S. baseball player
*"Tino" = Constantino Martinez, U.S. baseball player
*"Tip" = , Canadian baseball player
*"Tom Terrific" = Tom Seaver, U.S. baseball player
*"El Toro" (Spanish, "The Bull") = Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player
*"Trader Jack" = Jack McKeon, U.S. baseball manager
*"Trot" = Christopher Nixon, U.S. baseball player
*"Turk" - = Steven Wendell, U.S. baseball player
*"Ty" = Biron LaForest, Canadian baseball player
*"Wahoo Sam" = Sam Crawford, U.S. baseball player
*"Whitey" = Edward Ford, American baseball player
*"Whitey" = Dorrel Herzog, American baseball manager
*"The Wild Horse of the Osage" = Pepper Martin, U.S. baseball player
*"Wildfire" = Frank Schulte, U.S. baseball player
*"The Wizard of Oz" = Ozzie Smith, U.S. baseball player
*"Woody" = DeWitt Smallwood, U.S. Negro League baseball player
*"The Yankee Clipper" = Joe DiMaggio, U.S. baseball player
*"Yaz" = Carl Yastrzemski, U.S. baseball player
*"Yogi" = Lawrence Berra, United States baseball player
*"Youk" = Kevin Youkilis, United States baseball player
*"Z" = Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
Basketball
*"3D" -
**Dennis Scott, U.S. basketball player
**Boris Diaw, French basketball player
*"Ack-Ack" = Tom Heinsohn, U.S. basketball player
*"Action Jackson" = Mark Jackson, U.S. basketball player
*"The Admiral" = David Robinson, U.S. basketball player
*"Agent Zero" = Gilbert Arenas, U.S. basketball player
*"A.I." = Allen Iverson, U.S. basketball player
*"Air France" = Mickaël Piétrus, 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
*"The American Dream" = Latrell Sprewell, U.S. basketball player
*"The Answer" = Allen Iverson, U.S. basketball player
*"Apollo 33" = Jamario Moon,U.S. basketball player
*"The A-Train" = Artis Gilmore, U.S. basketball player
*"Baby Barkley" = Clarence Weatherspoon, U.S. basketball player
*"The Baby-Faced Assassin" = Isiah Thomas U.S. basketball player
*"Baby Jordan" = Harold Miner 2 Time NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion
*"Baby Shaq" = Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek basketball player
*"Backwards B" = Barrett Johnson, U.S. basketball player
*"Baddest Bad Boy of them all" = Rick Mahorn, U.S. basketball player
*"The Baron of The Bluegrass" = Adolph Rupp, U.S. basketball coach
*"Basketball Jesus" = Larry Bird, U.S. basketball player
*"Batman" = Tony Battie, U.S. basketball player
*"B-Diddy" = Baron Davis, U.S. basketball player
*"The Beast Of The East" = Patrick Ewing, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Al" = Al Jefferson, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Aristotle" = Shaquille O'Neal, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Baby" = Glen Davis, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Ben" = Ben Wallace, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Cactus" = Shaquille O'Neal, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Cat" - = Leon Lett, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Country" = Bryant Reeves, U.S. basketball player
*"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
*"Big Game James" = James Worthy, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Nasty" = Corliss Williamson, U.S. basketball player
*"Big O" = Oscar Robertson, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Red" = Dave Cowens, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Shot Bob" = Robert Horry, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Shot Rob" = Robert Horry, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Smooth" = Sam Perkins, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Sofo" = Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek basketball player
*"The Big Ticket" = Kevin Garnett, U.S. basketball player
*"Big Z" = Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
*"Bimbo" = Vernell Coles, U.S. basketball player
*"Bird" = George Yardley, U.S. basketball player
*"The Birdman" - = Chris Andersen, U.S. basketball player
*"The Black Hole" = Kevin McHale, U.S. basketball player
*"The Black Mamba" = Kobe Bryant, U.S. basketball player
*"Blue" = Theo Edwards, U.S. basketball player
*"Bo" = Charles Outlaw, U.S. basketball player
*"Boobie" = Daniel Gibson, U.S. basketball player
*"The Boston Strangler" = Andrew Toney, U.S. basketball player
*"The Brazilian Blur" = Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player
*"Bubba Chuck" = Allen Iverson, U.S. basketball player
*"Buck" = Charles Williams, U.S. basketball player
*"Buddha" = James Edwards, U.S. basketball player
*"Buddy" = Harry Jeannette, U.S. basketball player
*"Bug" = Tim Hardaway, U.S. basketball player
*"Butterbean" = Bob Love, U.S. basketball player
*"Cadillac" = Greg Anderson, U.S. basketball player
*"Campy" = Michael Russell, U.S. basketball player
*"The Captain" = Willis Reed, New York Knicks basketball player
*"Capitan Canada" = Steve Nash, Canadian basketball player
*"Captain Clutch" = Acie Law IV, U.S. basketball player
*"Cat" = Cuttino Mobley, U.S. basketball player
*"CB4" = Chris Bosh, U.S basketball player
*"Chick" - = Francis Hearn, U.S. basketball announcer (LA Lakers)
*"Chief" = Robert Parish, U.S. basketball player
*"Chocolate Thunder" = Darryl Dawkins, U.S. basketball player
*"The Chuckster" = Charles Barkley, U.S. basketball player
*"Chucky" = Clarence Brown, U.S. basketball player
*"Clyde" = Walt Frazier, U.S. basketball player
*"Clyde The Glide" = Clyde Drexler, U.S. basketball player
*"Coach K" = Mike Krzyzewski, U.S. basketball coach
*"Connie" = Cornelius Hawkins, U.S. basketball player
*"Coop" = Michael Cooper, U.S. basketball player
*"Cornbread" = Cedric Maxwell, U.S. basketball player
*"Cotton" = Lowell Fitzsimmons, U.S. basketball coach
*"The Croatian Sensation" = , Croatian basketball player
*"Curly" = Fred Neal, U.S. basketball player
*"C-Webb" = Chris Webber, U.S. basketball player
*"D-Fish" = Derek Fisher, U.S. basketball player
*"DJ" = Dennis Johnson, U.S. basketball player
*"DJ" = Didier Ilunga Mbenga, Congolese basketball player
*"D Square" = Dale Davis, U.S. basketball player
*"D-Wade" = Dwyane Wade, U.S. basketball player
*"Da Kid" = Kevin Garnett, U.S. basketball player
*"Le Dac" = Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
*"The Dagger" = Kobe Bryant, U.S. basketball player
*"Dee" = DeCovan Kadell Brown, U.S. basketball player
*"Dice Man" = Antonio McDyess, U.S. basketball player
*"Diesel" = Shaquille O'Neal, U.S. basketball player
*"Digger" = Richard Phelps, U.S. basketball coach
*"Doc" = L. J. Cooke, U.S. basketball coach
*"Doc" = Glenn Rivers, U.S. basketball player
*"Dr. Dunkenstein" = Darrell Griffith, U.S. basketball player
*"Dr. J" = Julius Erving, U.S. basketball player
*"Dr. Rounds" = Dan Roundfield, U.S. basketball player
*"Dollar Bill" = Bill Bradley, U.S. basketball player
*"Doug E. Fresh" = Gerald Wilkins, U.S. basketball player
*"Downtown" = Fred Brown, U.S. basketball player
*"The Dream" = Hakeem Olajuwon, U.S. basketball player
*"Dugie" = Slater Martin, U.S. basketball player
*"The Dunking Dutchman" = Rik Smits, Dutch basketball player
*"Earl The Pearl" = Earl Monroe, U.S. basketball player
*"Easy Ed" = Elden Campbell, U.S. basketball player
*"The Edge" = Edward Stone, U.S. basketball player
*"El Toro" (Spanish, "The Bull") = Doro Plakadopoulos, Greek basketball player
*"Employee Number 8" = Antoine Walker, U.S. basketball player
*"Fast Eddie" = Edward Johnson, Jr., U.S. basketball player
*"Fat" = Lafayette Lever, U.S. basketball player
*"The Flash" = Dwyane Wade, U.S. basketball player
*"Franchise" = Steve Francis, U.S. basketball player
*"Geese" = Hubert Ausbie, U.S. Harlem Globetrotters basketball player
*"The General" - = Horace Grant, U.S. basketball player
*"The General" - = Bob Knight, U.S. basketball coach
*"Gentleman Joe" = Joe Dumars, U.S. basketball player
*"Ghiza" = Gheorghe Muresan, Romanian basketball player
*"The Glove" = Gary Payton, U.S. basketball player
*"The Goat" = Earle Manigault, U.S. basketball player
*"The Goods" = Lamar Odom, U.S. basketball player
*"Googs" = Tom Gugliotta, U.S. basketball player
*"Goose" = , U.S. basketball player
*"G.P." = Gary Payton, U.S. basketball player
*"Grandma-ma" = Larry Johnson, U.S. basketball player
*"Grand Teuton" = Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player
*"Greyhound" = Walter Davis, U.S. basketball player
*"Half Man, Half Amazing" = Vince Carter, U.S. basketball player
*"Hammerin' Hank" = Henry J. Nowak, U.S. basketball player
*"Hap" or "Happy" - = Harold Hairston, U.S. basketball player
*"The Hawk" = Connie Hawkins, U.S. basketball player
*"Hedo" or "Hido" = , Turkish basketball player
*"Hibachi" = Gilbert Arenas, U.S. basketball player
*"The Hick From French Lick" = Larry Bird, U.S. basketball player
*"The High Ayatolla of Slamola" = Larry Nance, U.S. basketball player
*"His Heinous" = Bill Laimbeer, U.S. basketball player
*"Hondo" = John Havlicek, U.S. basketball player
*"Hooch" = Brad Daugherty, U.S. basketball player
*"Horse" = Dan Issel, U.S. basketball player
*"Horse" = Malik Rose, U.S. basketball player
*"Horse" = Harry Gallatin, U.S. basketball player
*"Hot Plate" = John Williams, U.S. basketball player
*"Hot Rod" - = Rodney Hundley, U.S. basketball player
*"Hot Rod" - = , 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
*"Iceman" = George Gervin, U.S. basketball player
*"Iggy" = Andre Iguodala, American basketball player
*"J-Chill" = Josh Childress, U.S. basketball player
*"J-Ho" = Josh Howard, U.S. basketball player
*"J-Kidd" = Jason Kidd, U.S. basketball player
*"J.R." = Herman Reid, Jr., U.S. basketball player
*"J.R." = Isaiah Rider, U.S. basketball player
*"J.R." = Earl Smith III, U.S. basketball player
*"J-Rich" = Jason Richardson, U.S. basketball player
*"J-Smoove" = Josh Smith, U.S. basketball player
*"J-Will" = Jason Williams, U.S. basketball player
*"Jellybean" = Joe Bryant, U.S. basketball player and WNBA coach
*"Jesus Shuttlesworth" = Ray Allen, U.S. basketball player
*"The Jet" = Kenny Smith, U.S. basketball player and analyst
*"The Jet" = Jason Terry, U.S. basketball player
*"The Jet" = Chet Walker, U.S. basketball player
*"Joe Barely Cares" = Joe Barry Carroll, U.S. basketball player
*"Junior" = Ulysses Bridgeman, U.S. basketball player
*"The Junk Yard Dog" = Jerome Williams, U.S. basketball player
*"K.G." = Kevin Garnett, U.S. basketball player
*"K-Mart" = Kenyon Martin, U.S. basketball player
*"Kandi Man" = Michael Olowokandi, Nigerian basketball player
*"Kangaroo Kid" = Billy Cunningham, U.S. basketball player
*"King James" = LeBron James, U.S. basketball player
*"The Landlord" = Latrell Sprewell, U.S. basketball player
*"Larry Legend" = Larry Bird, U.S. basketball player
*"LBJ" = Lebron James, U.S. basketball player
*"Li'l Abner" = Cliff Hagan, U.S. basketball player
*"The Little General" = Avery Johnson, U.S. basketball player and coach
*"The L-Train" = Lebron James, U.S. basketball player
*"The Machine" = Sasha Vujacic, Slovenian basketball player
*"Mad Max" = Vernon Maxwell, U.S. basketball player
*"Magic" - = Earvin Johnson, U.S. basketball player
*"Il Mago" = Andrea Bargnani, Italian basketball player
*"The Mailman" = Karl Malone, U.S. basketball player
*"Mamba" = Kobe Bryant, U.S. basketball player
*"The Man in the Brown Suit" = Adolph Rupp, U.S. basketball coach
*"Manu" = Emanuel Ginobili, Argentine basketball player
*"Mão Santa" (Portuguese for "Holy Hand") = Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball 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
*"The Mechanical Man" = Charlie Gehringer, U.S. basketball player
*"The Meeks" = Chamique Holdsclaw, Semeka Randall, and Tamika Catchings when all three were basketball teammates at the University of Tennessee
*"Melo" = Carmelo Anthony, U.S. basketball player
*"Microwave" = Vinnie Johnson, U.S. basketball player
*"Mighty Mouse" = Damon Stoudamire, U.S. basketball player
*"Mr. Big Shot" = Chauncey Billups, U.S. basketball player
*"Mr. Bill" = Bill Cartwright, U.S. basketball player
*"Mr. Clutch" - = Jerry West, U.S. basketball player
*"Mr. Everything" = Craig Ehlo, U.S. basketball player
*"Mr. Mean" = Larry Smith, U.S. basketball player
*"Mr. Moves" = Michael Russell, U.S. basketball player
*"Mo" = Maurice Cheeks, U.S. basketball player and coach
*"Mo Pete" = Morris Peterson, U.S. basketball player
*"Mo Wil" = Mo Williams, U.S. basketball player
*"Monster Mash" = Jamal Mashburn, U.S. basketball player
*"Moochie" = Martyn Norris, U.S. basketball player
*"Mookie" = Daron Blaylock, U.S. basketball player
*"Mo-Pete" = Morris Peterson, U.S. basketball player
*"Muggsy" = Tyrone Bogues, U.S. basketball player
*"Nate The Great" = Nate Thurmond, U.S. basketball player
*"Nenê" = Maybyner Hilario, Brazilian basketball player (like many Brazilian sports stars, they use their nicknames or are referred by one name only; now his legal name)
*"Never Nervous" = Pervis Ellison, U.S. basketball player
*"Nick The Quick" = Nick Van Exel, U.S. basketball player
*"Obi One Ginobili" = Manu Ginobili, Argentinian basketball player
*"The Original Bull" = Jerry Sloan, U.S. basketball player
*"The Owl Without a Vowel" = Bill Mlkvy, U.S. basketball player
*"Peja" = , Serbian basketball player
*"Penny" = Anfernee Hardaway, U.S. basketball player
*"Perk" = Kendrick Perkins, U.S. basketball player
*"Pig" = Oliver Miller, U.S. basketball player
*"The Pink Panther" = , Croatian basketball player
*"Pistol Pete" - = Pete Maravich, U.S. basketball player
*"Pitchin' Paul" = Paul Arizin, U.S. basketball player
*"The Pocket Rocket" - = Calvin Murphy, U.S. basketball player
*"Pooh" = Jerome Richardson, U.S. basketball player
*"Popeye" = Ronald Jones, U.S. basketball player
*"Porky" = , Canadian basketball player
*"Prince Charles" = Charles Barkley, U.S. basketball player
*"Prince of Mid-Air" = Lloyd Free, U.S. basketball player
*"Psycho T" = Tyler Hansbrough, American basketball player
*"Q" = Quentin Richardson, U.S. basketball player
*"Q-Rich" = Quentin Richardson, U.S. basketball player
*"R-Jeff" = Richard Jefferson, U.S. basketball player
*"Rad-Man" = , Serbian basketball player
*"The Rain Man" = Shawn Kemp, U.S. basketball player
*"Rambo" = Kurt Rambis, U.S. basketball player
*"Red" - = Arnold Auerbach, U.S. basketball coach
*"Red" - = William Holzman, U.S. basketball coach
*"Red" - = Johnny Kerr, U.S. basketball player
*"Red" - = Ephraim J. Rocha, U.S. basketball player
*"Ricky Buckets" = Ricky Davis, U.S. basketball player
*"Rifleman" = Chuck Person, U.S. basketball player
*"Rip" = Richard Hamilton, U.S. basketball player
*"Rooney" = , Lithuanian basketball player
*"The Round Mound of Rebound" = Charles Barkley, U.S. basketball player
*"Saba" or "Sabas" = Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player
*"Sam" = Justin Barry, American basketball player
*"Sam I Am" = Sam Cassell, U.S. basketball player
*"Saras" or "Sharas" = , Lithuanian basketball player
*"Scooter" = Richard Barry, U.S. basketball player
*"Shaq" = Shaquille O'Neal, U.S. basketball player
*"Sheed" = Rasheed Wallace, U.S. basketball player
*"Silk" = Jamaal Wilkes, U.S. basketball player
*"Sir Charles" = Charles Barkley, U.S. basketball player
*"Skip To My Lou" = Rafer Alston, U.S. basketball player
*"Skywalker" = Avelino Lim, Philippines basketball player
*"Skywalker" = David Thompson, U.S. basketball player
*"Skywalker" = Kenny Walker, U.S. basketball player
*"Sleepy" = Eric Floyd, U.S. basketball player
*"Smooth" = Chauncey Billups, U.S. basketball player
*"Smush" = William Parker, U.S. basketball player
*"Spanish Chocolate" = Sergio Rodriguez, Spanish basketball player
*"The Spanish Fly" = Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
*"The Spanish Inquisition" = Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
*"Speedy" = Craig Claxton, U.S. basketball player
*"Spider" = John Salley, U.S. basketball player
*"Spider" = Jerry Sloan, U.S. basketball player
*"Spud" = Anthony Webb, U.S. basketball player
*"The Squid" = Sidney Moncrief, U.S. basketball player
*"The Stache" = Adam Morrison, U.S. basketball player
*"Starbury" = Stephon Marbury, U.S. basketball player
*"Stat" = Amare Stoudemire, U.S. basketball player
*"Stormin' Norman" = Norm Van Lier, U.S. basketball player
*"Stumpy" = Gail Goodrich, U.S. basketball player
*"Sweetwater" = Nathaniel Clifton, U.S. basketball player
*"T-Mac" = Tracy McGrady, U.S. basketball player
*"T-Mac Canada" = Todd MacCulloch, Canadian basketball player
*"Thunder Dan" = Dan Majerle, U.S. basketball player
*"Tiny" - = Nate Archibald, U.S. basketball player
*"T.P." = Tony Parker, French basketball player
*"Tractor" = Robert Traylor, U.S. basketball player
*"Tree" = Wayne Rollins, U.S. basketball player
*"The Truth" = Paul Pierce, U.S. basketball player
*"Uncle Cliffy" = Clifford Robinson, U.S. basketball player
*"VC" = Vince Carter, American basketball player
*"Vinsanity" = Vince Carter, U.S. basketball player
*"The Waiter" = , Croatian basketball player
*"White Chocolate" = Jason Williams, U.S. basketball player
*"Wilt the Stilt" = Wilt Chamberlain, U.S. basketball player
*"The Wizard(s)" = Gus Williams, U.S. basketball player
*"The Wizard(s)" = Walt Williams, U.S. basketball player
*"The Wizard of Westwood" = John Wooden, U.S. basketball coach (specific to his coaching career at UCLA)
*"World" = Lloyd Free U.S. basketball player (once was his legal first name; has since reverted)
*"The Worm" = Dennis Rodman, U.S. basketball player
*"The Wunderkind" = Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player
*"The X-Man" = Xavier McDaniel, U.S. basketball player
*"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
*"Zo" = Alonzo Mourning, U.S. basketball player
BMX
*"Amtrak" = Charles Townsend, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"The Avalanche" = Richie Anderson, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"BF" = Brian Foster, U.S. BMX racing rider (abbreviated as Blue Falcon)
*"Bigfoot" = Andy Patterson, U.S. BMX racing rider (due to his shoe size being size 13)
*"Big Chuck" = Charles Townsend, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"Big Daddy" = Eric Rupe, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"The Businessman" = Gregory Hill, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"Butcher"= Joe Kowalski, U.S. freestyle BMX rider
*"Black Magic" = Charles Townsend, U.S. BMX racing rider (which he had stenciled on the back of his racing pants in 1985)
*"The Blue Falcon" = Brian Foster, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"Chasemainian Devil" = Charles Townsend, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"Choo-Choo Charlie" = Charles Townsend, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"EC" = Eric Carter, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"The Fleein' Korean" = Charles Townsend, U.S. BMX racing rider = Eric Carter, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"The Human Dragster" = Tommy Brackens, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"King Edward" = Eddy King, U.S. freestyle BMX rider
*"Miracle Boy" = Dave Mirra, U.S. freestyle BMX rider
*"Mr. Bigfoot" = Andy Patterson, U.S. BMX racing rider (due to his shoe size being size 13)
*"Mr. Smooth" = Richard Anderson, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"Mr. Smooth" = Eric Carter, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"The Pistol" = Pete Loncarevich, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"Pistol Pete" = Pete Loncarevich, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"Richie Rich" = Richard Anderson, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"Scary Harry Leary" = Harry Leary, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"Speed Queen" = Melanie Cline, U.S. BMX racing rider
*"Speeding Locomotive Charlie" = Charles Townsend, U.S. BMX racing rider (intended to be an insult by Frank Warren)
*"Gentleman" = Gerry Cooney, U.S. boxer
*"Gentleman Jim" = James J. Corbett, U.S. boxer
*"The Godfather" = Michael Gibbons, U.S. boxer
*"The Golden Boy" = Billy Walker, English boxer
*"The Golden Boy" = Oscar de la Hoya, U.S. boxer
*"The Great White Hope" = James J. Jeffries, U.S. boxer
*"The Greatest" = Muhammad Ali, U.S. boxer
*"Guts" = Ishimatsu Suzuki, Japanese boxer
*"Hammer" = Juan Roldan, Argentine boxer
*"The Hawk" = Aaron Pryor, U.S. boxer
*"Hercules" = Mike Weaver, U.S. boxer
*"The Hit Man" -
**Ricky Hatton, English boxer
**Thomas Hearns, U.S. boxer
*"Hurricane" = Rubin Carter, U.S. boxer
*"Iron Mike" = Mike Tyson, U.S. boxer
*"The Italian Dragon" = Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer
*"The Italian Giant" = Primo Carnera, Italian boxer
*"Jersey Joe" = Joe Walcott, U.S. boxer
*"Jinx" = Michael Spinks, U.S. boxer
*"Junior" = Roy Jones Jr., U.S. boxer
*"Kid Thunder" = Shane Sutcliffe, Canadian boxer
*"Left Hook" = Jeff Lacy, U.S. boxer
*"Lights Out" = James Toney, U.S. boxer
*"The Little Big Man" = Sharmba Mitchell, U.S. boxer
*"Little Chocolate" = George Dixon, Canadian boxer
*"Little Hands of Stone" = Michael Carbajal, U.S. boxer
*"The Living Death" = Lew Jenkins, U.S. boxer
*"Locomotora" (Spanish for "Locomotive") = Jorge Castro, Argentine boxer
*"The Lone Star Cobra" = Donald Curry, U.S. boxer
*"The Louisville Lip" = Muhammad Ali, U.S. boxer
*"Macho" = Héctor Camacho, U.S. boxer
*"Mad Dog" = Gene Hatcher, U.S. boxer
*"Magic Man" = Paul Malignaggi U.S. boxer
*"Magic Man" = Antonio Tarver U.S. boxer
*"The Manassa Mauler" = Jack Dempsey, American boxer
*"Manos de Piedra" (Spanish for "Hands of Stone") = Roberto Duran, Panamanian boxer
*"Mantequilla" (Spanish for "Butter") = José Napoles, Cuban-Mexican boxer
*"Marvelous Marvin" = Marvin Hagler, U.S. boxer
*"Michigan Assassin" = Stanley Ketchel, American boxer
*"Miracle Matthew" = Matthew Saad Muhammad, U.S. boxer
*"Morocho" = Carlos Hernandez, Venezuelan boxer
*"The Motor City Cobra" = Thomas Hearns, U.S. boxer
*"The Mouse" = Bruce Strauss, U.S. boxer
*"Neon Leon" = Leon Spinks, U.S. boxer
*"The Old Mongoose" = Archie Moore, U.S. boxer
*"Ordinary" = Audley Harrison, English boxer
*"Hootie" = William Johnson, U.S. golfer
*"The King" = Arnold Palmer, U.S. golfer
*"Lefty" - = Phil Mickelson, U.S. golfer
*"Lord Byron" = Byron Nelson, U.S. golfer
*"The Merry Mex" = Lee Trevino, U.S. golfer
*"Mr. X" = Miller Barber, U.S. golfer
*"Mrs. Doubtfire" = Colin Montgomerie, Scots golfer
*"Monty" = Colin Montgomerie, Scots golfer
*"El Niño" (Spanish for "The Kid") = Sergio García, Spanish golfer
*"Ohio Fats" = Jack Nicklaus, U.S. golfer
*"The Pink Panther" = Paula Creamer, U.S. golfer
*"Sandy" = Alexander Lyle, Scots golfer
*"Seve" = Severiano Ballesteros, Spanish golfer
*"Slammin' Sammy" = Sam Snead, U.S. golfer
*"Squire" = Gene Sarazen, U.S. golfer
*"Tiger" - = Eldrick Woods, U.S. golfer
*"The Walrus" = Craig Stadler, U.S. golfer
Ice Hockey
*"747" - Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Ace" -
**Garnet Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player
**Irvine Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player
*"AK-27" = Alexei Kovalev, Russian hockey player
*"Alexander the Great" -
**Alexander Mogilny, Russian ice hockey player
**Alexander Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player
*"AlMo" = Alexander Mogilny, Russian ice hockey player
*"The A-Train" = Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
*"Babe" -
**Cecil Dye, Canadian ice hockey player
**, Canadian ice hockey player
**Albert Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Baldy" = Harold Cotton, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Barney" - = Russ Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Bates" = Jon Battaglia, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Big Bomber" = Charlie Conacher, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Big Daddy" = Patrick Kane, U.S ice hockey player
*"Big Dog" = Jeff Christian, Canadian ice hockey player
*"The Big E" = Eric Lindros, Canadian hockey player
*"BGL (Big Georges Laraque)" = Georges Laraque, Canadian hockey player
*"The Big M" = Frank Mahovlich, Canadian hockey player
*"Big Nose" = Martin Rucinsky, Czech hockey player
*"The Big Train" = Lionel Conacher, Canadian hockey player
*"Bill" = Hubert Quackenbush, Canadian hockey player
*"Billy" = Hamilton Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Black Jack" = John Stewart, Canadian hockey player
*"Blackie" = Jean Chouinard, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Boom Boom" -
**Tom Driscoll, Canadian hockey player
**Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian hockey player
*"Bouse" = John Hutton, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Brick" = Andy Brickley, U.S. hockey player
*"The Bruise Brothers" = Joe Kocur and Bob Probert, Detroit Red Wings ice hockey teammates
*"Bubba" =
**Barry Beck, Canadian ice hockey player
**Andrew Berenzweig, U.S. hockey player
*"Dollar Bill" = W.W. Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks NHL franchise
*"The Dominator" = Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player
*"Dubbie" = Russell Bowie, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Duke" = Gordon Keats, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Eddie the Eagle" = Ed Belfour, Canadian ice hockey player
*"The Finnish Flash" = Teemu Selänne, Finnish ice hockey player
*"Flower" = Guy Lafleur, Canada Hockey player
*"Foppa" = Peter Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
*"Gentleman Joe" -
**Joe Primeau, Canadian hockey player and coach
**Joe Sakic, Canadian hockey player
*"Godzilla" = Olaf Kölzig, German ice hockey player
*"The Golden Brett" = Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player (after his dad, "The Golden Jet")
*"The Golden Jet" = Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Grapes" = Don Cherry, Canadian hockey coach, player and commentator
*"The Great One" = Wayne Gretzky, Canadian hockey player and coach
*"Le Gros Bill" (French for "Fat Bill") = Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Gump" = Lorne Worsley, Canadian hockey player
*"The Gumper" = Lorne Worsley, Canadian hockey player
*"Hammer" = Dave Schultz, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Hap" or "Happy" -
**Clarence Day, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
**Harry Holmes, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Hod" = William H. Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Hooley" = Reginald Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
*"House" = Jim Sandlak, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Iron Mike" = Mike Keenan, Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager
*"Jacques" = Joseph H. Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Jake the Snake" = Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Jean" = Joseph Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Jumbo Joe" = Joe Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
*"The Kid" = Sidney Crosby, Canadian ice hockey player
*"King" -
**Francis Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player
**Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
*"King Richard" = Richard Brodeur, Canadian hockey goalie
*"Knuckles" = Chris Nilan, U.S. ice hockey player
*"The Little Giant" = Aurel Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player
*"The Little M" = Peter Mahovlich, Canadian hockey player
*"Lolo" = Rosario Couture, Canadian hockey player
**George Horner, Canadian ice hockey player
**Leonard Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
**Roy Storey, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Red Light" = André Racicot, Canadian ice hockey player
*"The Riverton Rifle" = Reggie Leach, Canadian ice hockey player
*"The Roadrunner" = Yvan Cournoyer, Canadian hockey player
*"The Rocket" - = Maurice Richard, Canadian hockey player
*"The Russian Rocket" = Pavel Bure, Russian ice hockey player
*"Rusty" = Samuel Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player
*"St. Patrick" = Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Sammy" = Sergei Samsonov, Russian hockey player
*"Scotty" - -
**Allan M. Davidson, Canadian ice hockey player
**Ian Morrison, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Le Sénateur" (French for "The Senator") = Serge Savard, Canadian ice hockey player
*"Shorty" = , Canadian ice hockey player
*"Shrimp" = Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey player
*"The Silver Fox" = Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*"Skippy" = Fred Burchell, U.S. hockey player
*"Shogun" = Mauricio Rua, Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter
Motorsport
*"Ardun Doug" - Doug King, U.S. nostalgia drag racer
*"Awesome Bill" ("Awesome Bill From Dawsonville") = Bill Elliott, U.S. stock car racer
*"Babe" - Woolf Barnato, British racing driver
*"Baja Bob" = Bob Gordon, U.S. off-road racer
*"Banjo" = Edwin K. Matthews, U.S. racing mechanic
*"The Barefoot Boy From Te Puke" = Denny Hulme, New Zealand racing driver
*"Barney" = Bern Oldfield, U.S. racing driver
*"The Baron" = Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer
*"The Bear" = Denny Hulme, New Zealand racing driver
*"Benjy" = Dudley Benjafield, British racing driver
*"Bentley Boys" = a group of gentlemen racers who drove Bentleys, including Woolf Barnato, Henry Birkin and others (see article)
*"Bergmeister" (German, "hill master") - Hans-Joachim Stuck, German racing driver
*"Big" = Don Garlits, U.S. drag racer
*"Big Al" = Al Unser, Sr., U.S. racing driver
*"Big Daddy" = Don Garlits, U.S. drag racer
*"The Blackburn Bullet" = Carl Fogarty, British motorcycle racer
*"Black Jack" = Jack Brabham, British Formula One racing driver
*"Bomber" = Earl F. Balmer, U.S. racing driver
*"Bosse" = Marcus Grönholm, Finnish rally driver
*"Bounty Hunter" - Connie Kalitta, U.S. drag racer
*"Bounty Huntress" - Shirley Muldowney, U.S. drag racer (used briefly)
*"Brilliant Bob" = Robert Wollek, French sportscar racing driver
*"The Bruce and Denny Show" = the highly successful pairing of Team McLaren drivers, Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme in Can-Am racing from 1967 until McLaren's death in 1970.
*"Bubba" =
** James Stewart Jr., U.S. Supercross rider
** Don Shobert, U.S. motorcycle racer
*"Buck" = Elzie W. Baker, Sr., U.S. stock car racer
*"Buddy" = Wylie Baker, Jr., U.S. stock car racer
*"Bugs" = Leslie Allen, U.S. dirt track racing driver
*"The Bulldog" = Mike Gascoyne, British Formula One technical director
*"Bunkie" = James R. Blackburn, U.S. stock car racer
*"The Camfather" = Ed Iskenderian, U.S. drag racer and land speed racer
*"Cannonball" = Erwin Baker, U.S. racing driver
*"Caped Crusader of Auto Racing" = Eddie Sachs, U.S. Indy racing driver
*"Cha-Cha" = Shirley Muldowney, U.S. drag racer (used briefly, despised by Shirley)
*"Charging Charlie" = Charlie Glotzbach, U.S. NASCAR driver
*"The Charging Comet" = Charlie Glotzbach, U.S. NASCAR driver
*"Chick" - = Takeo Hirashima, U.S. racing mechanic
*"El Chueco" (Spanish for "knock-kneed") = Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver
*"Ciccio" (Italian, "butch") - Alberto Ascari, Italian Grand Prix driver
*"Caped Crusader of Auto Racing" = Gianclaudio Regazzoni, Swiss Formula One driver
*"El Chueco" (Spanish, "bandy legs") - Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Grand Prix driver
*"Clay" = Gianclaudio Regazzoni, Swiss Formula One driver
*"Clown Prince of Auto Racing" = Eddie Sachs, U.S. Indy racing driver
*"The Columbus Comet" = Anthony W. Stewart, U.S. NASCAR driver
*"Il Commendatore" (Italian, The Commander) = Enzo Ferrari, Italian Grand Prix racing driver and team owner
*"Connie" - Conrad Kalitta, U.S. drag racer
*"Cotton" = Henry C. Henning, U.S. Indianapolis racing mechanic
*"Count von Crash" - Wolfgang von Trips, German Formula One driver
*"Crazy Swede" = Samuel Hübinette, Swedish drifting driver.
*"Dandy Dick" = Dick Landy, U.S. drag racer
*"De Crasheris" = Andrea de Cesaris, Italian Formula One driver
*"Dead by June Doohan" = Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
*"Dick" - Richard Petty, American stock car diver (despised by Petty's mom, who reportedly remarked, "If we'd wanted him called Dick, we'd have named him Dick.")
*"Dickie" = Richard Attwood, British racing driver (despised by Attwood)
*"Dieu au volant" (French for "God on Wheels") = Jacky Ickx, Belgian racing driver
*"The Doctor" = Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer
*"Doki-Doki Kun" = Ryuji Miki, Japanese drifting driver
*"Drake" = Enzo Ferrari, Italian Grand Prix racing driver and team owner
* = Keiichi Tsuchiya, Japanese racing driver and drifting driver/judge and team manager (given to him by CarBoy magazine for excellence to drifting)
* = Takahiro Imamura, Japanese drifting driver
*"Dryhopp" = Tetsuya Kawasaki, Japanese drag racer
*"Duke" -
**J. Carlyle Dinsmore, U.S. dirt track Indy racer
**Dennis Nalon, U.S. racing driver
*"Dyno Don" = Don Nicholson, U.S. drag racer
*"Emperor" = Yoshinori Koguchi, Japanese drifting driver
*"The Enforcer" = Russell Ingall, Australian racing driver
*"Erik pa taket" (Swedish, "Erik on the roof") = Erik Carlsson, Finnish rally racing driver
*"Fabulous Fred" = Fred Frame, U.S. motorcycle racer and auto racing driver
*"The Farmer" = Arnold Beswick, U.S. drag racer
*"Fast Freddie" = Freddie Spencer, U.S. motorcycle racer
* = Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Japanese racing driver
*"Fireball" = Edward Roberts, Jr., U.S. stock car racer
*"The Flying Finn" =
**Rauno Aaltonen, Finnish rally driver
**Mika Häkkinen, Finnish Formula One driver
**Juha Kankkunen, Finnish rally driver
**Timo Mäkinen, Finnish rally driver
**Tommi Mäkinen, Finnish rally driver
**Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish Formula One driver
**Keijo Rosberg, Finnish Formula One driver
**Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer
**Timo Salonen, Finnish rally driver
*"The Flying Mantuan" - Tazio Nuvolari, Italian Grand Prix driver
*"The Flying Scot" = John Y. Stewart, Scottish Grand Prix racing driver and team owner
*"Foggy" = Carl Fogarty, British motorcycle racer
*"Fonty" = Truman F. Flock, U.S. NASCAR racing driver
* = Motoharu Kurosawa, Japanese racecar driver
*"The Gonzalez of the West Country" = Horace Gould, English racing driver
*"G.O.A.T." = Ricky Carmichael, U.S. Supercross rider
*"The Governor" = Francis C. Clement, British racing driver
*"The Grump" = , U.S. drag racer (rarely used)
*"Grumpy" = , U.S. drag racer
* = Noriyuki Haga, Japanese motorcycling Grand Prix rider
*"Hap" or "Happy" - = Kevin Harvick, U.S. auto racer
*"Haru" = Haruchika Aoki, Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix rider
*"Hiro" = Hiroyuki Matsushita, Japanese IndyCar driver
*"Hollywood" = Petter Solberg, Norwegian rally driver
*"Hoppo" = John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycle racer
*"The Human Computer" = Walter Röhrl, German rally driver
*"Hungry" = Maynard Clark, U.S. motorcycle stunt rider
*"Hunt the Shunt" = James Hunt, British Formula One driver
*"Iceman" -
**Terry Labonte, U.S. stock car driver
**Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish Formula One driver
*"The Intimidator" = Dale Earnhardt, Sr., U.S. stock car racer
*"Ironman" = Ivan Stewart, U.S. off-road racer
*"Ironhead" = Dale Earnhardt, Sr., U.S. stock car racer
*"Isky" = Ed Iskenderian, U.S. drag racer and land speed racer
*"Jackie" = John Y. Stewart, Scots Formula One driver
*"Jim" = Richard P. Rathmann, U.S. Indy racer
*"Jimmy Savile" = Lewis Hamilton, British Formula 1 driver (Given to him by friends at the age of 17, due to his fondness of bling)
*"JJ Lehto" = Jyrki Juhani Järvilehto, Finnish Formula One driver
*"Johnny" = Alberto Cecotto, Venezuelan motorcycle racer and racing driver
*"Johnny Carwash" = Giovanni Lavaggi, Italian Formula One driver (a literal translation of "John Washing", popularized by David Letterman)
*"JR" = Vaughn Gittin, Jr., U.S. drifting driver
*"Jungle Jim" = Jim Lieberman, American drag racer
*"Junior" =
**Robert G. Johnson, Jr., U.S. stock car racer
**John S. Zink, Jr., U.S. Indy racer
**Dale Earnhardt, Jr., U.S. stock car racer
*"Keke" = Keijo Rosberg, Finnish Formula One driver
*"Kelly" = Cavino Petillo, U.S. racing driver
*"The Kentucky Kid" = Nicky Hayden, U.S. motorcycle racer
*"The Kid" =
**Jeff Gordon, U.S. stock car racer (1990s nickname, now out of use)
**Craig Lowndes, Australian racing driver (1990s nickname, now out of use)
*"The King"
**Richard Petty, U.S. stock car racer
**Jeremy McGrath, U.S. Supercross rider
*"King Carl" = Carl Fogarty, British motorcycle racer
*"King Hiro" = Hiro Matsushita, Japanese IndyCar driver (unintentionally given by Emerson Fittipaldi when intending to say "Fucking Hiro!" during a radio call to pit crew)
*"King Richard" = Richard Petty, U.S. stock car racer
*"King of Monaco" = Graham Hill, Formula One driver
*"King of the Ice" = Jo Bonnier, Swedish Formula One and GT driver
*"King of the Mille Miglia" = Clemente Biondetti, Italian racing driver
*"King of the Mountain" = Peter Brock, Australian touring car driver
*"King of the Road" = Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer
*"King of the Used Cars" - Darel Dieringer, U.S. stock car racer (used in reference to a former NASCAR division, informally called "Used Cars Division")
*"König Ludwig" (German, "King Ludwig") = Klaus Ludwig, German racing driver
* = Nobushige Kumakubo, Japanese drifting driver
*"Leadfoot" = Wylie Baker, Jr., U.S. stock car driver
*"Leon Duray" = pseudonym of George Stewart, U.S. race driver
*"Il Leone" (Italian for "The Lion") = Nigel Mansell, English Formula One driver
*"Li'l Al" = Al Unser, Jr., U.S. race driver
*"Little Art" = Arturo Merzario, Italian racing driver
*"Lofty" = Frank England, British racing team manager
*"Lucky" = Lloyd Casner, U.S. GT race driver
*"Mad Max" = Max Biaggi, Italian motorcycle racer
*"Mad Mick" = Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
*"The Mad Russian" = Bill Vukovich, U.S. auto racer
*"El Maestro" (Spanish for "The Master") = Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver
*"Madusa" = Debra Miceli, U.S. monster truck driver and former wrestler (shorthand for Made in the USA, despite Italian origin; used as ringname during Miceli's wrestling career)
*"Magic" - = Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Formula One driver
*"The Man in Black" = Dale Earnhardt, Sr., American NASCAR racer
*" = Manabu Suzuki, Japanese racing driver and motorsport announcer
*"Maverick" = Bill Golden, U.S. wheelstander drag racer
*"Max" -
**Manabu Orido (), Japanese racing driver
**Massimiliano Biaggi, Italian motorcycle racer
*"MC" = Jeremy McGrath, U.S. Supercross rider
*"Mickey" = Marion Thompson, American off-road racing driver
*"Million Dollar Bill" = Bill Elliott, U.S. stock car racer (for winning the Winston Million)
*"Mr. Flathead" = John Bradley, U.S. nostalgia drag racer
*"Mr. Monaco" = Graham Hill, Formula One driver
*"Mr. Rallycross = Martin Schanche, Norwegian rallycross driver.
*"Mongoose" - Tom McEwen, U.S. drag racer
*"Monsieur Dakar" (French , "Mister Dakar") = Karel Loprais, Czech rally driver
*"Monsieur Le Mans" (French , "Mister Le Mans") = Jacky Ickx, Belgian racing driver
*"Monkichi" (Japanese, monkey) = Manabu Orido, Japanese racing driver
* = Nobuhiro Tajima, Japanese rally and hillclimb driver and team owner.
*"Mouse" = Mike McCoy, U.S. off-road motorcyclist
*"Nakajap" = Satoru Nakajima, Japanese Formula One driver
*"Nanni" = Giovanni G. G. Galli, Italian GT and Grand Prix driver
*"El Nano" = Fernando Alonso, Spanish Grand Prix driver
*"Negher" (Italian, "Blackie") = Giuseppe Campari, Italian Grand Prix driver
*"Niki" = Andreas Lauda, Austrian Formula One driver
*"Nino" = Emilio Farina, Italian Grand Prix driver
*"Nitro Nori" = Noriyuki Haga, Japanese motorcycling Grand Prix rider
*"NOB" (No One Better) = Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese racing driver
*"Nobu" = Nobuatsu Aoki, Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix rider
* = Ken Nomura, Japanese drifting driver
* = Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycling Grand Prix rider
* = Noriyuki Haga, Japanese motorcycling Grand Prix rider
*"Nori-Chan" = Noriyuki Haga, Japanese motorcycling Grand Prix rider
*"Ohio George" - George Montgomery, U.S. drag racing driver
* = Kazuyoshi Okamura, Japanese drifting driver
*"The Old Man" = Enzo Ferrari, Italian motor racing team owner
*"Our Nige" = Nigel Mansell, English Formula One driver
*"Pan Dakar" (Czech, "Mr. Dakar") = Karel Loprais, Czech rally driver
*"The Pampas Bull" = José Froilán González, Argentinian racing driver
*"Pappy" = Carmel Fernandez, U.S. NASCAR driver
*"Parnelli" = Rufus P. Jones, U.S. Indy racer
*"Pat" = Ueal E. Patrick, U.S. Champ Car and IRL racing team owner
*"Pesca" = Henri Pescarolo, French racing driver
*"Peter Perfect"
**Peter Gregg, U.S. sportscar racing driver
**Peter Brock, Australian touring car racing driver
*"Le Petoulet" (French , "the rat-droppings")+B1445 = Maurice Trintignant, French Formula One driver
*"Phi Phi" - Philippe Etancelin, French Grand Prix driver
*"Pi" = Per-Inge Walfridsson, Swedish rally driver
*"Rainmaster" =
**Thierry Boutsen, Belgian racing driver
**Rudolf Caracciola, German Grand Prix driver
**Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver
**Sete Gibernau, Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing rider
**Jacky Ickx, Belgian racing driver
**Tom Pryce, British Formula One driver
**Jim Richards, New Zealand Touring car racing driver
**Michael Schumacher, German Formula One driver
**Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Formula One driver
**Hans-Joachim Stuck, German racing driver
*"Red" - -
**Richard Amick, U.S. Indy racer
**Robert Byron, U.S. stock car racer
*"Red Baron" = Michael Schumacher, German Formula One driver
*"Regenmeister" (German, "Rainmaster") = Rudolf Caracciola, German Grand Prix
*"The Richest Man in D1" = Takahiro Ueno, Japanese drifting driver
*"Ringmeister" (German, "Ringmaster", for excellence at the Nürburgring) -
**Rudolf Caracciola, German Grand Prix
**Jacky Ickx, Belgian racing driver
*"Sammy" = , British racing driver
*"Sandro" = Alessandro Nannini, Italian racing driver
* = Hisashi Kamimoto, Japanese drifting driver<--!meaning?-->
*"Smilin' Jack" = John J. McGrath, U.S. Indy racer and mechanic
*"Smoke" = Anthony W. Stewart, U.S. NASCAR driver
**Kazuhiko Nagata, Japanese racing mechanic
*"Smokin' Jo" = Joachim Winkelhock, German racing driver
*"The Snake" = Don Prudhomme, U.S. drag racer
*"Soapy" = Neil Castles, U.S. NASCAR stock car racer
* = Masao Suenaga, Japanese drifting driver
*"Speedy" = Alfred Thompson, U.S. auto racer
*"Spiderman" = Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian auto racer
*"Spunk" = Emory Collins, Canadian auto racer and ice hockey player
*"Steady Eddie" = Eddie Lawson, U.S. moto racer racer
*"Steph" = Stephan Papadakis, U.S. drifting and drag racing driver and team owner
*"Strietzel" = Hans-Joachim Stuck, German racing driver<--!meaning?-->
*"Super Aguri" = Aguri Suzuki, Japanese Formula One driver
*"Super Mario" = Mario Andretti, U.S. racing driver
*"Super Sub" = Roberto Moreno, Brazilian racing driver
*"Super Swede" = Ronnie Peterson, Swedish Formula One driver
*"Super Tex" = A. J. Foyt, American Champ Car racer
*"Super Wop" = Mario Andretti, Italian-American racing driver
*"Swede" - = David E. Savage, Jr., U.S. racing driver
*"Taffy" - Wolfgang von Trips, German Formula One driver
*"Taku" = Takuma Aoki, Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix rider
* = Eiji Yamada, Japanese racing driver
*"The Tasmanian Devil" = Marcos Ambrose, Australian race truck driver.
*"Terrible Ted" = Teddy Tetzlaff, U.S. racing driver
*"Texas Jim" = James McElreath, U.S. NASCAR and IMCA racer
*"The Texas Tornado" = Colin Edwards, U.S. motorcycle racer
*"The Thrill from West Hill" = Paul Tracy, U.S. racing driver
*"The Thunder from Down Under" = Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
*"Tim" - = Henry R. S. Birkin, British driver
*"Tinley Park Express" = Melvin Bettenhausen, U.S. Indy driver
*"Tiny" - = DeWayne L. Lund, U.S. NASCAR racer
*"Tom Thumb" = Charles J. P. Dodson, British moto racer
*"Tony" = Melvin Bettenhausen, U.S. Indy driver
*"Tony the Tiger" = Anthony W. Stewart, U.S. NASCAR driver
*"Vermin" - Chris Vermeulen, Australian motorcycle racer
* "Mantovano Volante" (Italian, "The Flying Mantuan") = Tazio G. Nuvolari, Italian Grand Prix driver
*"Vuky" = Bill Vukovich, U.S. Indy racer
* = -Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese drifting driver
*"Wattie" = John Watson, British Formula One driver
*"Wild Bob" = Robert Burman, U.S. Indy racer
*"The Wild Indian from Atlanta" = Gober Sosebee, U.S. NASCAR racer
*"Williams" = pseudonym of William Grover-Williams, British Grand Prix racer
*"WJ" = Warren Johnson, U.S. Pro Stock drag racer
*"Yancy" = Darel Dieringer, U.S. stock car racer
*"Yount Too" = Randy Yount, U.S. I.M.C.A. Modified racing driver
*"Zookeeper" = John Mulligan, U.S. drag racing driver
Pool / Snooker
*"The Black Widow" = Jeanette Lee, American pool player
*"The Darling of Dublin" = Ken Doherty, Irish snooker cueist
*"The Duchess of Doom" = Allison Fisher, English snooker cueist and pool player
*"Essex Rocket" = Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker cueist
*"Hurricane" = Alex Higgins, Ulster snooker cueist
*"Hurricane" = Jimmy White, English snooker cueist
*"Iceman" = Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker cueist
*"Interesting" = Steve Davis, English snooker cueist
*"Krafty Ken " = Ken Doherty, Irish snooker cueist
*"Minnesota Fats" = Rudolph Wanderone Jr., U.S. pool player
*"The Nugget" = Steve Davis, English snooker cueist
*"Pocket Dynamo" = Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker cueist
*"The Pocket Rocket" - = Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker cueist
*"Psycho" = Peter Ebdon, English snooker cueist
*"The Rocket" - = Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker cueist
*"Skeletor" = Peter Ebdon, English snooker cueist
*"The Striking Viking" = Ewa Laurance, Swedish-born American pool player
*"The Welsh Potting Machine" = Mark Williams, Welsh snooker cueist
*"The Wizard of Wishaw " = John Higgins, Scottish snooker cueist
Rugby
*"Ali" = Alexander Williams, New Zealand rugby player
*"Bakkies" = John Botha, South African rugby union player
*"Big Joe" = Johan van Niekerk, South African rugby union player
*"BOD" = Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby union player
*"Chiliboy" = Mahlatse Ralepelle, South African rugby union player
*"Cool G" = Angus Cottrell, Australian rugby union player
*"Cortz" = Courtney Smith, Canadian rugby player
*"Drico" = Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby union player
*"Fuser" = Che Guevara, Argentine rugby player and Marxist revolutionary
*"Gus Goulds" = Angus Cottrell, Australian rugby player
*"L'homme des cavernes" (French for "Caveman") = Sébastien Chabal, French rugby player
*"L'incomparable" = Philippe Sella, French rugby union player
*"The King" = Barry John, Welsh rugby union player
*"Kitch" = George Moir Christie, South African rugby union coach
*"Le levrier palois" (French for "The Pau sight hound") = Philippe Bernat-Salles, French rugby union player
*"The Little Corporal" = Jacques Fouroux, French rugby union player and coach
*"Loser" = Marcus di Rollo, Scotland rugby union player
*"Os" (Afrikaans, "Ox") = Jacobus du Randt, South African rugby union player
*"Le Pelé du rugby" (French, "The Pelé of Rugby")- = Serge Blanco, French rugby union player
*"The Raging Potato" = Keith Wood, Irish rugby union player
*"Rat" = Mat Rogers, Australian rugby league and rugby union player
*"Rog" = Ronan O'Gara, Irish rugby player
*"Sea-Bass" = Sébastien Chabal, French rugby player
*"Uncle Fester" = Keith Wood, Irish rugby union player
*"Volcano" = Lesley Vainikolo, Tonga-born dual code rugby international (New Zealand in league, England in union)
*"Wilko" = Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player
*"Z" = Takudzwa Ngwenya, American rugby union player
*"Zee" = Takudzwa Ngwenya, American rugby union player
Tennis
*"A-Rod" = Andy Roddick, U.S. tennis player
*"Le basque bondissant" (French for "The Leaping Basque") = Jean Borotra, French tennis player
*"Big Bill" = Bill Tilden, U.S. tennis player
*"Boom Boom" = Boris Becker, German tennis player
*"The Crocodile" = René Lacoste, French tennis player
*"Fed-Ex" = Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player
*"Fräulein Forehand" = Steffi Graf, German tennis player
*"Guga" = Gustavo Kuerten, Brazilian tennis player
*"Ice Borg" or "Ice Man" = Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
*"Ice Maiden" = Chris Evert, U.S. tennis player
*"The Las Vegas Kid" = Andre Agassi, U.S. tennis player
*"The Lithuanian Lion" = Vitas Gerulaitis, U.S. tennis player
*"Little Bill" = WIlliam Johnston, U.S. tennis player
*"Little Miss Poker Face" = Chris Evert, U.S. tennis player
*"Little Mo" = Maureen Connolly, U.S. tennis player
*"Muscles" = Ken Rosewall, Australian tennis player
*"Nasty" = , Romanian tennis player
*"Pistol Pete" - = Pete Sampras, U.S. tennis player
*"Rusty" = Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player
*"Sliderman" = Gaël Monfils, French tennis player
*"Superbrat" = John McEnroe, U.S. tennis player
*"Le vengeur masqué" (French for "The Masked Avenger") = Henri Leconte, French tennis player
*"The Woodies" = Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, Australian tennis doubles team
Track and Field
*"Babe" = Mildred Zaharias, U.S. track and field athlete and golfer
*"El Caballo" (Spanish, "The Horse") = Alberto Juantorena, Cuban track athlete
*"Flo-Jo" = Florence Griffith Joyner, U.S. runner
*"The Flying Finn" = Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner
*"The Flying Finn" = Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner
*"The Flying Finn" = Ville Ritola, Finnish runner
*"The Flying Finn" = Lasse Virén, Finnish runner
*"The Flying Housewife" = Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch runner
*"The Flying Scotsman" = Eric Liddell, Scottish runner
*"G.O.A.T." = Maurice Greene, U.S. track and field athlete
*"Jesse" = James Owens, U.S. track & field athlete
*"King Carl" = Carl Lewis, U.S. track & field athlete
*"Linford's lunchbox" = Linford Christie, British athlete
*"Mystery Man" = André Jackson, French-born track & field athlete
*"Pre" = Steve Prefontaine, U.S. Track & Field Athlete
Weightlifting
*"The Iranian Hercules" = Hossein Reza Zadeh, Iranian weightlifter
*"The Lion of Himara" = Pyrros Dimas, Greek weightlifter
*"Little Dynamo" = Halil Mutlu, Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter
*"Little " = Halil Mutlu, C1186Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter
*"Midas" = Pyrros Dimas, Greek weightlifter
*"Pocket Hercules" = , Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter
Wrestling
*"The American Dream" = Dusty Rhodes, U.S. professional wrestling athlete
*"The Animal" = Dave Bautista,, U.S. professional wrestling athlete
*"The Game" = Triple H, American professional wrestler
*"The Hit Man" = Bret Hart, Canadian professional wrestling athlete
*"Hollywood" = Hulk Hogan, U.S. professional wrestling athlete
*"Jake the Snake" = Jake Roberts, U.S. professional wrestling legend
*"The Junkyard Dog" = Sylvester Ritter, U.S. professional wrestling legend
*"Macho Man" = Randy Savage, American professional wrestler
*"Nature Boy" = Ric Flair, American professional wrestler
*"The People's Champ" = Dwayne Johnson, U.S. professional wrestler
*"The Rock" = Dwayne Johnson, U.S. professional wrestler
*"RVD" = Rob Van Dam, American professional wrestler
Other
*"The Birdman" - = Tony Hawk, American skateboarder
*"ÄŒáp" (Czech for "The Stork") = Petr Procházka, Czech flatwater canoer
*"Cha" = James Fitzpatrick, Irish hurler
*"Chip" = Lee E. Hanauer, U.S. hydroplane driver
*"Deadeye" = Walter Williams, Jr., U.S. ten-pin bowler and horseshoes pitcher
*"Eddie the Eagle" = , British ski-jumper
*"Eric the Eel" = Eric Moussambani, Equatorial Guinean swimmer
*"The Flying Tomato" = Shaun White, U.S. snowboarder and skateboarder
*"Gator" - = Mark Rogowski, American skateboarder
*"Jesus" = Chris Ferguson, U.S. poker player
*"M-15" = Markku Uusipaavalniemi, Finnish curler
*"Master Masami = Masami Hirosaka, Japanese radio-controlled car racer
*"Nicoletta" = Nicole Trimmel, Austrian kickboxer
*"The Professor" = Grayson Boucher, U.S. street basketball player
*"The Russian Rocket" = Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer
*"San-San" (Chinese: ç?Šç?Š) = Lee Lai Shan, Hong Kong windsurfer
*"The Speeding White Sausage" = Georg Hackl, German luger
*"Spider" = Vladimir Sabich, U.S. skier
*"Thorpedo" = Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
*"U-15" = Markku Uusipaavalniemi, Finnish curler
*"Wildman" = Thomas Denny, U.S. mixed martial arts fighter
*"The Wizard(s)" = Simon Whitlock, Australian darts player
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