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Aviation sport

"The Flying Matador" = Alejandro Maclean,
"Mungo" = Mike Mangold,
"Steve" = Sylvester Wittman,
"The Quick Corsican" = Nicolas Ivanoff,
"Witt" = Steve Wittman,

Baseball

Basketball

"Ack-Ack" = Tom Heinsohn, American forward-center
"Action Jackson" = Mark Jackson, American point guard
"The Admiral" = David Robinson, American center
"A.I." = Allen Iverson, American shooting guard
"Agent Zero" = Gilbert Arenas, American point guard
"Air France" = Mickaël Piétrus, French basketball player
"Air Jordan" = Michael Jordan, American shooting guard
"The Answer" = Allen Iverson, American shooting guard
"Apollo 33" = Jamario Moon,U.S. basketball player
"The A-Train" = Artis Gilmore, American center
"Baby Jordan" = Harold Miner, American shooting guard (and also twice NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion)
"Backwards B" = Barrett Johnson, U.S. basketball player
"Baddest Bad Boy of them all" = Rick Mahorn, American power forward
"Basketball Jesus" = Larry Bird, American power forward
"Batman" = Tony Battie, American center
"B-Diddy" = Baron Davis, U.S. basketball player
"The Beast of the East" = Patrick Ewing, Jamaica -born American center
"Big Al" = Al Jefferson, American power forward
"Big Aristotle" = Shaquille O'Neal, American center
"Big Baby" = Glen Davis, American power forward
"Big Ben" = Ben Wallace, American center-forward
"Big Cactus" = Shaquille O'Neal, American center
"Big Country" = Bryant Reeves, American center
"The Big Dipper" = Wilt Chamberlain, American center
"Big Dodger" = Wang Zhizhi, CHN center
"Big Dog" = Glenn Robinson, American power forward
"The Big E" = Elvin Hayes, American power forward
"Big Game James" =
- James Worthy, American power forward
- James Posey, American small forward
"The Big J" = Robert Jaworski, Filipino point guard
"Big Nasty" = Corliss Williamson, American power forward
"Big O" = Oscar Robertson, American point guard (and precursor to the modern point forward)
"Big Red" = Dave Cowens, American center
"Big Shot Becky" = Becky Hammon, American-Russian point guard
"Big Shot Bob" or "Big Shot Rob" = Robert Horry, American power forward
"Big Smooth" = Sam Perkins, American power forward
"Big Sofo" = Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek center
"The Big Ticket" = Kevin Garnett, U.S. power forward
"Big Wang" (Chinese for "Big Zhi") = Wang Zhizhi, Chinese center
"Big Z" = Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian center
"Bimbo" = Vernell Coles, U.S. basketball player
"Bird" = George Yardley, U.S. basketball player
"The Birdman" = Chris Andersen, U.S. center
"The Black Hole" = Kevin McHale, U.S. power forward
"The Black Mamba" = Kobe Bryant, U.S. shooting guard
"Blue" = Theo Edwards, U.S. shooting guard
"Bo" = Charles Outlaw, U.S. power forward
"Bonzi" = Gawen Wells, U.S. shooting guard
"Boobie" = Daniel Gibson, U.S. basketball player
"The Boston Strangler" = Andrew Toney, U.S. shooting guard
"Breezy" = LeBron James, American combo forward
"The Brazilian Blur" = Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian point guard
"Bubba Chuck" = Allen Iverson, American shooting guard
"Buck" = Charles Williams, U.S. power forward
"Buddha" = James Edwards, U.S. center
"Buddy" = Harry Jeannette, U.S. basketball player
"Bug" = Tim Hardaway, U.S. point guard
"Butterbean" = Bob Love, U.S. power forward
"Cadillac" = Greg Anderson, U.S. basketball player
"Campy" = Michael Russell, U.S. basketball player
"The Captain" = Willis Reed, New York Knicks center
"Capitan Canada" = Steve Nash, Canadian point guard
"Captain Clutch" = Acie Law IV, U.S. point guard
"Cat" = Cuttino Mobley, U.S. basketball player
"CB4" = Chris Bosh, U.S power forward
"Chick" = Francis Hearn, U.S. basketball announcer (LA Lakers)
"Chief" = Robert Parish, American center
"Chocolate Thunder" = Darryl Dawkins, American center
"The Chuckster" = Charles Barkley, American power forward
"Chucky" = Clarence Brown, U.S. power forward
"Clyde" = Walt Frazier, U.S. point guard
"Clyde The Glide" = Clyde Drexler, U.S. shooting guard
"Coach K" = Mike Krzyzewski, American coach
"Connie" = Cornelius Hawkins, American forward
"Coop" = Michael Cooper, American small forward
"Cornbread" = Cedric Maxwell, U.S. basketball power forward
"Cotton" = Lowell Fitzsimmons, American coach
"CP3" =
- Chris Paul, American point guard
- Candace Parker, American combo forward
"The Croatian Sensation" = Toni Kukoč, Croatian small forward
"Curly" = Fred Neal, U.S. basketball player
"C-Webb" = Chris Webber, U.S. power forward
"D-Fish" =
- Derek Fisher, U.S. point guard
- DJ Fisher, U.S. point guard and shooting guard
"Da Zhi" (大郅) (Chinese for "Big Zhi") = Wang Zhizhi, CHN basketball player
"DJ" =
- Dennis Johnson, American combo guard
- Didier Ilunga Mbenga, Congolese center
"D Square" = Dale Davis, U.S. center
"D-Wade" = Dwyane Wade, American shooting guard
"D-Will" = Deron Williams, American point guard
"Da Kid" = Kevin Garnett, American power forward
"Le Dac" = Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
"The Dagger" = Kobe Bryant, American shooting guard
"Dee" = DeCovan Kadell Brown, U.S. basketball player
"Dice Man" = Antonio McDyess, U.S. power forward
"Diesel" = Shaquille O'Neal, American center
"Digger" = Richard Phelps, American coach
"Doc" =
- L. J. Cooke, American coach
- Glenn Rivers, American point guard
"Dr. Dunkenstein" = Darrell Griffith, American shooting guard
"Dr. J" = Julius Erving, American small forward
"Dr. Rounds" = Dan Roundfield, U.S. power forward
"Dollar Bill" = Bill Bradley, American small forward
"Doug E. Fresh" = Gerald Wilkins, U.S. shooting guard
"Downtown" = Fred Brown, American shooting guard
"The Dream" = Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American center
"Dugie" = Slater Martin, U.S. basketball player
"The Dunking Dutchman" = Rik Smits, Dutch center
"Earl The Pearl" = Earl Monroe, U.S. shooting guard
"Easy Ed" = Elden Campbell, U.S. center
"The Edge" = Edward Stone, U.S. basketball player
"EJ6" = Eddie Jones, American shooting guard
"El Toro" (Spanish, "The Bull") = Doro Plakadopoulos, Greek basketball player
"Employee Number 8" = Antoine Walker, U.S. power forward
"Fast Eddie" = Edward Johnson, Jr., U.S. basketball player
"Fat" = Lafayette Lever, U.S. point guard
"The Flash" = Dwyane Wade, American shooting guard
"Franchise" = Steve Francis, U.S. point guard
"Geese" = Hubert Ausbie, U.S. Harlem Globetrotters basketball player
"The General" =
- Horace Grant, American power forward
- Bob Knight, American coach
"Gentleman Joe" = Joe Dumars, American shooting guard
"Ghiza" = Gheorghe Muresan, Romanian center
"The Glove" = Gary Payton, American point guard
"The Goat" = Earl Manigault, U.S. basketball player
"The Goods" = Lamar Odom, U.S. basketball player
"Googs" = Tom Gugliotta, U.S. power forward
"Goose" = Reece Tatum, U.S. basketball player
"G.P." = Gary Payton, American point guard
"Grandma-ma" = Larry Johnson, U.S. power forward
"Grand Teuton" = Detlef Schrempf, German power forward
"Greyhound" = Walter Davis, U.S. shooting guard
"Half Man, Half Amazing" = Vince Carter, American swingman
"Hammerin' Hank" = Henry J. Nowak, U.S. basketball player
"Hammontime" = Becky Hammon, American-Russian point guard
"Hap" or "Happy" = Harold Hairston, U.S. basketball player
"The Hawk" = Connie Hawkins, U.S. power forward
"Hedo" or "Hido" = Hidayet Türkoğlu, Turkish small forward
"Hibachi" = Gilbert Arenas, American combo guard
"The Hick From French Lick" = Larry Bird, American power forward
"The High Ayatolla of Slamola" = Larry Nance, U.S. power forward
"His Heinous" = Bill Laimbeer, U.S. center
"Hondo" = John Havlicek, American small forward
"Hooch" = Brad Daugherty, American center
"Horse" =
- Dan Issel, American forward-center
- Malik Rose, American power forward
- Harry Gallatin, American center
"Hot Plate" = John Williams, American power forward
"Hot Rod" =
- Rodney Hundley, American swingman
- John Williams, American power forward
"The Houdini of the Hardwood" = Bob Cousy, American point guard
"The Hoya Destroya" = Patrick Ewing, Jamaica-born American center
"The Human Highlight Reel" = Dominique Wilkins, American combo forward
"Iceman" = George Gervin, American shooting guard
"Iggy" = Andre Iguodala, American small forward
"J-Chill" = Josh Childress, American small forward
"J-Ho" = Josh Howard, American small forward
"J-Kidd" = Jason Kidd, American point guard
"J.R." =
- Herman Reid, Jr., U.S. power forward
- Isaiah Rider, U.S. basketball player
- 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. point guard
"Jellybean" = Joe Bryant, U.S. power forward and WNBA coach
"Jesus Shuttlesworth" = Ray Allen, U.S. shooting guard
"The Jet" =
- Kenny Smith, U.S. point guard and analyst
- Jason Terry, U.S. basketball player
- Chet Walker, U.S. basketball player
"Joe Barely Cares" = Joe Barry Carroll, U.S. center
"Junior" = Ulysses Bridgeman, American small forward
"The Junk Yard Dog" = Jerome Williams, U.S. power forward
"K.G." = Kevin Garnett, American power forward
"K-Mart" =
- Kenyon Martin, U.S. power forward
- Kevin Martin, U.S. basketball player
"Kandi Man" = Michael Olowokandi, Nigerian center
"Kangaroo Kid" = Billy Cunningham, U.S. basketball player
"King James" = LeBron James, American combo forward
"The Landlord" =
- Latrell Sprewell, American small forward
- Shelden Williams, American power forward
"Larry Legend" = Larry Bird, American power forward
"LBJ" = LeBron James, American combo forward
"Li'l Abner" = Cliff Hagan, American forward-center
"The Little General" = Avery Johnson, U.S. point guard and coach
"The L-Train" =
- LeBron James, American combo forward
- Lionel Simmons, American small forward
"The Machine" = Sasha Vujačić, Slovenian shooting guard
"Mad Max" = Vernon Maxwell, U.S. shooting guard
"Magic" = Earvin Johnson, American point guard
"Il Mago" = Andrea Bargnani, Italian power forward
"The Mailman" = Karl Malone, U.S. power forward
"Mamba" = Kobe Bryant, U.S. shooting guard
"The Man in the Brown Suit" = Adolph Rupp, American coach
"Manu" = Emanuel Ginobili, Argentine shooting guard
"Mão Santa" (Portuguese for "Holy Hand") = Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian combo forward
"The Matrix" = Shawn Marion, American swingman
"The Mayor" = Fred Hoiberg, American shooting guard
"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, American combo forward
"Microwave" = Vinnie Johnson, American shooting guard
"Mighty Mouse" = Damon Stoudamire, American point guard
"Mr. Big Shot" = Chauncey Billups, American point guard
"Mr. Bill" = Bill Cartwright, American center
"Mr. Clutch" = Jerry West, U.S. shooting guard
"Mr. Everything" = Craig Ehlo, American small forward
"Mr. Mean" = Larry Smith, U.S. basketball player
"Mr. Moves" = Michael Russell, U.S. basketball player
"Mo" = Maurice Cheeks, U.S. point guard and coach
"Mo Pete" = Morris Peterson, U.S. shooting guard
"Mo Wil" = Mo Williams, U.S. point guard
"Monster Mash" = Jamal Mashburn, American power forward
"Moochie" = Martyn Norris, U.S. point guard
"Mookie" = Daron Blaylock, U.S. point guard
"Mo-Pete" = Morris Peterson, American shooting guard
"Muggsy" = Tyrone Bogues, American point guard
"Nate The Great" = Nate Thurmond, U.S. center
"Nenê" = Maybyner Hilario, Brazilian forward-center (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. center
"Nick The Quick" = Nick Van Exel, American point guard
"No No Mutombo" = Dikembe Mutombo, African center
"Obi One Ginobili" = Manu Ginóbili, Argentine shooting guard
"One Man Fastbreak" = Monta Ellis, U.S. shooting guard
"The Original Bull" = Jerry Sloan, U.S. shooting guard
"The Owl Without a Vowel" = Bill Mlkvy, U.S. basketball player
"Pearl" = Dwayne Washington, American point guard
"Peja" = Predrag Stojaković, Serbian small forward
"Penny" = Anfernee Hardaway, U.S. basketball player
"Perk" = Kendrick Perkins, U.S. center
"Pig" = Oliver Miller, U.S. center
"The Pink Panther" = Toni Kukoč, Croatian small forward
"Pistol Pete" = Pete Maravich, U.S. shooting guard
La Pistola (Spanish, "The Pistol") = Ricard Rubio, Spanish point guard
"Pitchin' Paul" = Paul Arizin, U.S. basketball player
"The Pocket Rocket" = Calvin Murphy, American point guard
"Pooh" = Jerome Richardson, U.S. basketball player
"Popeye" = Ronald Jones, U.S. power forward
"Porky" = George Andrews, Canadian basketball player
"Prince Charles" = Charles Barkley, U.S. power forward
"Prince of Mid-Air" = Lloyd Free, U.S. basketball player
"Psycho T" = Tyler Hansbrough, American power forward
"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" = Vladimir Radmanović, Serbian basketball player
"The Reign Man" = Shawn Kemp, U.S. power forward
"Rambo" = Kurt Rambis, U.S. power forward
"Red" =
- Arnold Auerbach, American coach and executive
- William Holzman, American coach
- 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, American small forward
"Rip" = Richard Hamilton, U.S. shooting guard
"Rooney" = Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Lithuanian shooting guard
"The Round Mound of Rebound" = Charles Barkley, American power forward
"Saba" or "Sabas" = Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian center
"Sam" = Justin Barry, American basketball player
"Sam I Am" = Sam Cassell, U.S. point guard
"Saras" or "Sharas" = Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Lithuanian point guard
"Scal" = Brian Scalabrine, American small forward
"Scooter" = Richard Barry, U.S. basketball player
"Shaq" = Shaquille O'Neal, U.S. center
"Sheed" = Rasheed Wallace, U.S. power forward
"Silk" = Jamaal Wilkes, American small forward
"Sir Charles" = Charles Barkley, U.S. power forward
"Skip To My Lou" = Rafer Alston, U.S. basketball player
"Skywalker" =
- Avelino Lim, Filipino basketball player
- David Thompson, American small forward
- Kenny Walker, American combo forward
"Sleepy" = Eric Floyd, U.S. shooting guard
"Smooth" = Chauncey Billups, American point guard
"Smush" = William Parker, U.S. basketball player
"Spanish Chocolate" = Sergio Rodriguez, Spanish basketball player
"The Spanish Fly" = Pau Gasol, Spanish power forward
"The Spanish Inquisition" = Pau Gasol, Spanish power forward
"Speedy" = Craig Claxton, U.S. point guard
"Spider" =
- John Salley, U.S. power forward
- Jerry Sloan, U.S. shooting guard
"Spud" = Anthony Webb, American point guard
"The Squid" = Sidney Moncrief, American shooting guard
"The Stache" = Adam Morrison, American small forward
"Starbury" = Stephon Marbury, U.S. basketball player
"Stat" = Amare Stoudemire, American forward-center
"Stormin' Norman" = Norm Van Lier, American point guard
"Stumpy" = Gail Goodrich, U.S. basketball player
"Sweetwater" = Nathaniel Clifton, U.S. basketball player
"T-Mac" = Tracy McGrady, American swingman
"T-Mac Canada" = Todd MacCulloch, Canadian center
"Tex" = Morice Winter, American coach
"Thunder Dan" = Dan Majerle, U.S. shooting guard
"Tiny" = Nate Archibald, American point guard
"Timmy" = Tim Hardaway, American point guard
"T.P." = Tony Parker, French point guard
"Tough Juice" = Caron Butler, U.S. basketball player
"Tractor" = Robert Traylor, U.S. power forward
"Tree" = Wayne Rollins, U.S. center
"The Truth" = Paul Pierce, U.S. basketball player
"U.D." = Udonis Haslem, American power forward
"Uncle Cliffy" = Clifford Robinson, U.S. power forward
"VC" = Vince Carter, American swingman
"Vinsanity" = Vince Carter, American swingman
"The Waiter" = Toni Kukoč, Croatian small forward
"White Chocolate" = Jason Williams, American point guard
"Wilt the Stilt" = Wilt Chamberlain, U.S. center
"The Wizard(s)" =
- Gus Williams, U.S. basketball player
- Walt Williams, U.S. basketball player
"The Wizard of Westwood" = John Wooden, American 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. power forward
"The Wunderkind" = Dirk Nowitzki, German power forward
"The X-Man" = Xavier McDaniel, American power forward
"Zeke" = Isiah Thomas, U.S. point guard
"Zeke from Cabin Creek" = Jerry West, U.S. shooting guard

Bodybuilding

"The Austrian Oak" = Arnold Schwarzenegger
"Charles Atlas" = Angelo Siciliano
"Eugen Sandow" = Friederich Müller
"The Father of Modern Bodybuilding" = Eugen Sandow
"Jay" = Jason Cutler
"Joe" = Sydney Gold
"Mickey" = Miklós Hargitay
"The Myth" = Sergio Oliva /
"The Russian Lion" = Georg Hackenschmidt (also a wrestler)
"The Sardinian Strongman" = Franco Columbu
"The Styrian Oak" = Arnold Schwarzenegger
"The Tigress" = Gladys Portugues

Boxing

"A-Force" = Audley Harrison
"A-Pack" = Audley Harrison
"Ace" = Ada Velez
"All-American Girl" = Vonda Ward
"Audinary" = Audley Harrison (intended to be an insult by Frank Warren)
"Audrey" = Audley Harrison
"Baby Doll" = Elena Reid
"Baby Girl" = Leatitia Robinson
"The Baby-Faced Assassin" = Marco Antonio Barrera
"Bad Intentions" = Jermain Taylor
"The Bayonne Bleeder" = Chuck Wepner
"Bazooka" =
- Wilfredo Gómez
- Rafael Limon
- Ike Quartey
"The Beast Of The East" = Nicolai Valuev
"Big Bad John" = John McDermott
"Big Cat" = Cleveland Williams
"Big George" = George Foreman
"The Bionic Man" = Gerrie Coetzee
"The Body-Snatcher" = Mike McCallum
"Bobo" = Carl Olson
"The Boilermaker" = James J. Jeffries
"The Brownsville Bum" = Al Bummy Davis
"Le bombardier marocain" (French for "The Moroccan Bomber") = Marcel Cerdan
"Bomber" = Herol Graham
"Bonecrusher" = James Smith
"Boogaloo" = Bobby Watts
"Boom Boom" = Ray Mancini
"Boston Bonecrusher" = Sam Langford
"The Boston Strong Boy" = John L. Sullivan
"Boston Tar Baby" = Sam Langford
"Boston Terror" = Sam Langford
"British Bulldog" = Brian London
"The Brockton Blockbuster" = Rocky Marciano
"The Bronx Bomber" = Alex Ramos
"The Buff Bastard" = Adam David Greenen
"The Bronx Bull" = Jake LaMotta
"The Brown Bomber" = Joe Louis
"Bubba" = James Busceme
"Buddy" = James McGirt
"Bulldog of Burgoyne" = James W. Braddock
"Buster" = James Douglas
"Butterbean" = Eric Esch
"Chico" = Diego Corrales
"Cinderella Man" = James W. Braddock
"The Clones Cyclone" = Finbar "Barry" McGuigan
"Corn" = John Griffin
"The Destroyer" = Manny Pacquiao
"Dr. Iron Fist" = Vitali Klitschko
"Downtown" = Leona Brown
"Dynamite" = Michael Dokes
"The Executioner" = Bernard Hopkins
"El Ferroz" (Spanish for "Ferocious") = Fernando Vargas
"The Fighting Cowboy" = James Tillis
"Fireman Jim" = James Flynn
"Fist of Steel" = Chevelle Hallback
"Fraudley" = Audley Harrison (intended to be an insult by Frank Warren)
"The Foul Pole" = Andrew Golota (from his involvement in many controversial fights)
"Gentleman" = Gerry Cooney
"Gentleman Jim" = James J. Corbett
"The Ghost" = Kelly Pavlik
"The Godfather" = Michael Gibbons
"The Golden Boy" = Billy Walker
"The Golden Boy" = Oscar de la Hoya
"The Great White Hope" = James J. Jeffries
"The Greatest" = Muhammad Ali
"Guts" = Ishimatsu Suzuki
"Hammer" = Juan Roldan
"The Hawk" = Aaron Pryor
"Hercules" = Mike Weaver
"The Hit Man" =
- Ricky Hatton
- Thomas Hearns
"Honey Girl" = Louis Del Valle (named because of a reputation for being able to slip punches from opponents, self given)
"Honey Girl" = Melissa Del Valle (given in deference to her brother)
"Hurricane" = Rubin Carter
"Iron Mike" = Mike Tyson
"The Italian Dragon" = Joe Calzaghe
"The Italian Giant" = Primo Carnera
"Jersey Joe" = Joe Walcott
"Jinx" = Michael Spinks
"Junior" = Roy Jones Jr.
"Kid Thunder" = Shane Sutcliffe
"Kostya" = Konstantin Tszyu
"Left Hook" = Jeff Lacy
"Lights Out" = James Toney
"The Little Big Man" = Sharmba Mitchell
"Little Chocolate" = George Dixon
"Little Hands of Stone" = Michael Carbajal
"The Living Death" = Lew Jenkins
"Locomotora" (Spanish for "Locomotive") = Jorge Castro
"The Lone Star Cobra" = Donald Curry
"The Louisville Lip" = Muhammad Ali
"Macho" = Héctor Camacho
"Mad Dog" = Gene Hatcher
"Magic Man" =
- Paul Malignaggi
- Antonio Tarver
"The Manassa Mauler" = Jack Dempsey
"Manos de Piedra"' (Spanish for "Hands of Stone") = Roberto Duran
"Mantequilla" (Spanish for "Butter") = José Napoles
"Marvelous Marvin" = Marvin Hagler
"The Mexi-cutioner" = Manny Pacquiao
"Michigan Assassin" = Stanley Ketchel
"Miracle Matthew" = Matthew Saad Muhammad
"Morocho" = Carlos Hernandez
"The Motor City Cobra" = Thomas Hearns
"The Mouse" = Bruce Strauss
"The Mystery Lady" = Shondell Alfred
"Nigerian Nightmare"= Samuel Peter
"Neon Leon" = Leon Spinks
"The Old Mongoose" = Archie Moore
"Ordinary" = Audley Harrison (intended to be an insult by Frank Warren)
"Pacman (the Destroyer)" = Manny Pacquiao
"Pambansang Kamao" ("National Fist") = Manny Pacquiao
"The Pazmanian Devil" = Vinny Paz, itself a contraction of his birth name of Pazienza
"The People's Champion" = Manny Pacquiao
"Peppermint" = Alfonso Frazer
"Pipino" = Jose Cuevas
"The Pocket Rocket" = Wayne McCullough
"La Poeta de Ring" = Laura Serrano
"Pretty Boy" = Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
"Prince" = Naseem Hamed
"Quick" = James Tillis
"The Quiet Man" = John Ruiz
"Quitschko" = Vitali Klitschko
"The Radar" = Wilfred Benitez
"The Ragamuffin Man" = Lloyd Honeyghan
"Raging Bull" =
- Vic Darchinyan
- Jake LaMotta
"Razor" = Donovan Ruddock
"The Real Deal" = Evander Holyfield
"Salsero" = Alfredo Escalera
"Smokin' Joe" = Joe Frazier
"Stay-Lo" = Stacey Reile
"Steelhammer" = Wladimir Klitschko
"Sugar" =
- Carlos De Leon
- Shane Mosley
- Ray Leonard (Leonard reportedly disliked it, believing only Robinson deserved "Sugar Ray")
"Sugar Ray Robinson" = pseudonym for Walker Smith, Jr.
"Sweet T" = Michael Torres
"El Temible" (Spanish, The Feared) = José Luis Castillo
"Termite" = Maurice Watkins
"El Terrible" = Erik Morales
"Terrible" = Tim Witherspoon
"Thunder" = Arturo Gatti
"Thunder from Down Under" = Konstantin "Kostya" Tszyu
"Tiger" = Dariusz Michalczewski
"TNT" = Tony Tubbs
"The Truth" = Carl Williams
"The Vegas" = Hannah Fox
"The Wild Bull of the Pampa " = Luis Firpo
"Winky" = Ronald Wright

Bullfighting

"El Aleph" = Rey Guevara-Vasquez,
"El Algabeño" = José García Rodríguez,
"Cara Ancha" = José Sánchez Del Campo,
"Armillita Chico" = Fermín Espinosa Saucedo,
"Carlos Arruza" = Carlos Ruiz Camino,
"Algabeño hijo" = José García Carranza,
"Antoñete" = Antonio Chenel Albaladejo,
"Barragan" = Isidro Santiago Llano,
"Bette Ford" = Harriet Dingeldein,
"Bienvenida" = Manuel Mejías Rapela,
"Antonio Bienvenida" = Antonio Mejías Jiménez,
"Pepe Bienvenida" = José Mejías Jiménez,
"Bocanegra" = Manuel Fuentes y Rodríguez,
"Bombita" =
- Emilio Torres Reina,
- Ricardo Torres Reina,
"El Brillante" = Alfredo Gomez,
"Pepe Cáceres" = José Eslava Cáceres,
"Cagancho" = Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega,
"El Califa" = José Pacheco Rodríguez,
"Califa de Alcácer" = João Branco Núncio,
"El Cano" = Manuel Jiménez y Meléndez,
"El Capea" = Pedro Gutiérrez Lorenzo,
"Carnicerito de Méjico" = José González López,
"Simon Casas" = Bernard Dombs,
"Cavira" = Enrique Cano Iriborne,
"Chamaco" =
- Antonio Borrero Borrero,
- Antonio Borrero Morano,
"El Chano" = Hector Villa,
"Cheche" = José Marrero Bez,
"Chicuelo" =
- Rafael Jiménez Castro,
- Manuel Jiménez Moreno,
- Manuel Jiménez Vera,
"Chicuelo II" = Manuel Jiménez Díaz,
"El Ciclón" (Mexican: "The Cyclone") = Carlos Arruza,
"El Cid" = Manuel Jesús Cid,
"Cocherito de Bilbao" = Cástor Jaureguibeitia Ibarra,
"El Cordobés" ("The Cordobese" – "The Cordovan") =
- Manuel Benítez Pérez,
- Manuel Díaz González,
"Corchaito" = Fermín Muñoz Corchado,
"Costillares" = Joaquín Rodríguez,
"Cúchares" = Francisco Arjona Herrera,
"Curro Guillén" = Francisco Herrera Rodríguez,
"Curro Romero" = Francisco Romero López,
"Dominguín" =
- Luis Miguel González Lucas,
- Domingo Del Campo y Álvarez,
"El Ecijano" = Juan Jiménez Ripoll,
"Espartaco" = Juan Antonio Ruiz Román,
"El Espartero" = Manuel García Cuesta,
"El Estudiante" = Luis Gómez Calleja,
"Fabrilo" = Julio Aparici y Pascual, ,
"El Fandi" = David Fandilla Marín,
"Finito de Córdoba" = Juan Serrano Pineda,
"Flores" = Isidoro Martí Fernando,
"Frascuelo" = Salvador Sánchez Povedano,
"El Fundi" = José Prados Martín,
"El Gallo" =
- Fernando Gómez García,
- El Gallo,
"Gitanillo de Triana" = Francisco Vega de los Reyes,
"Guerrita" = Rafael Guerra Bejarano,
"Javier Valverde" = Javier San José,
"El Jerezano" = Manuel Lara Reyes,
"Jesulín de Ubrique" = Jesús Janeiro Bazán,
"José Falcón" = José Carlos Frita Falcao,
"Joselito" =
- José Gómez Ortega,
- José Miguel Arroyo Delgado,
"Juan Bautista" = Jean Baptiste Jalabert,
"El Juli" = Julián López Escobar,
"Lagartijo" = Rafael Molina Sánchez,
"Litri" =
- Miguel Báez Espuny,
- Manuel Báez Gómez,
- Miguel Báez Quintero,
- Miguel Báez Spínola,
"The Little Giant" = Eloy Cavazos,
"Machaquito" = Rafael González Madrid,
"Malla" = Agustín García Díaz,
"Manili" = Manuel Ruíz Regalo,
"Manolete" = Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez,
"Manolo Bienvenida" = Manuel Mejías Jiménez,
"Manzanares" = José María Dols Abellán,
"Master João" = João Branco Núncio,
"Manzanares" = José María Dolls Samper,
"Miguelín" = Miguel Mateo,
"Morante de la Puebla" = José Antonio Morante,
"Morenito de Valencia" = Aurelio Puchol Aldas,
"Nimeño I" = Alain Montcouquiol,
"Nimeño II" = Christian Montcouquiol,
"El Niño del Sol Naciente" = Atsuhiro Shimoyama,
"El Niño de la Capea" = Pedro Gutiérrez Moya,
"El Niño de La Palma" = Cayetano Ordóñez,
"Paquiro" = Francisco Montes Reina,
"Palomo Linares" = Sebastián Palomo Martínez,
"Panchón" = Francisco González Díaz,
"Paquirri" = Francisco Rivera Pérez,
"Parrita" = Agustín Parra Vargas,
"Pedrés" = Pedro Martínez González,
"El Peniso del Portosborough" = Peter George McCarthy,
"Pepe-Hillo" = José Delgado Guerra,
"Pepete" =
- José Rodríguez Davié,
- José Dámaso Rodríguez y Rodríguez,
- José Gallego Mateo,
"Perrucho" = Francisco García,
"Punteret" = Joaquín Sans y Almenar,
"Rafaelillo" = Rafael Rubio Luján,
"El Renco" = Antonio Pérez Rueda,
"Rigores" = Roque Miranda Conde,
"Riverita" = Jose Rivera Perez,
"El Sargento" = Guillermo Rodríguez Martínez,
"Serranito" = Hilario González Delgado,
"El Soro" = Vicente Ruiz,
"El Tato" = José Raúl Gracia Hernández,
"Varelito" = Manuel Vares y García,
"El Viti" = Santiago Martín,
"El Yiyo" = José Cubero Sanchez,
"El Zotoluco" = Eulalio López,

Cricket

"Bear" = Cameron White, batsman
"Beefy" = Ian Botham, all-rounder
"Bhaji" = Harbhajan Singh, off spinner
"Big Bird" = Joel Garner, and fast bowler
"Big Joel" = Joel Garner, and fast bowler
"'Butch"= David White, fast bowler
"Church" = Adam Gilchrist, wicket-keeper/batsman
"Dada" = Sourav Ganguly, batsman
"Dizzy" = Jason Gillespie, fast bowler
"The Don" = Donald Bradman, batsman
"Fast Freddie" = Andrew Flintoff, all-rounder
"Fab Four" = Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and V. V. S. Laxman;
"Fred Flintstone" = Andrew Flintoff, all-rounder
"Hansie" = Wessel Cronje, batsman
"Gazza" = Gary Kirsten, batsman
"Jammy" = Rahul Dravid, batsman
"King of Spain" = Ashley Giles, left-arm spinner
"The Little Master" = Sachin Tendulkar, batsman
"Maestro" = Sachin Tendulkar, batsman
"Master Blaster" = Sachin Tendulkar, batsman
"Mr. Cricket" = Michael Hussey, batsman
"Monty" = Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, left-arm spinner
"Murali" = Muttiah Muralitharan, off spinner
"Oswald" = Brett Lee, fast bowler
"The Prince" = Brian Lara, and batsman
"Punter" = Ricky Ponting, all-rounder
"The Silver Prince" = Sourav Ganguly, batsman
"Slinga" or "Slinger" = Lasith Malinga, fast bowler (from his roundarm bowling action, unique in modern cricket)
"Smokey" = Viv Richards, fast bowler
"Sultan of Swing" = Wasim Akram, Pakistani fast bowler
"Tendlya" = Sachin Tendulkar, batsman
"Tiger" =
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, batsman
- Bill O'Reilly, leg spinner
"Tugga" = Steve Waugh, batsman
"The Turbanator" = Harbhajan Singh, off spinner
"Very Very Special" = Vangipurappu Laxman; batsman
"Viru" = Virender Sehwag, batsman
"The Wall" = Rahul Dravid, batsman
"Whispering Death" = Michael Holding, fast bowler

Cycling

"Afro-Bob" = Robert de Wilde, BMX racing rider
"Alice B. Toeclips" = Jacquie Phelan, downhill racing rider
"Amtrak" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider
"L'aigle de Tolède" (French for "The Toledo Eagle") = Federico Bahamontes, road racing rider
"The Avalanche" = Richie Anderson, BMX racing rider
"BF" = Brian Foster, BMX racing rider (abbreviation of Blue Falcon)
"Bigfoot" = Andy Patterson, BMX racing rider (due to his shoe size being size 13)
"Big Chuck" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider
"Big Daddy" = Eric Rupe, BMX racing rider
"Big Mig" = Miguel Indurain, road racing rider
"Big George" = George Hincapié, road racing rider
"Le blaireau" (French for "The Badger") = Bernard Hinault, road racing rider
"Blue Falcon" = Brian Foster, BMX racing rider
"Boom Boom" = Scott Beaumont, BMX racing and downhill racing rider
"The Businessman" = Gregory Hill, BMX racing rider
"Butcher"= Joe Kowalski, freestyle BMX rider
"Butter" = Kyle Bennett, BMX racing rider
"Black Magic" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider (which he had stenciled on the back of his racing pants in 1985)
"The Blue Falcon" = Brian Foster, BMX racing rider
"The Boss" = Lance Armstrong, road racing rider
"Bubba" = Burlin Harris III, BMX racing rider
"The Bulldozer" = Scotty Cranmer, freestyle BMX rider
"Il Campionissimo" (Italian for "The Champion of Champions") = Fausto Coppi, road racing rider
"The Cannibal" = Eddy Merckx, road racing rider
"Chasemainian Devil" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider
"Choo-Choo Charlie" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider
"The Condor" = Mat Hoffman, freestyle BMX rider
"Crazy Eric" = Eric Steele, freestyle BMX rider
"Deadly Nedly" = Ned Overend, Cross-country rider
"Dirt" = Brian Foster, BMX racing rider
"Dizzy" = David Zabriskie, road racing rider
"dR" = Donald Robinson, BMX racing rider
"DZ" = David Zabriskie, road racing rider
"The Earthquake" = Eric Carter, BMX and downhill racing rider
"EC" = Eric Carter, BMX and downhill rider
"Elefantino" (Italian for "Little Elephant") = Marco Pantani, road racing rider (despised by Pantani)
"Farmer John" = John Tomac, BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider
"The Fleein' Korean" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider
"The Flying Dutchman" = Robert de Wilde, BMX racing rider
"The Flying Scotsman" = Graeme Obree, track racing rider
"Gee" = George Atherton, 4X and downhill rider
"Gino the Pious" = Gino Bartali, road racing rider
"The Golden Child" = Eric Carter, BMX and downhill racing rider
"The Green Hornet" = David Zabriskie, road racing rider
"H-Ball" = Greg Herbold, downhill racing rider
"His Royal Hoyness" = Chris Hoy, track racing rider
"Hollifield Flash" = David Juarez, BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider
"Hoycules" = Chris Hoy, track racing rider
"The Human Dragster" = Tommy Brackens, BMX racing rider
"Jack" = John Prince, cyclist (and board track racing pioneer)
"Jake the Snake" = Jacob Heilbron, Cyclo-cross rider
"Johnny T" = John Tomac, BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider
"Kamakazi" = Jamie Hildebrandt, BMX racing
"King Edward" = Eddy King, freestyle BMX rider
"King of Skateparks" = Eddie Fiola, freestyle BMX rider
"L'intello" (French for "The Egghead") = Laurent Fignon, road racing rider
"Leopard Head" = Sam Pilgrim, Freerider
"Little Mr. Awesome" = Greg Schofield, BMX racing rider
"Lucien Petit-Breton" = pseudonym of Lucien Mazan, road racing rider
"The Lumberjack" = Gary Ellis, BMX racing rider
"The Lung" = Ned Overend, Cross-country rider
"Maître Jacques" (French for "Master Jacques") = Jacques Anquetil, road racing rider
"Mellow Johnny" = Lance Armstrong, road racing rider (from Maillot Jaune, French for Yellow jersey)
"Miguelón" = Miguel Indurain, road racing rider
"Miracle Boy" = Dave Mirra, freestyle BMX rider
"Mr. Bigfoot" = Andy Patterson, BMX racing rider (due to his shoe size being size 13)
"Mr. Prologue" = Chris Boardman, road/track racing rider
"Mr. Smooth" =
- Richard Anderson, BMX racing rider
- Eric Carter, BMX and downhill racing rider
"Ned" = Edmund Overend, Cross-country cyclist
"No Way Rey" = Hans Rey, bike trials rider
"Old Man" = Scot Breithaupt, BMX racing rider
"OM" = Scot Breithaupt, BMX racing rider (abbreviation of his "Old Man" nickname)
"Il Pirata" (Italian for "The Pirate") = Marco Pantani, road racing rider
"Perico" = Pedro Delgado, road racing rider
"The Pistol" = Pete Loncarevich, BMX racing rider
"Pistol Pete" = Pete Loncarevich, BMX racing rider
"Poupou" = Raymond Poulidor, road racing rider
"The Professor" = Chris Boardman, road/track racing rider
"The Real McHoy" = Chris Hoy, track racing
"Richie Rich" = Richard Anderson, BMX racing
"Scary Harry" = Harry Leary, BMX racing
"Scrawny" = Donald Robinson, BMX racing
"Sheffield Steel" = Steve Peat, downhill racing rider
"The Snake" = Mike King, BMX racing
"Speed Queen" = Melanie Cline, BMX racing
"Speedy Readey" = Shanaze Reade, BMX racing
"Speeding Locomotive Charlie" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing
"Steam Engine Charlie" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing
"Stompin' Stu" = Stu Thomsen, BMX racing
"Stumpdog" = Randy Stumpfhauser, BMX racing
"Stumpy" = Randy Stumpfhauser, BMX racing
"Swell Mel" = Melanie Cline, BMX racing
"T.I." = Takashi Ito, freestyle BMX
"Tinker" = David Juarez, BMX, Cross-country and road racing
"Tomac Attack" = John Tomac, BMX racing, Cross-country and road racingr
"The Tome" = John Tomac, BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider
"Torchy" = William Peden, racing cyclist
"Tour de Lance" = Lance Armstrong, road racing (for his multiple wins in Tour de France)
"Tricky" = Manuel Beltrán, road racing rider
"Turbo" = Harry Leary, BMX racing
"VDV" = Christian Vande Velde, Road bicycle racing
"Willy" = Vilmos Radasics, BMX racing

Darts

Football

American football

All individuals are Americans

unless indicated otherwise.

"A.D. or All Day" = Adrian Peterson, running back
"Ace" = Clarence McKay Parker, quarterback
"The Albino Rhino" = Karl Mecklenburg, linebacker and defensive lineman
"A-Rodge" = Aaron Rodgers, quarterback
"The Assassin" = Jack Tatum, safety
"The A-Train" =
- Mike Alstott, fullback
- Anthony Thomas, U.S. football player
"Automatica" = Martín Gramática, Argentina -born placekicker
"The Axe Man" = Jeremiah Trotter, linebacker
"Babe" =
- Orin Hollingbery, coach
- Vito Parilli, quarterback
"Bad Moon" = Andre Rison, wide receiver
"The Bald Eagle" = Y.A. Tittle, quarterback
"Bam" = Byron Morris, running back
"Bambi" = Lance Alworth, wide receiver
"Bart the Cool" = Bart Starr, quarterback
"Batman" = Ahman Green, runningback
"Bear" = Paul Bryant, coach
"Big Ben" = Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback
"Big Cat" = Leon Lett, defensive tackle
"Big Daddy" = Dan Wilkinson, defensive tackle
"The Big Perogie" = Sebastian Janikowski, Polish placekicker (aptly named by Mike and KC of AIPH)
"The Blond Bomber" = Terry Bradshaw, quarterback
"Bo" =
- Vincent Jackson, running back
- Mark Pelini, coach
"Boomer" = Norman Esiason III, quarterback
"Brick" =D'Brickashaw Ferguson, offensive tackle
"Broadway Joe" =Joe Namath, quarterback
"Bubba" =
- Daniel Franks, tight end
- William Paris, offensive tackle
- Charles Smith, defensive end
"Bud" = Kenneth S. Adams, Jr., NFL team owner
"The Bus" = Jerome Bettis, running back
"Cadillac" = Carnell Williams, running back
"The Cajun Cannon" = Bobby Hebert, quarterback
"Champaign Tony" = Tony Eason, quarterback
"Chris" = Jim Everett, quarterback (an insult frequently used by Jim Rome)
"Colt" = Daniel McCoy, quarterback
"Cool Joe" = Joe Montana, quarterback
"Crazy Legs" = Elroy Hirsch, running back and wide receiver
"Curly" = Earl Lambeau, coach
"DJ" = William Dozier, running back
"Dabo" = William Swinney, coach
"The Dancing Bear" = Ron McDole, defensive end
"Dandy Don" = Don Meredith, running back
"Deacon" = David Jones, defensive end
"Deuce" = Dulymus McAllister, running back
"Diesel" = John Riggins, running back
"Dub" = William Jones, running back
"Duke" =
- John Elway, quarterback
- Wellington Mara, Former owner, New York Giants
"DVD" = Warrick Dunn, Michael Vick, and T.J. Duckett, respectively running back, quarterback, and running back; used when the three were Atlanta Falcons teammates
"The Eraser" = Bob Sanders, U.S. football player
"Fast" = Willie Parker, running back
"Flash 80" = Jerry Rice, wide receiver
"Flipper" = Willie Anderson, wide receiver
"Fourth Quarter Vince" = Vince Young, quarterback
"The Freak" =
- Jevon Kearse, defensive end
- Randy Moss, wide receiver
"Fred-Ex" = Freddie Mitchell, wide receiver
"The Fridge" = William Perry, defensive tackle and part-time short-yardage running back
"The Galloping Ghost" = Harold Grange, running back
"Gizmo" = Henry Williams, wide receiver and return specialist (although better-known for his career in Canadian football, he acquired the nickname while playing the American game)
"The Godfather" = Troy Aikman, quarterback
"The Golden Boy" =
- Paul Hornung, running back (the original bearer of the nickname)
- Tom Brady, quarterback
"The Gravedigger" = Gilbert Brown, Retired Nose-Tackle
"Greasy" = Earle Neale, American football player
"The Head Ball Coach" = Steve Spurrier, coach (although he was also notable as a quarterback, this nickname is exclusive to his coaching career)
"Heavy Lunch" = Norman Hand, U.S. football player
"He Hate Me" = Rod Smart, running back
"The Hefty Lefty = Jared Lorenzen, quarterback
"Hickey" = William O. Hickok III, guard
"The Hit Man" = Bob Sanders, U.S. football player
"Horse" = Harry Mattos, U.S. football player
"The Human Turnover" = Patrick Ramsey, U.S. football player
"The Ice Box" = Tim Newton, defensive tackle
"Ickey" = Elbert Woods, running back
"Indian Jack" = Jack Jacobs, quarterback of Creek heritage
"Ironhead" = Craig Heyward, running back
"Jake the Snake" = Jake Plummer, quarterback
"Jersey Jim" = Jim McMahon, quarterback
"The Jet" = Joe Perry, running back
"Joe Willie" = Joe Namath, quarterback
"The Juice" = O.J. Simpson, running back
"The Kansas Comet" = Gale Sayers, running back
"The Kitchen" = Nate Newton, offensive guard
"L. T." or "LT" =
- Lawrence Taylor, outside linebacker
- LaDainian Tomlinson, running back
"L.J." or "LJ" =
- Larry Johnson, running back
"Laser Rocket Arm" = Peyton Manning, quarterback
"Le Sack" = Richard Tardits, French linebacker
"Lightning Feet" = Sebastian Janikowski, Polish placekicker
"Lights Out" = Shawne Merriman, outside linebacker
"Link" = William R. Lyman, tackle
"The Mad Bomber" = Daryle Lamonica, quarterback
"The Mad Scientist" = Mike Leach, coach
"The Mad Stork" = Ted Hendricks, defensive end
"Majik" = Don Majkowski, quarterback
"The Man from Mars" = Otis Sistrunk, defensive end
"Mean Joe" = Joe Greene, defensive tackle
"Mercury" = Eugene Morris, running back
"The Minister of Defense" = Reggie White, defensive tackle
"The Missile" = Qadry Ismail, wide receiver and return specialist
"Mr. Clutch" = Drew Pearson, wide receiver
"Mr. Cowboy" = Bob Lilly, defensive tackle
"Mr. Ed" = John Elway, quarterback
"The Molester" = Lester Hayes, cornerback
"Moose" = Daryl Johnston, fullback
"Nigerian Nightmare" = Christian Okoye, Nigerian running back
"Night Train" = Dick Lane, cornerback
"Ocho Cinco" = Chad Johnson, wide receiver (who legally changed his last name to Ochocinco in 2008)
"The Ol' Ball Coach" = Steve Spurrier, coach (another nickname exclusive to his coaching career)
"The Ordinary Superstar" = Johnny Rodgers, wide receiver and return specialist
"Pacman" = Adam Jones, cornerback (he dropped the nickname in 2008, asking to be called by his given name)
"Papa Bear" = George Halas, coach and executive
"The People's Champ" = Freddie Mitchell, wide receiver
"The Pillsbury Throwboy" = Jared Lorenzen, quarterback
"The Polish Cannon" = Sebastian Janikowski, Polish placekicker
"The Polish Hammer" = Sebastian Janikowski, Polish placekicker
"The Polish Powderkeg" = Sebastian Janikowski, Polish placekicker
"Pork Chop" = Floyd Womack, U.S. football player
"The Pounding Pontiff" = Marquez Pope, U.S. American football player
"Pretty Boy" = David Carr, quarterback
"The President" = Reggie Bush, running back
"Primetime" =
- Kendrick Jones, wide receiver (although better-known in Canadian football, he received this nickname while playing the American game)
- Deion Sanders, cornerback and return specialist
"Purple Jesus" = Adrian Peterson, running back
"Rag" = Bob Griese, quarterback
"The Rattler" = Ken Riley, U.S. football player
"Red" =
- Lowell Dawson, coach
- William Dawson, coach
- Harold Grange, running back
- Jim Parker, coach
"The Refrigerator" = William Perry, defensive tackle and part-time short-yardage running back
"Riggo" = John Riggins, running back
"Robo Sack" = Rob Johnson,quarterback
"The Rocket" = Raghib Ismail, wide receiver and return specialist
"Samurai Mike" = Mike Singletary, middle linebacker
"Satellite" = Willie Totten, quarterback
"Sea Bass" = Sebastian Janikowski, Polish placekicker
"The Secretary of Defense" = David Jones, defensive end
"The Shark" = Jeff Samardzija, wide receiver (now a baseball pitcher)
"Shug" = Ralph Jordan, coach
"Skip" = Lou Holtz, Jr., coach
"Slash" = Kordell Stewart, quarterback and wide receiver
"Slingin' Sammy" = Sam Baugh, quarterback and punter
"The Snake" = Jake Plummer, quarterback
"The Snake" = Ken Stabler, quarterback
"Sweetness" = Walter Payton, running back
"Tank" = Terry Johnson, defensive tackle
"The Texas Tornado" = Sam Baugh, quarterback and punter
"Three Mile Lyle" = Lyle Alzado, defensive end
"Tim" = Tshimanga Biakabutuka, Canadian running back
"TNT" = Michael Turner, Lorenzo Neal, and LaDainian Tomlinson, trio of running backs
"T.O." = Terrell Owens, wide receiver
"Toast" = Elvis Patterson, cornerback and safety
"The Toe" = Lou Groza, offensive tackle and placekicker
"Tommy America" = Tom Brady, quarterback
"Too Tall" = Ed Jones, defensive end
"Tooz" = John Matuszak, defensive end
"Touchdown Tim" = Tshimanga Biakabutuka, Canadian running back
"The Big Tuna" = Bill Parcells, coach
"Turk" = Claude McBride, defensive end
"Two-Minute Tommy" = Tommy Kramer, quarterback
"The Tyler Rose" = Earl Campbell, running back
"Vinny Greenballs" = Vinny Testaverde, quarterback
"Wash & Wear" = Leon Washington, and Thomas Jones, Duo of Running Backs for the New York Jets
"Weeb" = Wilbur Ewbank, quarterback and coach
"White Shoes" = Billy Johnson, wide receiver and return specialist
"Whizzer" = Byron White, running back
"Wild Bill" = William O. Hickok III, guard
"Windy City Flyer" = Devin Hester, return specialist and wide receiver
"World" = Jerry Rice, wide receiver
"Ya-Ya" = Y.A. Tittle, quarterback
"Quick Willie" = 'Willie Parker, running back

Association football

"Afro-Paule" = Paul Breitner, retired West German midfielder
"L'aigle dalmate" (French for "The Dalmatian Eagle") = Josip Skoblar, Yugoslavian striker
"Al" = Alex Revell, English footballer
"Aldo" = John Aldridge, Irish football player and manager
"Alex James of the East" = Lee Wai Tong, Hong Kong footballer
"The Animal" = Edmundo, Brazilian striker
El Anti-Galáctico = Andrés Iniesta, Spanish midfielder (given by the press because of his humility and selflessness)
"The Asian Maradona" = Ali Karimi, Iranian football player
"Apache" = Carlos Tévez, Argentine striker
"Aussie Guus" = Guus Hiddink, Dutch football manager
"The Baby-Faced Assassin" = Ole Gunnar Solskjær, retired Norwegian striker
"Bails" = Nicky Bailey, English footballer
"Baixinho" (Portuguese for "Shorty") = Romario, Brazilian striker
"The Bald Eagle"
- Attilio Lombardo, Italian football player and manager
- Jim Smith, English football player, manager and director
"Barney" = Lee Barnard, English footballer
"Batigol" = Gabriel Batistuta, retired Argentine striker
"Baz" = Barry Cogan, Irish footballer
"Beatts"= James Beattie English striker
"Becks" = David Beckham, English midfielder
"Benty" = Darren Bent, English football player and manager
"Berba" = Dimitar Berbatov, Bulgarian striker
la Bestia ("The Beast") = Júlio Baptista, Brazilian midfielder/striker
"Big Al" = Alan Shearer, retired English striker
"Big Pete" = Petr Čech, Czech goalkeeper
"Big Sam" = Sam Allardyce English football manager
"The Bison" = Michael Essien, Ghanaian midfielder/defender
"The Black Diamond" = Leônidas da Silva, Brazilian former striker
"The Black Pearl" = Eusebio, retired Portuguese footballer
"The Black Spider" = Lev Yashin, Soviet goalkeeper
"Bomber der Nation/Der Bomber" (German, "Bomber of the Nation/The Bomber") = Gerd Müller, retired German striker
"Bora" = Velibor Milutinović, Serbian football manager
"Brian" = Stuart Lewis, English footballer
La Bruja (Spanish, "The Witch") = Juan Ramón Verón, Argentine footballer
La Brujita (Spanish, "The Little Witch") = Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine midfielder
El Rayo (Spanish, "The Thunder") = Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine striker
Valdanito (Spanish, "Little Valdano") = Hernan Crespo, Argentine striker
El Burrito (Spanish, "Little Donkey") = Ariel Ortega, Argentine midfielder
El Piojo (Spanish, "The Louse") = Claudio López, Argentine Forward/Winger
il Leone D'oro (Italian, "The Golden Lion") = Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine striker
El Buitre (Spanish, "The Vulture") = Emilio Butragueño, Spanish striker
"The Bull" = Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian striker
"The Bull of the Bosporus" = Hakan Şükür, Turkish striker
"Buratino" = Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russian striker
"Canto" = Eric Cantona, French footballer
"Captain America" = Claudio Reyna, American midfielder
"Captain Marvel" = Bryan Robson, English midfielder
"Čechíno" = Petr Čech, Czech goalkeeper
"Chalaca" (Spanish. "bicycle kick") = Cesar Gonzalez, Peruvian footballer
"Chief" = Wayne Allison, retired English striker
"Chopper" = Ron Harris, English footballer
"The Clown Prince" = Paul Gascoigne, English midfielder
"The Crab" = Ray Wilkins, assistant English coach and retired midfielder
"The Croatian Cruyff" = Luka Modrić, Croatian midfielder
"Crofty" = Andrew Crofts, Welsh footballer
"Crouchy" = Peter Crouch, English striker
"Cobra" = Dejan Stanković, Serbian midfielder
El Conejito ("Little Rabbit") = Javier Saviola, Argentine striker
El Cuchu = Esteban Cambiasso, Argentine defender/defensive midfielder
"Damo" = Damian Scannell, English footballer
"Dicko" = Chris Dickson, Ghanaian footballer
"El Diez" (Spanish for "the 10") = Diego Maradona, Argentine midfielder (from his jersey number)
"Il Divin Codino" (Italian for "The Divine Ponytail") = Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer
"Djila" = Mahamadou Diarra, Malian defensive midfielder
"Doctor" or "The Doctor"
- Kenny Deuchar, Scottish striker (also a fully accredited medical doctor)
- Theophilus Khumalo, South African midfielder
- Sócrates, Brazilian midfielder (also a fully accredited medical doctor)
"Dorito" = Steve Collis, English football goalkeeper
"The Drog" = Didier Drogba, Ivorian striker
"Drunken Ferguson"/"Duncan Disorderly" = Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer
"Duracell" = Pavel Nedvěd, Czech midfielder
"The Dutch Destroyer" = Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer
"Fat Chav" = Lee Boylan, English footballer
Fat Frank = Frank Lampard, English footballer
"Felipão" (Portuguese for "Big Phil") = Luiz Felipe Scolari, Brazilian football manager
"Il fenomeno" (Italian for "The Phenomenon") = Ronaldo, Brazil striker
"Fergie"
- Alex Ferguson, Scottish football manager
- Barry Ferguson, Scottish footballer
"Flavs" = Darryl Flahavan, English football goalkeeper
"G" = Mark Gower, English footballer
"The Galloping Major" = Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian former footballer
"Gal" = Garry Richards, English footballer
"Gazza" = Paul Gascoigne, English midfielder
"De Generaal" (Dutch for "The General") = Rinus Michels, retired Dutch footballer and coach
"Il Genio" (Italian for "The Genius") = Dejan Savićević, Serbian midfielder
"Giero" = Rob Gier, English footballer
"Gigi" = Gianluigi Buffon, Italian goalkeeper
"The Ginger Ninja" = Paul Scholes, English footballer
"The Ginger Mourinho" = Gary Megson, English football manager
"God" = Alan Shearer, English striker
"Golden Guus" = Guus Hiddink, Dutch football manager
"Goldenballs" = David Beckham, English midfielder
"The Goose" = Guus Hiddink, Dutch football manager
"El Gringo" = Gabriel Heinze, Argentine defender (due to his European looks and German ancestry)
"Gronaldo" (French language pun, roughly "Fat Ronaldo") = Jean-Claude Darcheville, French striker
"Grossy" = Adam Gross, English footballer
El Guaje (Asturian for "The Kid") = David Villa, Spanish striker
"Guus Geluk" (literally 'Lucky Guus', Dutch for Disney's Gladstone Gander) = Guus Hiddink, Dutch football manager
"The Helicopter"
- Vahid Hashemian, Iranian footballer
- Ivan Zamorano, Chilean striker
- Johan Le Traon, French midfielder
"Hiddingu" = Guus Hiddink, Dutch football manager
"Hoops" = Gary Hooper, English footballer
"The Hunter" = Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch footballer
"Hunty" = Lewis Hunt, English footballer
"Ibou" = Ibrahim Ba, French midfielder
"Ibracadabra/Ibra" = Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish striker
"Iceman" = Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer
"Imperatore" = Adriano Leite Ribeiro, Brazilian football player
"Incredible Sulk" = Nicolas Anelka, French striker
"Ironhead" = Robert Tam Kong Pak, Hong Kong footballer
"Jacko" = Simeon Jackson, Canadian footballer
"Iron Man" = John Terry, English centre-back
El Jardinero ("The Gardener") = Julio Cruz, Argentine striker
"Jay-Jay" = Augustine Okocha, Nigerian midfielder
El Jefecito ("Little Chief") = Javier Mascherano, Argentine defensive midfielder
"Jinky" = Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer
"Johan I" = Johan Cruijff, Dutch footballer
"Johan II" = Johan Neeskens, Dutch footballer
"Judas" = Sol Campbell, English footballer (given to him after transferring from Tottenham Hotspur to North London rivals Arsenal)
Der Kaiser = Franz Beckenbauer, German midfielder, then defender
"De Kannibaal" (Dutch for "The Cannibal") = Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch defender
Die Katze von Anzing (German for "The Anzing Cat") = Sepp Maier, retired West German goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach
"Keano"
- Robbie Keane, Irish striker
- Roy Keane, Irish former midfielder and manager
"Kights" = Michael Kightly, English footballer
"Der Killer" (German for "The Killer") = Ivan Klasnić, Croatian striker
"King of Asia Football" = Lee Wai Tong, Hong Kong footballer
"King Eric" = Eric Cantona, retired French football player
"King Kahn" = Oliver Kahn, retired German goalkeeper
"Balle" = Michael Ballack, German midfielder
"Kleines dickes Müller" (German, "Short fat Müller") = Gerd Müller, West German striker
"Klinsi" = Jürgen Klinsmann, German coach and retired striker
"Kojak" = Pierluigi Collina, retired Italian referee
"Koppita" = Raymond Kopa, French football player
"Kral" (Turkish for "King") = Hakan Sükür, Turkish striker
"De Kromme" (Dutch for "The Curve") = Willem van Hanegem, Dutch footballer
"Kun" = Sergio Agüero, Argentine striker (given to him by classmates because his hairdo at that time looked like that of a Japanese anime character Kum Kum)
"The Llama" = Frank Rijkaard, Dutch coach and retired midfielder (given to him after the infamous spitting incident involving him and Rudi Voller during the round of 16 match against West Germany at the 1990 FIFA World Cup)
"Lamps" = Frank Lampard, English midfielder
"Lash" = Peter Lorimer, Scottish footballer
"Le God" = Matthew Le Tissier, English midfielder
"Leicester's Favourite Son" = Gary Lineker, English striker
"Lionheart" = Carles Puyol, Spanish defender
"Litti" = Jari Litmanen, Finnish midfielder
"Little Buddha"
- Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer
- Ivan de la Peña, Spanish midfielder
"Little Angel" = Ángel Di María, Argentine winger
"El Loco" (Spanish for "The Crazy One")
- Rene Higuita, Colombian goalkeeper
- Ramón Quiroga, Peruvian goalkeeper
- Martin Palermo, Argentine striker
"Macca"
- Charlie MacDonald, English footballer
- Craig Mackail-Smith, English footballer
- Chris MacKenzie, English football goalkeeper
- Craig McAllister, Scottish footballer
- Gary McAllister, Scottish football player and manager
- Jason McAteer, Irish footballer
- Frank McAvennie, former Scottish footballer
- Neil McCafferty, Irish footballer
- Stuart McCall, Scottish football player and manager
- Gavin McCann, English footballer
- Mick McCarthy, Irish football player and manager
- Paul McCarthy, Irish footballer
- Sean McCarthy, English footballer player and manager
- George McCartney, Northern Irish footballer
- Steve McClaren, English football player and manager
- Alan McCormack, Irish footballer
- Lee McCulloch, Scottish footballer
- John McDermott, English football manager
- Kevin McDonald, Scottish footballer
- Scott McDonald, Australian footballer
- Stephen McDougall, Scottish footballer
- Lee McEvilly, English footballer
- Paul McGrath, Irish footballer
- Marc McGregor, English footballer
- Mark McGregor, English footballer
- Aaron McLean, English footballer
- Izale McLeod, English footballer
- Kevin McLeod, English footballer
- Steve McMahon, English football player and manager
- Steve McManaman, English footballer
- Stephen McPhail, Irish footballer
- Stephen McPhee, Scottish footballer
- Gary McSheffrey, English footballer
- Dave McTiernan, English footballer
El Magico = Deco, Brazilian-born Portuguese midfielder
"Maka" = Claude Makélélé, French midfielder
"The Maradona of the Carpathians" = Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian midfielder
"Mary Poppins" = Alan Shearer, English striker (given as an insult by two Newcastle United executives during a candid interview with a journalist)
El Matador ("The Bullfighter") = Mario Kempes, retired Argentine striker
El Toro ("The Bull") = Fernando Cavenaghi,Argentine striker
"Medvěd/Meda" (Czech for "Bear" or "Teddy bear") = Pavel Nedvěd, Czech midfielder
"Mido" = Ahmed Hossam, Egyptian striker
"Millsy" = Adam Miller, English footballer
"Miracle Worker" = Bora Milutinović, Serbian football soccer trainer (for his achievent of taking four different modest teams beyond the first round in four different World Cup finals)
"Mr. George" = George Weah, Liberian striker
Il Muro ("The Wall") = Walter Samuel, Argentine defender
"Il muro di Berlino" (Italian, "The Berlin Wall") = Fabio Cannavaro, Italian defender
"Mullers" = Gary Mulligan, Irish footballer
"Nacho" = Ignacio González, Uruguayan footballer
"Nacka" = Lennart Skoglund, former Swedish winger
"El Niño" (Spanish for "The Kid") = Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
"The Non-Flying Dutchman" (a play on Wagner's The Flying Dutchman) = Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch retired player
"Nuts" = John Nutter, English footballer
"Quashie-modo" = Nigel Quashie, Scottish footballer
"Obagoal" = Obafemi Martins, Nigerian football player
"One Size" = Fitz Hall, English football player
El Pájaro ("The Bird") = Claudio Caniggia, retired Argentine striker
"The Pain" = Lee Ramsden, English footballer
"Pato" = Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine goalkeeper
"Peda" = Predrag Mijatović, retired Yugoslavian/Montenegrin striker and current Real Madrid sporting director
"Pelé" = Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer
"Pelusa" (Spanish, "fuzz") = Diego Maradona, Argentine midfielder
"The Phantom" = Roy Makaay, Dutch striker
"Phil" = Luiz Felipe Scolari, Brazilian football manager
"El Pibe de Oro" (Spanish for "The Golden Kid") = Diego Maradona, Argentine midfielder
"El Pibe" (Spanish for "The Kid") = Carlos Valderrama, Colombian midfielder
"Pierino La Peste" (Italian for Pete the little pest) = Pierino Prati, Italian soccer
El Pintita = Fernando Gago, Argentine central/defensive midfielder
El Pipita = Gonzalo Higuaín, French-born Argentine striker/winger
"The Pitbull" = Edgar Davids, Dutch midfielder
"Pizza" = Peter Hutton , Northern Irish footballer
"Platoche" = Michel Platini, French midfielder
"Poldi" = Lukas Podolski, German midfielder/striker
"Pooley" = Glenn Poole, English footballer
"Preki" = Predrag Radosavljevic, Serbia -born American midfielder
"Prince Harry" = Matt Harrold, English footballer
"El Presidente" = Clarence Seedorf, Dutch midfielder
"Psycho" = Stuart Pearce, English football player
"Raymond la science" (French for Brainy Raymond) = Raymond Goethals, Belgian football player and coach
Pupi = Javier Zanetti, Argentine defender/midfielder
"Puyi" = Carles Puyol, Spanish defender
El Raton ("The Rat") = Roberto Ayala, Argentine defender
"Razor" = Neil Ruddock, British footballer
"O Rei" (Portuguese, "The King") = Pelé, retired Brazilian striker
"Rehakles" = Otto Rehhagel, German football manager
"Rino" = Gennaro Gattuso, Italian midfielder
"Robot Rothen" = Jérôme Rothen, French midfielder
"The Rock" = Marcel Desailly, retired French central defender
"Ronnie/Ron"
- Christiano Ronaldo, Portuguese winger
- Ronaldinho, Brazilian attacking midfielder
"Roo" = Wayne Rooney, English striker
"Royce The Voice" = Simon Royce, English football goalkeeper
"Roycey" = Simon Royce, English football goalkeeper
"The Russian Ronaldinho" = Yuri Zhirkov, Russian midfielder
"RVP" = Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
"El Salvador " (Spanish for "The Savior") = Johan Cruijff, Dutch footballer
El Sabio de Hortaleza ("The Wise Man of Hortaleza") = Luis Aragonés, Spanish coach and retired player
"San Iker" = Iker Casillas, Spanish goalkeeper
"San Marco" = Marco van Basten, Dutch coach and retired footballer
"S.A.S." = Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham, when they played up front for England together
La Saeta Rubia (Spanish for "The Blond Arrow") = Alfredo Di Stefano, retired Argentina-born Spanish striker
"Sandro" = Alessandro Nesta, Italian defender
"Scarface" = Franck Ribéry, French football player
"Schnix" = Bernd Schneider, German midfielder
"El Scorpion" = René Higuita, Colombian goalkeeper (named after his infamous goal save against England during a friendly match)
"The Shark" = Darryl Flahavan, English football goalkeeper
"Shava" = Andrei Arshavin, Russian striker/attacking midfielder
"Sheva" = Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian striker
"Sheri" = Teddy Sheringham, English footballer
"Sikkimese Sniper" = Baichung Bhutia, Indian football striker
"Sisko" = Radovan Filipović, former Serbian footballer
"Smallsy" = Rob Smalls, English, football goalkeeper
"The Snake" = Youri Djorkaeff, French football player
"Sniffer" = Allan Clarke, English footballer
"The Special One" = José Mourinho, Portuguese football manager (given to him by the media for his infamous press conference comment)
"Spiderman"
- Walter Zenga, Italian coach and retired goalkeeper
- Carlo Cudicini, Italian goalkeeper
"Stan the Man" = Dejan Stanković, Serbian midfielder
"The Steak" = Adriano, Brazilian football striker
"Stills" = Derek Stillie, Scottish football goalkeeper
"Stimmo" = Mark Stimson, English football player and manager
"Stu" = Stuart Thurgood, English footballer
"Le Sulk" = Nicolas Anelka, French striker
"Super Pippo" = Filippo Inzaghi, Italian striker
"The Tank" = Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer
"Tante Käthe" ("Aunt Katie") = Rudi Völler, retired German striker (given to him by German fans because of his curly "auntie" hairdo)
Il Tedesco Volante ("The Flying German") = Rudi Völler retired German striker and former national team coach
"The Tinkerer" = Claudio Ranieri, Italian football manager (given by the British press during his time at Chelsea)
"Tino" = Faustino Asprilla, Colombian striker
"The Titan" = Oliver Kahn, retired German goalkeeper
"Titi" = Thierry Henry, French striker
"Tornado" = Stephen Appiah, Ghanaian midfielder
"Tøffe" = Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer
"Totò" = Salvatore Schillaci, Italian striker
Il Trattore ("The Tractor") = Javier Zanetti, Argentine defender/midfielder
"El Tren" = Adolfo Valencia,Colombian footballer
"Trigger" = Nicky Southall, English footballer
"Tsar Hiddink" = Guus Hiddink, Dutch football manager
"Tulip" = Danny Cullip, English footballer
"Turnip" = Graham Taylor, English football manager (given by The Sun newspaper, as a response to poor result)
"Tutu" = Lilian Thuram, retired French defender
"Two-Metre Peter" = Peter Crouch, English striker (in reference to his 2.01 metre-tall frame; he is also the tallest player ever to play for England)
"Turl" = Theodor Brinek, Jr., Austrian footballer
"Van The Man" = Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch striker
"Van Gol" = Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch striker
"Vida" = Nemanja Vidić, Serbian defender
"Vishnu" = Vikash Dhorasoo, French midfielder
"Wazza" = Wayne Rooney, English footballer
"The Welsh Wizard" = Ryan Giggs, Welsh winger
"The White Pelé" = Zico, Brazilian midfielder
"Willy" = Casey Weedon, English footballer
"The Wizard of the Dribble" = Stanley Matthews, English midfielder
"Zeko" (Bosnian, "Rabbit") = Almir Turkovic, Bosnian footballer
"Zico" = Arthur Antunes Coimbra, Brazilian midfielder
Lo zio (Italian for "The Uncle") = Giuseppe Bergomi, retired Italian defender (given to him because of the impressive moustache he wore as an 18-year-old at the 1982 FIFA World Cup)
"Zizi"/"Zizi Top" = Zheng Zhi, Chinese midfielder
"Zizou" = Zinédine Zidane, retired French midfielder
"Zog On The Tyne" = Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer
"De Zwarte Tulp" (Dutch for "The Black Tullip") = Ruud Gullit, Dutch coach and retired midfielder

Australian rules football

All players are Australians unless otherwise indicated.

"Buddha" = Garry Hocking, midfielder
"Crackers" = Peter Keenan, ruckman
"Dipper" = Robert DiPierdomenico, wingman
"God" = Gary Ablett, Sr, forward and wingman
"Son of God" = Gary Ablett, Jr, midfielder
"The Velvet Sledgehammer" = Matthew Lloyd, full-forward
"Lethal Leigh" = Leigh Matthews, forward
"Pants" = Darren Millane, wingman
"Plugger" = Tony Lockett, full-forward
"Mr Football" = Ted Whitten, Backman
"Dancing Dougie" = Doug Hawkins, Wingman
"Rolls Royce" = Chris Grant, Forward

Canadian football

All players are Canadians

unless indicated otherwise.

"Dr. Death" = Dave Fennell, defensive tackle
"Gizmo" = Henry Williams, American wide receiver and return specialist
"Indian Jack" = Jack Jacobs, American quarterback and punt of Creek heritage
"The Little Assassin" = Ron Lancaster, American quarterback, coach, and executive
"The Little General" = Ron Lancaster, American quarterback, coach, and executive
"Moe the Toe" = Moe Racine, offensive lineman and placekicker
"Piffles" = Neil J. Taylor, Canadian football player and coach
"Pinball" = Michael Clemons, American running back and return specialist
"Quick Six" = Cory Philpot, American running back
"The Rocket" = Raghib Ismail, American wide receiver and return specialist
"The Ordinary Superstar" = Johnny Rodgers, American wide receiver and return specialist

Gaelic football

"Bomber" = Eoin Liston, Irish Gaelic footballer
"Gooch/The Gooch" = Colm Cooper, Irish Gaelic footballer
"Jayo" = Jason Sherlock, Irish Gaelic footballer
"Mugsy" = Eoin Mulligan, Irish Gaelic footballer
"Ned" = Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish Gaelic footballer
"Prince of Forwards" = Tadhg Lyne, Irish Gaelic footballer
"Star" = Kieran Donaghy, Irish Gaelic footballer

Golf

"Babe" = Mildred Zaharias (also known for her previous career in track and field)
"The Big Easy" = Ernie Els
"Big Mama" = JoAnne Carner
"Boo" = Thomas Weekley
"The Boss of the Moss" = Loren Roberts
"Champagne Tony" = Tony Lema
"Chi-Chi" = Juan Rodríguez
"The Golden Bear" = Jack Nicklaus
"The Great White Shark" = Greg Norman
"The Grouch" = Pádraig Harrington
"Himself" = Christy O'Connor Snr
"Hombre Araña" (Spanish for "Spider-Man") = Camilo Villegas
"Hootie" = William Johnson
"The King" = Arnold Palmer
"Lefty" = Phil Mickelson
"Lighthorse Harry" = Harry Cooper
"Lord Byron" = Byron Nelson
"The Mechanic" = Miguel Ángel Jiménez
"The Merry Mex" = Lee Trevino (from his Mexican American heritage)
"Mr. X" = Miller Barber
"Mrs. Doubtfire" = Colin Montgomerie
"Monty" = Colin Montgomerie
"El Niño" (Spanish for "The Kid") = Sergio García
"Ohio Fats" = Jack Nicklaus
"The Pink Panther" = Paula Creamer
= Ryo Ishikawa
"Sandy" = Alexander Lyle
"Sarge" = Orville Moody
"Seve" = Severiano Ballesteros
"Shy Prince" = Ryo Ishikawa
"Slammin' Sammy" = Sam Snead
"The Small Unit" = Chez Reavie
"Squire" = Gene Sarazen
"Tiger" = Eldrick Woods
"Trip" = Ernest Kuehne
"The Walrus" = Craig Stadler
"The Wee Welshman" = Ian Woosnam
"Woosers", "Woosie", or "Wooster" = Ian Woosnam

Gymnastics

All are Gymnast unless stated

"Belarusian Swan" = Svetlana Boginskaya
"Goddess of Gymnastics" = Svetlana Boginskaya
"Kimanellie" = Nellie Kim
"Magnificent Seven" = Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Kerri Strug, Amy Chow, Amanda Borden and Jaycie Phelps
"Martha" = Márta Károlyi coach (anglicized name)
"Nastia" = Anastasia Liukin (Russian diminutive)
"Prince of gymnastics" = Li Ning
"Queen Khorkina" = Svetlana Khorkina
"Sexy Alexei" = Alexei Nemov
"Sparrow from Minsk" = Olga Korbut
"Prince" = Justin Spring
"Sasha" = Alexander Artemev (Russian diminutive)

Horse racing

Horses

"The Diva" = Makybe Diva (Thoroughbred, flat)
"The Iron Lady" = Lady's Secret (Thoroughbred, flat)
"Big Red"
- Man o' War (Thoroughbred, flat)
- Phar Lap / (Thoroughbred, flat)
- Secretariat (Thoroughbred, flat)

Jockeys/Trainers

"Bo-rail" = Calvin Borel flat (from his penchant for steering his mounts close to the rail)
"C-Team" = Felix Coetzee flat and Tony Cruz, trainer and former jockey (with Cheng Keung-fai, owner)
"Frankie" = Lanfranco Dettori flat
"Mauritian Magician" = John Claite
"The Iceman" = George Woolf /
"King Kieren" = Kieren Fallon flat
"The Long Fellow" = Lester Piggott flat
"Pete" = George Bostwick, steeplechase and horse trainer (and polo player)
"Red" = John Pollard / (also had a brief and unsuccessful stint as a trainer)
"Shug" = Claude R. McGaughey III , trainer
"Silent Tom" = R. Thomas Smith , trainer
"Sunny Jim" = James E. Fitzsimmons , trainer (also had a less-than-successful career as a jockey)

Ice hockey

"747" = Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player
"Ace" =
- Irvine Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player
- Garnet Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jim Carey, U.S. ice hockey player
"AK-27" = Alexei Kovalev, Russian winger
"Alexander the Great" =
- Alexander Mogilny, Russian winger
- Alexander Ovechkin, Russian winger
"AlMo" = Alexander Mogilny, Russian winger goaltender
"The A-Train" = Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
"Babe" =
- Cecil Dye, Canadian ice hockey player
- Walter Pratt, 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
"Battleship" = Albert Leduc, Canadian ice hockey player
"Baz" = Aldege Bastien, Canadian ice hockey player
"Beezer" = John Vanbiesbrouck, U.S. goaltender
"Big Bird" = Larry Robinson, Canadian defenceman
"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 centre
"BGL (Big Georges Laraque)" = Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Big M" = Frank Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player
"Big Nose" = Martin Ručínský, Czech winger
"The Big Train" = Lionel Conacher, Canadian ice hockey player
"Big Z" = Zdeno Chara, Slovakian ice hockey player
"Bill" = Hubert Quackenbush, Canadian ice hockey player
"Billy" = Hamilton Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player
"Black Jack" = John Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player
"Blackie" = Jean Chouinard, Canadian ice hockey player
"Boomer" = Steve Hawrysh, ice hockey executive
"Boom Boom" =
- Tom Driscoll, Canadian ice hockey player
- Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian ice hockey player
"Bouse" = John Hutton, Canadian ice hockey player
"Brick" = Andy Brickley, U.S. ice 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. ice hockey player
"Buck" = George Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player
"Bucky" = Ralph Buchanan, Canadian ice hockey player
"Bud" =
- Alex Cook, Canadian ice hockey player
- Norman Poile, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jim MacPherson, Canadian ice hockey player
"Buddy" = Carl Boone, Canadian ice hockey player
"Buddy" = Herbert O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Bulin Wall" = Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian goaltender
"Bullet Joe" = Harold Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player
"Bun" = Fred Cook, Canadian ice hockey player
"Bunny" =
- John Ahearne, Canadian ice hockey player
- Napoleon Dame, Canadian ice hockey player
- Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player
"Burnaby Joe" = Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey centre
"Busher" = Harvey Jackson, Canadian ice hockey player
"Buster" = Russ Brayshaw, Canadian ice hockey player
"Butch" =
- Émile Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player
- Frank Stahan,, Canadian ice hockey player
"Buzz" = Frank Boll, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Captain" =
- Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey centre
- Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey centre
"Captain Kirk" =
- Kirk McLean, Canadian ice hockey player
- Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey centre
"Cat" = Félix Potvin, Canadian goaltender
"Cheesie" = Gerry Cheevers, Canadian ice hockey player
"Chico" = Glenn Resch, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Chicoutimi Cucumber" = Georges Vézina, Canadian goaltender
"Chief" =
- George Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player
- Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player
"Ching" = Ivan Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
"Chuck" = Claude Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player
"Claude Printemps" (French for "Springtime Claude") = Claude Lemieux, Canadian winger
"The Cocktail Schremp" = Rob Schremp, U.S. ice hockey player
"Cooney" = Ralph Weiland, Canadian ice hockey player
"Cornelius" = Lyle Odelein, Canadian defenceman
"CristoWall" = Cristobal Huet, French goaltender
"Crow" = Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey coach
"CuJo" = Curtis Joseph, Canadian goaltender
"Cyclone" = Fred Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player
"Le Démon Blond" (French for "The Blond Devil") = Guy Lafleur, Canadian winger
"Digger" =
- Richard Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
- Paul Dixon, British ice hockey player/coach
"Dit" = Aubrey Clapper, Canadian ice hockey player
"Dodger" = Norman Collings, Canadian ice hockey player
"Dollar Bill" = W.W. Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks NHL franchise
"The Dominator" = Dominik Hašek, Czech goaltender
"Dubbie" = Russell Bowie, Canadian ice hockey player
"Duke" = Gordon Keats, Canadian ice hockey player
"Eddie the Eagle" = Ed Belfour, Canadian goaltender
"The Finnish Flash" = Teemu Selanne, Finnish winger
"Flower" = Guy Lafleur, Canada winger
"Foppa" = Peter Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey centre
"Gentleman Joe" =
- Joe Primeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey centre
"Godzilla" = Olaf Kölzig, German goaltender
"The Golden Brett" = Brett Hull, Canadian-American winger (after his father, "The Golden Jet")
"The Golden Jet" = Bobby Hull, Canadian winger
"Goose" = Paul Gaustad , American ice hockey player
"Grapes" = Don Cherry, Canadian ice hockey coach, player and commentator
"The Great One" = Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey centre and coach
"Le Gros Bill" (French for "Big Bill") = Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey centre
"Gump" = Lorne Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Gumper" = Lorne Worsley, Canadian ice 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 goaltender
"Jean" = Joseph Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player
"Jumbo Joe" = Joe Thornton, Canadian ice hockey centre
"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 Legion of Doom" = Eric Lindros (Canadian ice hockey player), John LeClair (U.S. ice hockey player) and Mikael Renberg (Swedish ice hockey player)
"The Little Ball of Hate" = Pat Verbeek, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Little Giant" = Aurel Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Little M" = Peter Mahovlich, Canadian winger
"Lolo" = Rosario Couture, Canadian ice hockey player
"Looch" = Milan Lucic, Canadian ice hockey player
"Lord Byron" = Byron Dafoe, English goaltender
"Lou" = "'Roberto Luongo", Canadian goaltender
"M-Dubbs" = Mike Warne, Canadian ice hockey player
"Mad Max" = Maxime Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player
"Mad Mike" = Mike Milbury, U.S. hockey player/former general manager and coach
"Le Magnifique" (French for "The Magnificent") = Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey centre
"The Mask" = Jim Carey, U.S. goaltender
"The Messiah" = Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey centre
"Mickey" = Fred J. Ion, Canadian ice hockey player
"Mr. Hockey" = Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player
"Mr. Zero" = Frank Brimsek, U.S. ice hockey player
"Mo" = Mike Modano, U.S. ice hockey player
"Moose" =
- André Dupont, Canadian ice hockey player
- F. X. Goheen, Canadian ice hockey player
- Ernest Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey centre
- Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player
"Murph" = Erwin Chamberlain, Canadian ice hockey player
"Mush" = Harold March, Canadian ice hockey player
"Newsy" = Edouard Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Net Detective" = Jim Carey, U.S. goaltender
"The Next One" =
- Sidney Crosby, Canadian ice hockey centre
- Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey centre
"Nosey" = Art Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player
"Old Bootnose" = Sid Abel, Canadian ice hockey player
"Old Poison" = Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player
"Ozzie" = Chris Osgood, Canadian goaltender
"Ossie" = Oscar Asmundson, Canadian ice hockey player
"Ovie" = Alex Ovechkin, Russian winger
"Ozo" = Sandis Ozolinsh, Latvian defenceman
"Le Penseur" (French for "The Thinker") = Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player
"Pete Dug" = Jordan Peter Douglas Orava, Canadian ice hockey player
"Phat" = Gordon Wilson, Canadian ice hockey player
"Phantom Joe" = Maurice Malone, Canadian ice hockey player
"Phil the Thrill" = Phil Kessel American ice hockey player
"Pit" =
- Alfred Lepine, Canadian ice hockey player
- Hubert Martin, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Pocket Rocket" = Henri Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (after his brother, Maurice
"The Professor" = Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey centre
"Puff Nuts" = Jaromír Jágr, Czech winger
"Punch" =
- Harry L. Broadbent, Canadian ice hockey player
- George Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
"Rat" = Harry Westwick, Canadian winger
"Razor" = Rob Ray Canadian ice hockey player
"Rebounds" = Marc-André Fleury, Canadian goaltender
"Red" =
- Gordon Berenson, Canadian ice 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 winger
"The Rocket" = Maurice Richard, Canadian winger
"The Russian Rocket" = Pavel Bure, Russian winger
"Rusty" = Samuel Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player
"St. Patrick" = Patrick Roy, Canadian goaltender
"Sammy" = Sergei Samsonov, Russian winger
"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" = Wilfred Green, Canadian ice hockey player
"Shrimp" = Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Silver Fox" = Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
"Sid the Kid" = Sidney Crosby, Canadian ice hockey centre
"Skippy" = Fred Burchell, U.S. ice hockey player
"Slats" = Glen Sather, Canadian ice hockey player
"Spider" = Ken Lockett, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
"Spunk" = Emory Collins, Canadian auto racer and ice hockey player
"Steamer" = Fred G. Maxwell, Canadian ice hockey player
"Stevie Wonder" = Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey centre
"Stevie Y" = Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey centre
"The Stratford Streak" = Howard W. Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player
"Super Mario" = Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey centre
"Sweeney" = David Schriner, Canadian ice hockey player
"Tank" = Tim Thomas, American ice hockey goaltender
"The Tasmanian Devil" = Terry O'Reilly, Canadian ice hockey player
"Teeder" = Ted Kennedy, Canadian ice hockey player
"Terrible Ted" = Ted Lindsay, Canadian ice hockey player
"Tiger" = Dave Williams, Canadian ice hockey player
"Tim" = Miles Horton, Canadian ice hockey player
"Tiny" = Cecil R. Thompson, Canadian ice hockey player
"Toe" = Hector Blake, Canadian ice hockey player
"Turk" = Walter Broda, Canadian goaltender
"Turkey" = Gerard Gallant, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
"Twin Towers" = Nik Antropov and Alexei Ponikarovsky Kasakhk Ukranian ice hockey players
"Ulcers" = Frank McCool, Canadian
"Wardo" = Cam Ward, Canadian goaltender
"Whipper" = Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player
"The Wizard(s)" = Daniel Sedin & Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey players

Martial arts

Judo

"Rusty" = Rena Kanokogi

Karate

"Master Ishii" = Kazuyoshi Ishii

Kickboxing

"Battle Cyborg" = Jérôme Le Banner
"Big Train" = Sherman Bergman
= Andy Hug
"The Bulldog of Normandy" = Jérôme Le Banner
"Danger Man" = Gary Daniels
"The Flying Gentleman" = Remy Bonjasky
"Geronimo" = Jérôme Le Banner
"The Havoc" = Kit Cope
"Hyper Battle Cyborg" = Jérôme Le Banner
= Andy Hug
"The Jet" = Benny Urquidez
"Kit" = Kristopher Cope
"Mighty Muscles" = Alejandro DasCola
"The Million Dollar Baby" = Alvin Prouder
"Mr. Perfect" = Ernesto Hoost
"The Muscles from Brussels" = Jean-Claude Van Damme
"Nicoletta" = Nicole Trimmel
"Silver Wolf" = Masato Kobayashi
"Superfoot" = Bill Wallace
"Tail-Pipe" = Carlos Andino
"Jean-Claude Van Damme" = Jean-Claude Van Vaerenbergh

Mixed martial arts

"Ace" = Rich Franklin
"The Athlete" = Jason MacDonald
"AJ" = Adrienna Jenkins
"American Psycho" = Stephan Bonnar
"The Axe Murderer" = Wanderlei Silva
"Babalu" = Renato Sobral
"The Babyfaced Asssassin" = Josh Barnett
"Bang" = Duane Ludwig
"Barbie Girl" = Carina Damm
"The Bear" = Mark Smith
"The Beast" = Dan Severn
"Beauty But The Beast" = Carina Damm
"Beef" = Elaina Maxwell
"Blood Red" = Kelly Kobold-Gavin
"Cabbage" = Wesley Correira
"California Kid" = Urijah Faber
"Cachorro Louco" (Portuguese: Mad Dog) = Wanderlei Silva
"Chainsaw" = Charles McCarthy
"The Count" = Michael Bisping
"Crush" = Gina Carano
"Cro Cop" = Mirko Filipović
"The Croatian Sensation" = Pat Miletich
"Conviction" = Gina Carano
"Cyborg" =
- Cristiane Santos
- Evangelista Santos
"Daddy" = Joe Stevenson
"The Dragon" = Lyoto Machida
"Female Rickson" = Marloes Coenen
"The Gracie Hunter" = Kazushi Sakuraba
"The Great" = Nathan Marquardt
"The Grim" = Brett Rogers
"The Monster" = Kevin Randleman
"The Hammer" = Mark Coleman
"The Headhunter" = Paul Buentello
"Heat" = Karo Parisyan
"Huntington Beach Bad Boy" = Tito Ortiz
"Iceman" = Chuck Liddell
"The IQ Wrestler" = Kazushi Sakuraba
"King" = Spencer Fisher
"The Last Emperor" = Fedor Emelianenko
"The Legend" = Frank Shamrock
"Lil' Hulk" = Luke Caudillo
"Lightning" = Lee Murray
"The Machine" = Ian Freeman
"The Maine -iac" = Tim Sylvia
"Mayhem" = Jason Miller
""Mega Megu" = Megumi Fujii
"Muscle Shark" = Sean Sherk
"Natural" = Randy Couture
"Ninja = Murilo Rua
"The Phenom = Vitor Belfort
"The Pitbull = Thiago Alves
"Prodigy" = B.J. Penn
"The Punk" = Josh Thomson
"The Queen of Spades" = Shayna Baszler
"Rampage" = Quinton Jackson
"Red Nose" = Steve Berger
"Rosi" = Rosemary Sexton
"Rumina" = Marloes Coenen
"Rush" = Georges St. Pierre
"Saku" ( ) = Kazushi Sakuraba
"Shelby Girl" = Shelby Walker
"Shogun" = Mauricio Rua
"The Specimen" = Becky Levi
"The Spider" = Anderson Silva
"The Squeeze"= Sam Morgan
"Sugar" = Rashad Evans
= Keiko Tamai
"Tank"/"The Huntington Beach Bad Ass" (Early in UFC career) = David Abbott
"Tough Enough" = Erin Toughill
"Wildman" = Thomas Denny
"Whiplash" = Debi Purcell
"Windy" = Tomomi Sunaba
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" = Ken Shamrock
"The Wolverine" = Matt Grice

Muay Thai

"Buakaw" = Buakaw Por. Pramuk
"The Boxing Computer" = Yodsanklai Fairtex
"The Diamond" = Ramon Dekkers (and kickboxer)
"The White Lotus" = Buakaw Por. Pramuk
"Yod" = Yodsanklai Fairtex

Taekwondo

"Heewoman" = Dana Hee

Motorsport

Pool / snooker

"Bata" (Tagalog for "The Kid") = Efren Reyes, Filipino pool player
"Beckham of the Baize" = Paul Hunter, English snooker player
"The Black Widow" = Jeanette Lee, American pool player
"Bustie" = Francisco Bustamante, Filipino pool player
"The Darling of Dublin" = Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player
"Django" = Francisco Bustamante, Filipino pool player
"The Duchess of Doom" = Allison Fisher, English snooker and pool player
"Essex Rocket" = Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player
"Hurricane"
- Alex Higgins, Ulster snooker player
- Jimmy White, English snooker player
"Iceman" = Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player
"Interesting" = Steve Davis, English snooker player
"Krafty Ken" = Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player
"The Magician" = Efren Reyes, Filipino pool player
"Minnesota Fats" = Rudolph Wanderone Jr., American pool player
"The Nugget" = Steve Davis, English snooker player
"Pocket Dynamo" / "The Pocket Rocket" = Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker
"Psycho" = Peter Ebdon, English snooker player
"The Rocket" = Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player
"The Sheriff of Pottingham" = Anthony Hamilton snooker player
"Skeletor" = Peter Ebdon, English snooker player
"The Striking Viking" = Ewa Laurance, Swedish-born American pool player
"The Welsh Potting Machine" = Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
"The Wizard of Wishaw " = John Higgins, Scottish snooker player

Rugby

Union

"Alfie" = Gareth Thomas,
"Ali" = Alexander Williams,
"Bakkies" = John Botha, lock
"Beast" = Tendai Mtawarira,
"Bernie" = Stephen Larkham,
"Big Ben" = Ben Cohen,
"Big Joe" = Johan van Niekerk,
"Billy Whizz" = Jason Robinson, fullback and wing
"BOD" = Brian O'Driscoll, (Ireland)
"Chiliboy" = Mahlatse Ralepelle,
"The Chiropractor" = Brian Lima, utility back
"Cool G" = Angus Cottrell
"Cortz" = Courtney Smith
"Drico" = Brian O'Driscoll, centre (Ireland)
"Frans" = François Steyn, utility back
"The Fun Bus" = Jason Leonard, prop
"Fuser" = Che Guevara, rugby player and Marxist revolutionary
"Ginger Monster" = Neil Jenkins, fly-half
"Gus Goulds" = Angus Cottrell
"Johnno" = Martin Johnson, lock and coach
"L'homme des cavernes" (French for "Caveman") = Sébastien Chabal, /lock
"L'incomparable" = Philippe Sella, centre
"The King" = Barry John, fly-half
"Kitch" = George Moir Christie, coach
"Le levrier palois" (French for "The Pau sight hound") = Philippe Bernat-Salles, wing
"The Little Corporal" = Jacques Fouroux, and coach
"Loser" = Marcus di Rollo, centre
"The Maestro" = Waisale Serevi, scrum-half
"El Mago" (Spanish, "The Magician") = Juan Martín Hernández, fly-half
"Mils" = Junior Muliaina, fullback
"Monty" = Percy Montgomery, fullback
"Mossy" = Chris Paterson, utility back
"Naas" = Hendrik Botha, fly-half
"Nobody" = John Eales, lock
"Os" (Afrikaans, "Ox") = Jacobus du Randt, prop
"Le Pelé du rugby" (French, "The Pelé of Rugby") = Serge Blanco, fullback/wing
"Pinetree" = Colin Meads, lock (also played flanker and number 8)
"The Prince" = Gareth Edwards, scrum-half
"The Raging Potato" = Keith Wood, hooker (Ireland)
"Rat" = Mat Rogers, utility back
"Robbo" = Jason Robinson, fullback and wing
"Rog"= Ronan O'Gara, fly-half (Ireland)
"Sea-Bass" = Sébastien Chabal, number 8/lock
"Uncle Fester" = Keith Wood, hooker (Ireland)
"Volcano" = Lesley Vainikolo, wing (born in )
"Wilko" = Jonny Wilkinson, fly-half
"The Wizard" = Waisale Serevi, scrum-half
"Z" or "Zee" = Takudzwa Ngwenya, wing (born in )

League

"Chariots Offiah" = Martin Offiah, British international winger
"El Magic" = Hazem El Masri, Lebanese -Australian fullback
"Freddy"= Brad Fittler, Australian halfback
"Joey"= Andrew Johns, Australian halfback
"The King"= Wally Lewis, Australian five-eighth
"Rat" = Mat Rogers, Australian utility back
"Volcano" = Lesley Vainikolo, Tonga -born wing for New Zealand

Skateboarding

"Bam" = Brandon Margera
"Birdman" = Tony Hawk
"The Boss" = Andrew Reynolds
"Bucky" = Charles Lasek
"CB" = Cara-Beth Burnside
"The Chief" = Jamie Thomas
"Christ" = Christian Hosoi
"Drew" = Andrew Reynolds
"The Flying Tomato" = Shaun White (also a snowboarder)
"Gator" = Mark Rogowski
"Holmes" = Christian Hosoi
"Lyn-Z" = Lindsey Adams Hawkins
"McRills" = Rick McCrank
"Mike V" = Mike Vallely
"P-Rod" = Paul Rodriguez Jr.
"Pinchie" = Lacey Baker
"PL" or "PLG" = Pierre-Luc Gagnon
"Sherm" = Jereme Rogers

Skiing

"Eddie the Eagle" = Michael Edwards, Ski jumping
"The Flying Finn" =
- = Janne Ahonen ski jumping
- = Matti Nykänen ski jumping
- = Kalle Palander alpine skiing
"Herminator" = Hermann Maier, alpine skiing
"Spider" = Vladimir Sabich, alpine skiing

Tennis

"A-Rod" = Andy Roddick
"Baron von Slam" = Boris Becker
"The Barcelona Bumblebee" = Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
"Le basque bondissant" (French for "The Leaping Basque") = Jean Borotra
"Big Bill" = William Tilden, Jr.
"Boom Boom" = Boris Becker
"Butch" = Earl Buchholz
"The Crocodile" = René Lacoste
"Fed-Ex" = Roger Federer
"FedRinka" =
- Roger Federer
- Stanislas Wawrinka
"Fräulein Forehand" = Steffi Graf
"Gorgeous Gussie" = Gertrude Moran
"Guga" = Gustavo Kuerten
"Gussie" = Gertrude Moran
"Ivan the Terrible" = Ivan Lendl
"Handsome Eight" =
- Pierre Barthes
- Butch Buchholz
- Cliff Drysdale
- John Newcombe
- Nikola Pilić
- Dennis Ralston
- Tony Roche
- Roger Taylor
"Ice Borg" or "Ice Man" = Björn Borg
"Ice Maiden" = Chris Evert
"The Kid" = Rafael Nadal (nicknamed to him by uncle and coach, Toni Nadal)
"The King of Clay" = Rafael Nadal
"The Las Vegas Kid" = Andre Agassi
"The Lithuanian Lion" = Vitas Gerulaitis
"Little Bill" = William Johnston
"Little Miss Poker Face" =
- Chris Evert
- Helen Wills Moody
"Little Mo" = Maureen Connolly
"Masha" = Maria Sharapova
"Muhammed Ali of Tennis" = Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
"Muscles" = Ken Rosewall
"Nasty" = Ilie Năstase
"Original 9" =
- Billie Jean King
- Rosemary Casals
- Nancy Richey
- Peaches Bartkowicz
- Kristy Pigeon
- Valerie Ziegenfuss
- Julie Heldman
- Kerry Reid
- Judy Tegart
"Pancho" = Richard Gonzales
"Peanut" = Maureen Louie-Harper
"Peachy" = Fern Kellmeyer
"Pistol Pete" = Pete Sampras
"Poseidon of the Court" = Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
"The Punisher" = Andre Agassi
"Rocket Man" = Andy Roddick
"Rusty" = Lleyton Hewitt
"Sliderman" = Gaël Monfils
"Smokin' Jo Willy" = Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
"Stan the Man" = Stanislas Wawrinka
"Superbrat" = John McEnroe
"Swiss Miss" = Martina Hingis
"Le vengeur masqué" (French: "The Masked Avenger") = Henri Leconte,
"The Terminator" = Ivan Lendl
"Tiger Tim" = Tim Henman
"Ted" = Cuthbert Tinling
"Timbo" = Tim Henman
"Tin Man" = Tim Henman
"Tsunami" = Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
"The Woodies" = Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde
"Uncle Toni" = Antoni Nadal (coach)

Track and field

"Babe" = Mildred Zaharias, multi-event athlete (also known for her career in golf)
"Blade Runner" = Oscar Pistorius, paralympic sprinter (named after the 1982 film Blade Runner)
"The Bronze Queen" = Merlene Ottey, sprinter
"El Caballo" (Spanish, "The Horse") = Alberto Juantorena, 400 and 800 metres
"The Chairman of the Boards" = Eamonn Coghlan, middle distances (from his notable success in indoor track)
"Emperor" = Haile Gebrselassie, long distances
"The fastest man on no legs" = Oscar Pistorius, paralympic sprinter
"Flo-Jo" = Florence Griffith Joyner, sprinter
"The Flying Dutchman" = Cornelius Warmerdam, pole vaulter
"The Flying Finn" =
- = Hannes Kolehmainen
- = Taisto Mäki
- = Paavo Nurmi, long distances
- = Ville Ritola
- = Lasse Virén, long distances
"The Flying Housewife" = Fanny Blankers-Koen, sprinter and hurdler
"The Flying Scotsman" = Eric Liddell, sprinter
"G.O.A.T." = Maurice Greene, sprinter
"Hannes" = Juho Kolehmainen, long distances
"Jesse" = James Owens, sprinter and long jumper
"Jim" = Jacobus Thorpe, decathlon and pentathlon (and baseball, football and basketball player)
"King Carl" = Carl Lewis, sprinter and long jumper
"The Lightning Bolt" = Usain Bolt, sprinter
"Linford's lunchbox" = Linford Christie, sprinter (given to him by the British media in reference to the bulge of Christie's genitalia in his Lycra shorts, despised by Christie)
"Little Emperor" = Haile Gebrselassie, long distances
""Lutz"" (or "Luz") = Carl Ludwig Long, sprinter and long jumper
"Mystery Man" = André Jackson, sprinter
"Oz" = Oscar Pistorius, paralympic sprinter
"Peräseinäjoen Susi" (Finnish: The Wolf from Peräseinäjoki ) = Ville Ritola, long distances
"Pre" = Steve Prefontaine, middle and long distances
"Smiling Hannes" = Juho Kolehmainen, long distances
"Stasia" = Stanisława Walasiewicz, sprinter (Polish diminutive)
"Stella the Fella" = Stella Walsh, sprinter
"Stella Walsh" = Stanisława Walasiewicz, sprinter (anglicized name)
"Ville" = Vilho Ritola, long distances
"Vomma" = Volmari Iso-Hollo, long distances
"Wonder Boy" = So Wa Wai, paralympic sprinter

Triathlon

"The Chrissinator" = Chrissie Wellington
"The Grip" = Mark Allen
"Hell on Wheels" = Thomas Hellriegel
"Lyn" = Eleanor Lemaire (middle name)
"Macca" = Chris McCormack
"The Man" = Dave Scott
"Mighty Mouse" = Greg Welch
"Muppet" = Chrissie Wellington
"Natasches" ("Too fast") = Natascha Badmann
"The Norminator" = Normann Stadler
"The Queen of Kona" = Paula Newby-Fraser
"The Sultan of Sweat" = Faris al-Sultan
"Swiss Miss" = Natascha Badmann
"The Terminator" = Scott Molina

Volleyball

"Fuerby" = Matt Fuerbringer beach
"Iron Hammer" = "Jenny" Lang Ping indoor
"Jackie" = Jacqueline Silva beach
"Karch" = Charles Kiraly beach, indoor
"The Professor" = Todd Rogers beach, indoor
"Sinjin" = Christopher Smith beach
"Six Feet of Sunshine" = Kerri Walsh beach
"The Thin Beast" = Philip Dalhausser beach
"The Turtle" = Misty May-Treanor beach
"Zé Marco" = José Marco de Melo beach

Watersport

Canoeing

"Čáp" (Czech for "The Stork") = Petr Procházka, flatwater

Diving

"The Princess of Diving" = Guo Jingjing,

Rowing

"Berry" = Julius Beresford,
"Bill" = Gordon Killick,
"Bobby" = Henry Pearce,
"The Commander" = Peter Reed,
"Crackers" = James Cracknell,
"Hodgey" = Andrew Triggs-Hodge,
"Jack" =John B. Kelly, Sr.,
"Ky" = Carroll Ebright, coach
"The Old Berry" = Julius Beresford,

Sailing

"Bertie" = Stanley Reed,
"Biltong Bertie" = Bertie Reed,
"Blondie" = Herbert Hasler,
"Dee" = Denise Caffari,
"Hjallis" = Harry Harkimo,
"Robin" = William Knox-Johnston,
"Tahiti Bill" = Bill Howell,

Surfing

"The Angry Young Man of Surfing" = Mickey Dora,
"The Animal" = Nat Young,
"Aunty Rell" = Rell Sunn,
"The Black Knight of Malibu" = Mickey Dora,
"The Black Night" = Mickey Dora,
"Da Bull" = Greg Noll,
"Da Cat" = Mickey Dora,
"Eppo" = Michael Eppelstun,
"The Father of Modern Surfing" = George Freeth,
"The father of surfing" = Duke Kahanamoku,
"Kelly" = Robert Slater, (adopted from middle name)
"The King of Malibu" = Mickey Dora,
"The Master of Malibu" = Mickey Dora,
"Mickey" = Miklos Dora,
"Midget"" = Bernard Farrelly,
"Miki" = Mickey Dora,
"MR" = Mark Richards,
"Mr. Malibu" = Mickey Dora,
"Mr. Pipeline" =
- Butch Van Artsdalen,
- Gerry Lopez,
"Mr. Smoothy" = Rob Machado,
"MSD III" = Mickey Dora, (initials)
"The Muhammad Ali of Surfing" = Mickey Dora,
"Nat" = Robert Young,
"Naughty Pauls" = Pauline Menczer,
"Occy" = Mark Occhilupo,
"Petit Prince" = Malik Joyeux,
"Queen of Makaha " = Rell Sunn,
"The Raging Bull" = Mark Occhilupo,
"Shane" = Patrick Dorian,
"Tubesteak" = Terry Tracy,
"The Wounded Seagull" = Mark Richards,
"Wingnut" = Robert Weaver,

Swimming

"The Albatross" = Michael Gross,
"The Baltimore Bullet" =Michael Phelps,
"Čava" = Milorad Čavić,
"Čavke" = Milorad Čavić,
"The Dutch Dolphin" = Pieter van den Hoogenband,
"Eric the Eel" = Eric Moussambani,
"The Flying Dutchman" = Pieter van den Hoogenband,
"The golden couple (of British disability swimming)" = Sascha Kindred and Nyree Lewis
"Hoogie" = Pieter van den Hoogenband,
"The Lochtenator" =Ryan Lochte,
"Lucy" = Liu Zige, (given by her coach Ken Wood as he cannot pronounce her name properly)
"Mike" = Milorad Čavić,
"The Russian Rocket" = Alexander Popov,
"Thorpedo" = Ian Thorpe,

Windsurfing

"Grubby = Greg Alleway,
"Shan-Shan" ( ) = Lee Lai Shan,

Weightlifting

"The Iranian Hercules" = Hossein Rezazadeh
"Kung Fu Panda" = Long Qingquan
"The Lion of Himara" = Pyrros Dimas
"Little Dynamo" = Halil Mutlu
"Little Naim" = Halil Mutlu
"Midas" = Pyrros Dimas
"Pocket Hercules" = Naim Süleymanoğlu

Wrestling

Professional wrestling

"The American Dream" = Virgil Runnels
"The Animal" = Dave Batista
"Big Red Machine" = Glenn Jacobs
"The Deadman" = Mark Calaway
"The Dominator" = Franklin Lashley
"Dr. of Thuganomics" = John Cena
"The Game" = Paul Levesque
"The Gold Standard" = Shelton Benjamin
"The Green Bay Loudmouth" = Ken Anderson
"The Guru of Greatness" = John Hennigan
"Hardcore" = John Allen, American referee
"The Hit Man" = Bret Hart
"The Human Suplex Machine" = Peter Senerchia
"Immortal One" = Terry Bollea
"The Innovator of Violence" = Thomas Laughlin
"Jake the Snake" = Aurelian Smith, Jr.
"The Junkyard Dog" = Sylvester Ritter
"The Legend Killer" = Randy Orton
"Macho Man" = Randall Poffo
"The man that will never die" = Matt Hardy
"The Master of the 619" = Óscar Gutíerrez Rubio
"The Masterpiece" = Chris Masters
"The Mexican Warrior" = Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
"Mr Wrestlemania" = Michael Hickenbottom
"Nature Boy"
- Herman Rohde
- Richard Fliehr
- Buddy Landel
"The Olympic Gold Medalist" = Kurt Angle
"The People's Champ" = Dwayne Johnson
"The Rabid Wolverine" = Chris Benoit
"The High Flying Enigma " = Jeff Hardy
"The Rated-R Superstar" = Adam Copeland
"The Rock" = Dwayne Johnson
"RVD" = Robert Szatkowski
"The Samoan Bulldozer" = Eddie Fatu
"The Shamon of Sexy, The Guru of Greatness, and The Tuesday Night Delight" = John Hennigan
"Tazmaniac" = Peter Senerchia
"The Texas Rattlesnake" = Steven Williams
"The Tuesday Night Delight" = John Hennigan
Two Ton = George Harris, American professional wrestler and manager
"The Undertaker" = Mark Calaway
"Y2J" = Christopher Irvine (born in the )

Sumo wrestling

"The Dump Truck" = Konishiki Yasokichi

Other

"Cha" = James Fitzpatrick, hurler
"Cliff" = Griff Sanders, lawn bowler (alternative name, used by friends)
"Deadeye" = Walter Ray Williams, Jr., ten-pin bowler and horseshoes pitcher
"DeG" = Patrick de Gayardon, skydiver and wingsuit flying pioneer
"The Flying Tomato" = Shaun White, snowboarder (and skateboarder)
"Ginny" = Virginia Leng, eventer
"Iron Lady" = Wendy Chai, ten-pin bowler
"M-15" = Markku Uusipaavalniemi, curler
"Magic" = Joel Johnson, radio-controlled car racer
"Major Mika" = Mika Koivuniemi, ten-pin bowler
= Masami Hirosaka, radio-controlled car racer
"Miss Ping" = Leah Neuberger, table tennis player
"Pete" = George Bostwick, horse trainer, and polo player (and steeplechase jockey)
"The Professor" = Grayson Boucher, street basketball player
"Re-Pete" = Pete Fusco, Jr., radio-controlled car racer
"The Speeding White Sausage" = Georg Hackl, luger
"Super Dan" = Lin Dan, badminton player
"Swags" = Mike Swauger, radio-controlled car racer
"Tim" = Joseph Boggan, table tennis player
"U-15" = Markku Uusipaavalniemi, curler
"White Warrior(s)" = Fung Ying Ki, Yu Chui Yee, Fan Pui Shan, Kwong Wai Ip, Chan Kam Loi, Hui Charn Hung, Yan Yun Tai and Chan Wing Kin, Chan Yui Chong, Wong Kit Mui; wheelchair fencers

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