List of sportspeople with nicknames

Template:Short description This is a list of sportspeople with nicknames.

Aviation sport

• "Mungo" = Mike Mangold, Template:Flagicon
• "The Quick Corsican" = Nicolas Ivanoff, Template:Flagicon
• "Witt" = Steve Wittman, Template:Flagicon

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
• "Air Jordan" = Michael Jordan, American shooting guard
• "The Answer" = Allen Iverson, American shooting guard
• "The A-Train" = Artis Gilmore, American center
• "Big Aristotle" = Shaquille O'Neal, American center
• "Big Ben" = Ben Wallace, American center-forward
• "Big Country" = Bryant Reeves, American center
• "The Big Dipper" = Wilt Chamberlain, American center
• "Big Dog" = Glenn Robinson, American power forward
• "The Big E" = Elvin Hayes, American power forward
• "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
• "The Big Ticket" = Kevin Garnett, United States power forward
• "Bimbo" = Vernell Coles, United States basketball player
• "Bird" = George Yardley, United States basketball player
• "Black Mamba" = Kobe Bryant, United States shooting guard
• "Blue" = Theo Edwards, United States shooting guard
• "Bo" = Charles Outlaw, United States power forward
• "Buck" = Charles Williams, United States power forward
• "Buddha" = James Edwards, United States center
• "Buddy" = Harry Jeannette, United States basketball player
• "Butterbean" = Bob Love, United States power forward
• "Cadillac" = Greg Anderson, United States basketball player
• "Cat" = Cuttino Mobley, United States basketball player
• "Chief" = Robert Parish, American center
• "Chocolate Thunder" = Darryl Dawkins, American center
• "The Chuckster" = Charles Barkley, American power forward
• "Clyde" = Walt Frazier, United States point guard
• "Clyde The Glide" = Clyde Drexler, United States shooting guard
• "Cornbread" = Cedric Maxwell, United States basketball power forward
• "DJ" = Dennis Johnson, American combo guard
• "D Square" = Dale Davis, United States center
• "Dee" = DeCovan Kadell Brown, United States basketball player
• "Diesel" = Shaquille O'Neal, American center
• "Doc" = Glenn Rivers, American point guard
• "Dr. Dunkenstein" = Darrell Griffith, American shooting guard
• "Dr. J" = Julius Erving, American small forward
• "Dr. Rounds" = Dan Roundfield, United States power forward
• "Dollar Bill" = Bill Bradley, American small forward
• "Doug E. Fresh" = Gerald Wilkins, United States shooting guard
• "The Dream" = Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American center
• "Dugie" = Slater Martin, United States basketball player
• "Earl The Pearl" = Earl Monroe, United States shooting guard
• "The enormous Mormon" = Shawn Bradley, United States center
• "Fast Eddie" = Edward Johnson Jr., United States basketball player
• "Fat" = Lafayette Lever, United States point guard
• "The Glove" = Gary Payton, American point guard
• "The Goat" = Earl Manigault, United States basketball player
• "Googs" = Tom Gugliotta, United States power forward
• "Grandma-ma" = Larry Johnson, United States power forward
• "Greyhound" = Walter Davis, United States shooting guard
• "Hap" or "Happy" = Harold Hairston, United States basketball player
• "The Hawk" = Connie Hawkins, United States power forward
• "The High Ayatolla of Slamola" = Larry Nance, United States power forward
• "His Heinous" = Bill Laimbeer, United States center
• "Hondo" = John Havlicek, American small forward
• "Horse" = Dan Issel, American forward-center
• "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
• "Iso Joe" = Joe Johnson, American shooting guard
• "Jellybean" = Joe Bryant, United States power forward and WNBA coach
• "Junior" = Ulysses Bridgeman, American small forward
• "The Junk Yard Dog" = Jerome Williams, United States power forward
• "Kangaroo Kid" = Billy Cunningham, United States basketball player
• "Larry Legend" = Larry Bird, United States basketball player
• "Li'l Abner" = Cliff Hagan, American forward-center
• "The Logo" = Jerry West, United States shooting guard
• "Mad Max" = Vernon Maxwell, United States shooting guard
• "Magic" = Earvin Johnson, American point guard
• "Make-A-Wish" = "'Bronny James"', American point guard
• "The Mailman" = Karl Malone, United States power forward
• "Mão Santa" (Portuguese for "Holy Hand") = Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian small forward
• "Microwave" = Vinnie Johnson, American shooting guard
• "Mighty Mouse" = Damon Stoudamire, American point guard
• "Mr. Big Shot" = Chauncey Billups, American guard
• "Mr. Bill" = Bill Cartwright, American center
• "Mr. Clutch" = Jerry West, United States shooting guard
• "Mr. Everything" = Craig Ehlo, American small forward
• "Mr. Mean" = Larry Smith, United States basketball player
• "Mr. Moves" = Michael Russell, United States basketball player
• "Moochie" = Martyn Norris, United States point guard
• "Mookie" = Daron Blaylock, United States point guard
• "Muggsy" = Tyrone Bogues, American point guard
• "Nate The Great" = Nate Thurmond, United States center
• "Never Nervous" = Pervis Ellison, United States center
• "Nick The Quick" = Nick Van Exel, American point guard
• "The Owl Without a Vowel" = Bill Mlkvy, United States basketball player
• "Peja" = Predrag Stojaković, Serbian small forward
• "Penny" = Anfernee Hardaway, United States basketball player
• "Pistol Pete" = Pete Maravich, United States shooting guard
• "Pitchin' Paul" = Paul Arizin, United States basketball player
• "Pooh" = Jerome Richardson, United States basketball player
• "Popeye" = Ronald Jones, United States power forward
• "The Reign Man" = Shawn Kemp, United States power forward
• "Red" = Johnny Kerr, United States basketball player
• "Red" = Ephraim J. Rocha, United States basketball player
• "Rifleman" = Chuck Person, American small forward
• "Rip" = Richard Hamilton, United States shooting guard
• "Rooney" = Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Lithuanian shooting guard
• "The Round Mound of Rebound" = Charles Barkley, American power forward
• "Shaq" = Shaquille O'Neal, United States center
• "Sheed" = Rasheed Wallace, United States power forward
• "Silk" = Jamaal Wilkes, American small forward
• "Sir Charles" = Charles Barkley, United States power forward
• "Sleepy" = Eric Floyd, United States shooting guard
• "Smush" = William Parker, United States basketball player
• "Speedy" = Craig Claxton, United States point guard
• "Spider" =
  • John Salley, United States power forward
  • Jerry Sloan, United States shooting guard
• "Spud" = Anthony Webb, American point guard
• "The Squid" = Sidney Moncrief, American shooting guard
• "Starbury" = Stephon Marbury, United States basketball player
• "Stormin' Norman" = Norm Van Lier, American point guard
• "Stumpy" = Gail Goodrich, United States basketball player
• "Sweetwater" = Nathaniel Clifton, United States basketball player
• "T-Mac" = Tracy McGrady, American swingman
• "Thunder Dan" = Dan Majerle, United States shooting guard
• "Tiny" = Nate Archibald, American point guard
• "Tractor" = Robert Traylor, United States power forward
• "Tree" = Wayne Rollins, United States center
• "The Truth" = Paul Pierce, United States basketball player
• "Turbo" = Deni Avdija, Israeli Small forward
• "U.D." = Udonis Haslem, American power forward
• "The Waiter" = Toni Kukoč, Croatian small forward
• "Wilt the Stilt" = Wilt Chamberlain, United States center
• "The Wizard(s)" =
  • Gus Williams, United States basketball player
  • Walt Williams, United States basketball player
• "The Worm" = Dennis Rodman, United States power forward
• "The X-Man" = Xavier McDaniel, American power forward
• "Zeke" = Isiah Thomas, United States point guard
• "Zeke from Cabin Creek" = Jerry West, United States shooting guard

Biathlon

• "The Cannibal" = Ole Einar Bjørndalen Template:Flagicon
• "The Flying Frenchman" = Raphaël Poirée Template:Flagicon
• "The King of Biathlon" = Ole Einar Bjørndalen Template:Flagicon
• "Lucky Luke" = Simon Eder Template:Flagicon
• "Rotkäppchen" (German: "Little Red Riding Hood") = Kati Wilhelm Template:Flagicon
• "Super-Svendsen" = Emil Hegle Svendsen Template:Flagicon
• "Turbo-Disl" = Uschi Disl Template:Flagicon
• "Willi the Kid" = Wilfried Pallhuber Template:Flagicon

Boxing

• "The Greatest" = Muhammad Ali Template:Flagicon
• "The Atomic Bull" = Endre Weibye Template:Flagicon
• "The Ballet Dancer" = Salamo Arouch Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon
• "Baby Jake" = Jacob Matlala Template:Flagicon
• "Big Bad John" = John McDermott Template:Flagicon
• "Big George" = George Foreman Template:Flagicon
• "The Boxing Doctor" = Harold Reitman Template:Flagicon
• "The Bronx Beauty" = Al Singer Template:Flagicon
• "The Bionic Hand" = Gerrie Coetzee Template:Flagicon
• "Chrysanthemum Joe" = Joe Choynski Template:Flagicon
• "Dangerous" = Dana Rosenblatt Template:Flagicon
• "Fraudley" = Audley Harrison Template:Flagicon (intended to be an insult by Frank Warren)
• "Iron" = Mike Tyson Template:Flagicon
• "The Ghetto Midget" = Isadore "Corporal Izzy" Schwartz Template:Flagicon
• "The Ghetto Wizard" = Benny Leonard Template:Flagicon
• "Ghost of the Ghetto" = Sid Terris Template:Flagicon
• "The Human Hairpin" = Harry Harris Template:Flagicon
• "The Knob Hill Terror" = Monte Attell Template:Flagicon
• "The Lion" = Lennox Lewis Template:Flagicon
• "The Lion from Zion" = Roman Greenberg Template:Flagicon
• "Little Fish" = Benny Bass Template:Flagicon
• "The Little Hebrew" = Abe Attell Template:Flagicon
• "Marvelous" = Marvin Hagler Template:Flagicon
• "The Newsboy" = Abraham Jacob Hollandersky Template:Flagicon
• "Old Chocolate" = George Godfrey Template:Flagicon
• "La Petite Terreur" = Alphonse Halimi Template:Flagicon
• "Ruby the Jewel of the Ghetto" = Ruby Goldstein Template:Flagicon
• "Slapsie" = Maxie Rosenbloom Template:Flagicon
• "Star of David" = Dmitry Salita
• "The Baddest Man on the Planet" = Mike Tyson Template:Flagicon
• "The Turk" = Carolina Duer Template:Flagicon
• "Wild Man" = Pavlo Ishchenko Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon

Bullfighting

• "José Falcón" = José Carlos Frita Falcao Template:Flagicon
• "El Niño del Sol Naciente" = Atsuhiro Shimoyama Template:Flagicon

Cricket

• "The Don" = Donald Bradman, Australian, generally acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, Australia
• "Fab Four" = Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and V. V. S. Laxman; India
• "The Fearsome Foursome" = Michael Holding, Malcolm Marshall, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner; West Indies
• "The Wall" = Rahul Dravid,
• "The Cat" = Phil Tufnell, England
• "Creepy" = John Crawley, England
• "Wireless" = Joe Root, England
• "Chef", "Captain Cook" = Alistair Cook, England
• "Beefy" = Ian Botham, England
• "Banger" = Marcus Trescothick, England
• "Pup" = Michael Clarke, Australia
• "Smudge" = Steve Smith, Australia
• "Baz" = Brendon McCullum, New Zealand
• "The Big Show" = Glenn Maxwell, Australia
• "White Lightning" = Allan Donald, South Africa
• "Steyn Gun" = Dale Steyn, South Africa
• "Alfie" = Justin Langer, Australia
• "Haydos" = Matthew Hayden, Australia
• "All Hands Zondeki" = Monde Zondeki, South Africa
• "Fizz", "Cutter master" = Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh
• "Narail Express" = Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh
• "Rawalpindi Express" = Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan
• "Little Master", "God of Cricket" = Sachin Tendulkar, India
• "Dada" = Sourav Ganguly, India
• "Boom Boom Afridi", "Lala" = Shahid Afridi, Pakistan
• "Gabbar" = Shikhar Dhawan, India
• "Mr.360 Degree" = AB de Villiers, South Africa
• "Cheeku", "King Kohli" = Virat Kohli, India
• "Bhajji" = Harbhajan Singh, India
• "Captain Cool" = Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India
• "Hitman" = Rohit Sharma, India
• "Slinga" = Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka
• "Dial M" = Tim Murtagh, Ireland IRE

Cycling

• "The Animal" = Ellen van Dijk, Template:Flagicon road racing and track cycling rider
• "Afro-Bob" = Robert de Wilde, Template:Flagicon BMX racing rider
• "Amtrak" = Charles Townsend, Template:Flagicon BMX racing rider
• "Big Chuck" = Charles Townsend, Template:Flagicon BMX racing rider
• "Black Magic" = Charles Townsend, Template:Flagicon BMX racing rider (which he had stenciled on the back of his racing pants in 1985)
• "Breakaway killer" = Ji Cheng, Template:Flagicon road cyclist
• "Bubba" = Burlin Harris III, Template:Flagicon BMX racing rider
• "The Cannibal" = Eddy Merckx, Template:Flagicon road racing
• "Chasemainian Devil" = Charles Townsend, Template:Flagicon BMX racing rider
• "Choo-Choo Charlie" = Charles Townsend, Template:Flagicon BMX racing rider
• "Crazy Eric" = Eric Steele, Template:Flagicon freestyle BMX rider
• "Dirt" = Brian Foster, Template:Flagicon BMX racing rider
• "The Earthquake" = Eric Carter, Template:Flagicon BMX and downhill racing rider
• "Farmer John" = John Tomac, Template:Flagicon BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider
• "The Fleein' Korean" = Charles Townsend, Template:Flagicon BMX racing rider
• "The Flying Dutchman" = Robert de Wilde, Template:Flagicon BMX racing rider
• "The Golden Child" = Eric Carter, Template:Flagicon BMX and downhill racing rider
• "The Green Hornet" = David Zabriskie, Template:Flagicon road racing rider
• "Jack" = John Prince, Template:Flagicon cyclist (and board track racing pioneer)
• "Jake the Snake" = Jacob Heilbron, Template:Flagicon Cyclo-cross rider
• "Johnny T" = John Tomac, Template:Flagicon BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider
• "King of Skateparks" = Eddie Fiola, Template:Flagicon freestyle BMX rider
• "Leopard Head" = Sam Pilgrim, Template:Flagicon Freerider
• "Mellow Johnny" = Lance Armstrong, Template:Flagicon road racing rider (from Maillot Jaune, French for Yellow jersey)
• "No Way Rey" = Hans Rey, Template:Flagicon bike trials rider
• "The Real McHoy" = Chris Hoy, Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon track cycling
• "Scrawny" = Donald Robinson, Template:Flagicon BMX racing
• "Sheffield Steel" = Steve Peat, Template:Flagicon downhill racing rider
• "The Snake" = Mike King, Template:Flagicon BMX racing
• "Speeding Locomotive Charlie" = Charles Townsend, Template:Flagicon BMX racing
• "Steam Engine Charlie" = Charles Townsend, Template:Flagicon BMX racing
• "Stumpdog" = Randy Stumpfhauser, Template:Flagicon BMX racing
• "Stumpy" = Randy Stumpfhauser, Template:Flagicon BMX racing
• "T.I." = Takashi Ito, Template:Flagicon freestyle BMX
• "Tomac Attack" = John Tomac, Template:Flagicon BMX racing, Cross-country and road racing
• "The Tome" = John Tomac, Template:Flagicon BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider
• "Torchy" = William Peden, Template:Flagicon racing cyclist

Darts

• "Wolfie" = Martin Adams Template:Flagicon
• "The Flying Scotsman" = Gary Anderson Template:Flagicon
• "The Machine" = James Wade Template:Flagicon
• "Barney" = Raymond van Barneveld Template:Flagicon
• "The Crafty Cockney" = Eric Bristow Template:Flagicon
• "The Viking" = Andy Fordham Template:Flagicon
• "Mighty Mike" = Michael van Gerwen Template:Flagicon
• "Jackpot" = Adrian Lewis Template:Flagicon
• "Old Stone Face" = John Lowe Template:Flagicon
• "Darth Maple" = John Part Template:Flagicon
• "The Power" = Phil Taylor Template:Flagicon
• "Snakebite" = Peter Wright Template:Flagicon

Football

Association football

• "Ace" = Patrick Ntsoelengoe {{ Template:Yesno

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}}

• "Baby-Faced Assassin" = Ole Gunnar Solskjaer {{safesubst: Template:Yesno

| alias = Norway | flag alias = Flag of Norway.svg | flag alias-old kingdom = Royal Standard of Norway.svg | flag alias-1814 = Flag of Norway (1814–1821).svg | flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg | flag alias-1844 = Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-state = | flag alias-army = Flag of the Norwegian Army.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Norwegian Army | flag alias-war = Flag of Norway, state.svg | link alias-war = Norwegian Armed Forces | border-war = | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Norway.svg | border-naval = | link alias-naval = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force Flag.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard Racing Stripe.svg | link alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard | border-coast guard = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}}

• "The Black Tulip" = Ruud Gullit {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Netherlands | flag alias = Flag of the Netherlands.svg | flag alias-prinsengeus = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg | flag alias-army =Flag of the Royal Netherlands Army.svg | flag alias-air force=Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.svg | link alias-air force= Royal Netherlands Air Force | link alias-army= Royal Netherlands Army | flag alias-naval = Flag of the Netherlands.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Netherlands Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg | link alias-navy=Royal Netherlands Navy | flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg | link alias-marines = Netherlands Marine Corps | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}}

• "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy") = Diego Maradona {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Argentina | flag alias = Flag of Argentina.svg | flag alias-alt = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg | flag alias-1812 = Flag of Belgrano (1812).svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg | flag alias-1818 = Flag of Argentina.svg | flag alias-1819 = Flag of Argentina (1818).svg | flag alias-1820 = Flag of Argentina.svg | flag alias-1829 = Flag of Liga Federal.svg | flag alias-1835 = Flag of Argentina (1840).svg | flag alias-1850 = Flag of the Argentine Confederation.svg | flag alias-1861 = Flag of Argentina (1818–1819, 1820–1829, 1861–2010).svg | link alias-naval = Argentine Navy | link alias-coast guard = Argentine Naval Prefecture | flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of Argentina.svg | link alias-marines = Argentine Naval Infantry Command | link alias-air force = Argentine Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of Argentina (3-2).svg | link alias-army = Argentine Army | flag alias-navy = Flag of Argentina.svg | link alias-navy = Argentine Navy | empty = Argentina XV national rugby union team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =

}}

• "Hulk" = Givanildo Vieira De Souza {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Brazil | flag alias-1692 = Flag of the Princes of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Brazil (1822-1853).svg | flag alias-1870 = Flag of Brazil (1853-1889).svg | flag alias = Flag of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1889 = Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg | flag alias-1968 = Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Brazilian Army.svg | link alias-army = Brazilian Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Brazilian Air Force Command.svg | link alias-air force = Brazilian Air Force | link alias-naval = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Brazilian Marine Corps.svg | link alias-marines=Brazilian Marine Corps | link alias-military = Brazilian Armed Forces | link alias-navy = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Brazilian Navy.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}}

• "Kaká" =
  • Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Brazil | flag alias-1692 = Flag of the Princes of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Brazil (1822-1853).svg | flag alias-1870 = Flag of Brazil (1853-1889).svg | flag alias = Flag of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1889 = Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg | flag alias-1968 = Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Brazilian Army.svg | link alias-army = Brazilian Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Brazilian Air Force Command.svg | link alias-air force = Brazilian Air Force | link alias-naval = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Brazilian Marine Corps.svg | link alias-marines=Brazilian Marine Corps | link alias-military = Brazilian Armed Forces | link alias-navy = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Brazilian Navy.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}}

• • Claudiano Bezerra da Silva {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Brazil | flag alias-1692 = Flag of the Princes of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Brazil (1822-1853).svg | flag alias-1870 = Flag of Brazil (1853-1889).svg | flag alias = Flag of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1889 = Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg | flag alias-1968 = Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Brazilian Army.svg | link alias-army = Brazilian Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Brazilian Air Force Command.svg | link alias-air force = Brazilian Air Force | link alias-naval = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Brazilian Marine Corps.svg | link alias-marines=Brazilian Marine Corps | link alias-military = Brazilian Armed Forces | link alias-navy = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Brazilian Navy.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}}

• • David Leonel Faleiro {{ Template:Yesno

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}}

• • Ferreira Guimarães {{ Template:Yesno

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}}

• • Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Batista {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Portugal | flag alias = Flag of Portugal.svg | flag alias-1248 = PortugueseFlag1248.svg | flag alias-1385 = PortugueseFlag1385.svg | flag alias-1495 = Flag Portugal (1495).svg | flag alias-1578 = Flag Portugal (1578).svg | flag alias-1640 = Flag Portugal (1640).svg | flag alias-1707 = Flag Portugal (1707).svg | flag alias-1750 = Flag of Portugal (1750).svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag Portugal (1830).svg | flag alias-civil = Flag Portugal sea (1830).svg | flag alias-air force=Portugal Air force fin flash.svg | flag alias-army = Military flag of Portugal.svg | link alias-air force = Portuguese Air Force | link alias-army = Portuguese Army | link alias-naval = Portuguese Navy | flag alias-navy=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg | link alias-navy = Portuguese Navy | flag alias-marines=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg | link alias-marines=Portuguese Marine Corps | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}}

• "La Pulga" (The Flea) = Lionel Messi {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Argentina | flag alias = Flag of Argentina.svg | flag alias-alt = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg | flag alias-1812 = Flag of Belgrano (1812).svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg | flag alias-1818 = Flag of Argentina.svg | flag alias-1819 = Flag of Argentina (1818).svg | flag alias-1820 = Flag of Argentina.svg | flag alias-1829 = Flag of Liga Federal.svg | flag alias-1835 = Flag of Argentina (1840).svg | flag alias-1850 = Flag of the Argentine Confederation.svg | flag alias-1861 = Flag of Argentina (1818–1819, 1820–1829, 1861–2010).svg | link alias-naval = Argentine Navy | link alias-coast guard = Argentine Naval Prefecture | flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of Argentina.svg | link alias-marines = Argentine Naval Infantry Command | link alias-air force = Argentine Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of Argentina (3-2).svg | link alias-army = Argentine Army | flag alias-navy = Flag of Argentina.svg | link alias-navy = Argentine Navy | empty = Argentina XV national rugby union team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =

}}

• "Pelé" = Edson Arantes do Nascimento {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Brazil | flag alias-1692 = Flag of the Princes of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Brazil (1822-1853).svg | flag alias-1870 = Flag of Brazil (1853-1889).svg | flag alias = Flag of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1889 = Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg | flag alias-1968 = Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Brazilian Army.svg | link alias-army = Brazilian Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Brazilian Air Force Command.svg | link alias-air force = Brazilian Air Force | link alias-naval = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Brazilian Marine Corps.svg | link alias-marines=Brazilian Marine Corps | link alias-military = Brazilian Armed Forces | link alias-navy = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Brazilian Navy.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}}

• "Mary Queen of Stops" = Mary Earps
• "R9" / “O Fenômeno” (The Phenomenon)= Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Brazil | flag alias-1692 = Flag of the Princes of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Brazil (1822-1853).svg | flag alias-1870 = Flag of Brazil (1853-1889).svg | flag alias = Flag of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1889 = Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg | flag alias-1968 = Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Brazilian Army.svg | link alias-army = Brazilian Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Brazilian Air Force Command.svg | link alias-air force = Brazilian Air Force | link alias-naval = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Brazilian Marine Corps.svg | link alias-marines=Brazilian Marine Corps | link alias-military = Brazilian Armed Forces | link alias-navy = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Brazilian Navy.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}}

• "Shoe" = John Moshoeu {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = South Africa | flag alias = Flag of South Africa.svg | flag alias-1795 = Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg | flag alias-1801 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-1857 = Flag of Transvaal.svg | flag alias-1875 = Flag of the Natal Colony (1875–1910).svg | flag alias-1876 = Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg | flag alias-1902 = Flag of Orange River Colony.svg | flag alias-1910 = South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg | flag alias-1912 = Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg | flag alias-1982 = Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | flag alias-naval-1922 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1946-1951).svg | flag alias-naval-1951 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1951-1952).svg | flag alias-naval-1952 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1952-1981).svg | flag alias-naval-1981 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1981-1994).svg | flag alias-marines=Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | link alias-marines=South African Maritime Reaction Squadron | link alias-naval = South African Navy | flag alias-air force = Ensign of the South African Air Force.svg | flag alias-air force-1940 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1940-1951.svg | flag alias-air force-1951 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1951-1958.svg | flag alias-air force-1958 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1958-1967, 1970-1981).svg | flag alias-air force-1967 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1967-1970.svg | flag alias-air force-1981 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1981-1982.svg | flag alias-air force-1982 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1982-1994).svg | flag alias-air force-1994 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1994-2003.svg | link alias-air force = South African Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the South African Army.svg | flag alias-army-1951 = Flag of the South African Army (1951–1966).png | flag alias-army-1966 = Flag of the South African Army (1966–1973).png | flag alias-army-1973 = Flag of the South African Army (1973–1994).svg | flag alias-army-1981 = Ensign of the South African Defence Force (1981-1994).svg | flag alias-army-1994 = Flag of the South African Army (1994–2002).svg | flag alias-army-2002 = Flag of the South African Army (2002–2003).svg | link alias-army = South African Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the South African National Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = South African National Defence Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | link alias-navy = South African Navy | link alias-football = South Africa national soccer team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =

}}

• "Slow Poison" = Lesley Manyathela {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = South Africa | flag alias = Flag of South Africa.svg | flag alias-1795 = Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg | flag alias-1801 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-1857 = Flag of Transvaal.svg | flag alias-1875 = Flag of the Natal Colony (1875–1910).svg | flag alias-1876 = Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg | flag alias-1902 = Flag of Orange River Colony.svg | flag alias-1910 = South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg | flag alias-1912 = Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg | flag alias-1982 = Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | flag alias-naval-1922 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1946-1951).svg | flag alias-naval-1951 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1951-1952).svg | flag alias-naval-1952 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1952-1981).svg | flag alias-naval-1981 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1981-1994).svg | flag alias-marines=Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | link alias-marines=South African Maritime Reaction Squadron | link alias-naval = South African Navy | flag alias-air force = Ensign of the South African Air Force.svg | flag alias-air force-1940 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1940-1951.svg | flag alias-air force-1951 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1951-1958.svg | flag alias-air force-1958 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1958-1967, 1970-1981).svg | flag alias-air force-1967 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1967-1970.svg | flag alias-air force-1981 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1981-1982.svg | flag alias-air force-1982 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1982-1994).svg | flag alias-air force-1994 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1994-2003.svg | link alias-air force = South African Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the South African Army.svg | flag alias-army-1951 = Flag of the South African Army (1951–1966).png | flag alias-army-1966 = Flag of the South African Army (1966–1973).png | flag alias-army-1973 = Flag of the South African Army (1973–1994).svg | flag alias-army-1981 = Ensign of the South African Defence Force (1981-1994).svg | flag alias-army-1994 = Flag of the South African Army (1994–2002).svg | flag alias-army-2002 = Flag of the South African Army (2002–2003).svg | link alias-army = South African Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the South African National Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = South African National Defence Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | link alias-navy = South African Navy | link alias-football = South Africa national soccer team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =

}}

• "El Tigre" = Radamel Falcao {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Colombia | flag alias = Flag of Colombia.svg | flag alias-1861 = Flag of Colombia (WFB 2013).gif | flag alias-2004 = Flag of Colombia (2004 World Factbook).gif | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Colombia.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Colombia.svg | link alias-naval = Colombian National Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Colombian Army.svg | link alias-army = Colombian National Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Colombian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Colombian Aerospace Force | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Colombian Naval Infantry.svg | link alias-marines=Colombian Naval Infantry | link alias-navy = Colombian National Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Colombian Navy.svg | flag alias-military = Military flag of Colombia.svg | link alias-military = Military Forces of Colombia | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}}

• "Trigger" = Jason McAteer {{safesubst: Template:Yesno

| alias = Republic of Ireland | shortname alias = Ireland | flag alias = Flag of Ireland.svg | link alias-naval = Irish Naval Service | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg | link alias-air force = Irish Air Corps | flag alias-army = Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg | link alias-army = Irish Army | link alias-navy = Irish Naval Service | link alias-football = Republic of Ireland national football team | name alias-football = Republic of Ireland | link alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland national football team | name alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland | link alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland national football team | name alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland | flag alias-rugby union = Flag placeholder.svg | border-rugby union = | flag alias-cricket = Flag placeholder.svg | border-cricket = | link alias-netball = Republic of Ireland national netball team | name alias-netball = Republic of Ireland | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =

}}

• "The Wardrobe" = Papa Bouba Diop {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Senegal | flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg | link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team

}}

• "White Knight" = Matthew Booth {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = South Africa | flag alias = Flag of South Africa.svg | flag alias-1795 = Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg | flag alias-1801 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-1857 = Flag of Transvaal.svg | flag alias-1875 = Flag of the Natal Colony (1875–1910).svg | flag alias-1876 = Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg | flag alias-1902 = Flag of Orange River Colony.svg | flag alias-1910 = South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg | flag alias-1912 = Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg | flag alias-1982 = Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | flag alias-naval-1922 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1946-1951).svg | flag alias-naval-1951 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1951-1952).svg | flag alias-naval-1952 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1952-1981).svg | flag alias-naval-1981 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1981-1994).svg | flag alias-marines=Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | link alias-marines=South African Maritime Reaction Squadron | link alias-naval = South African Navy | flag alias-air force = Ensign of the South African Air Force.svg | flag alias-air force-1940 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1940-1951.svg | flag alias-air force-1951 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1951-1958.svg | flag alias-air force-1958 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1958-1967, 1970-1981).svg | flag alias-air force-1967 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1967-1970.svg | flag alias-air force-1981 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1981-1982.svg | flag alias-air force-1982 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1982-1994).svg | flag alias-air force-1994 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1994-2003.svg | link alias-air force = South African Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the South African Army.svg | flag alias-army-1951 = Flag of the South African Army (1951–1966).png | flag alias-army-1966 = Flag of the South African Army (1966–1973).png | flag alias-army-1973 = Flag of the South African Army (1973–1994).svg | flag alias-army-1981 = Ensign of the South African Defence Force (1981-1994).svg | flag alias-army-1994 = Flag of the South African Army (1994–2002).svg | flag alias-army-2002 = Flag of the South African Army (2002–2003).svg | link alias-army = South African Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the South African National Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = South African National Defence Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | link alias-navy = South African Navy | link alias-football = South Africa national soccer team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =

}}

American football

• "Breesus" = Drew Brees
• "The Cowboy" = Justin Smith
• "Dirty Dozen" = 1975 Dallas Cowboys team
• "Gunslinger" = Brett Favre
• "The Hogs" = 1980s/1990s Washington Redskins offensive line
• "Megatron" = Calvin Johnson
• "Refrigerator" = William Perry
• "Shady" = LeSean McCoy

Canadian football

All players are Canadian unless indicated otherwise.

• "Indian Jack" = Jack Jacobs, American quarterback and punter of Creek heritage
• "The Little Assassin" = Ron Lancaster, American quarterback, coach, and executive
• "The Little General" = Ron Lancaster, American quarterback, coach, and executive

Golf

• "Big Three" =
  • Gary Player Template:Flagicon
  • Arnold Palmer Template:Flagicon
  • Jack Nicklaus Template:Flagicon
• "Big Phil" = Phil Mickelson Template:Flagicon
• "Magnificent Seven" =
  • Nancy Lopez Template:Flagicon
  • Pat Bradley Template:Flagicon
  • Amy Alcott Template:Flagicon
  • Patty Sheehan Template:Flagicon
  • Betsy King Template:Flagicon
  • Beth Daniel Template:Flagicon
  • Juli Inkster Template:Flagicon
• "Mrs. Doubtfire" = Colin Montgomerie Template:Flagicon
• = Ryo Ishikawa Template:Flagicon
• "The Small Unit" = Chez Reavie Template:Flagicon
• "The Goose" = Retief Goosen Template:Flagicon
• "The Black Knight" = Gary Player Template:Flagicon

Horse racing

Jockeys/Trainers

• "Bo-rail" = Calvin Borel Template:Flagicon flat (from his penchant for steering his mounts close to the rail)
• "C-Team" = Felix Coetzee Template:Flagicon flat and Tony Cruz, trainer and former jockey Template:Flagicon (with Cheng Keung-fai, owner)
• "The Long Fellow" = Lester Piggott Template:Flagicon flat

Hockey

Field hockey

• "" (The Magician) = Luciana Aymar Template:Fhwicon
• "Saini Sisters" = four sisters from Punjab Template:Fhwicon
• "The Wizard" = Dhyan Chand Template:Fhicon

Ice hockey

• "(The) Rocket" = Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player
• "747" = Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player
• "Ace" = Garnet Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player
• "AK-27" = Alexei Kovalev, Russian winger
• "Alexander the Great" =
  • Alexander Mogilny, Russian winger
  • Alexander Ovechkin, Russian winger
• "The A-Train" = Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
• "Big Bird" = Larry Robinson, Canadian defenceman
• "Kovy" =
  • Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian winger
  • Alexei Kovalev, Russian winger
• "Sammy" = Sergei Samsonov, Russian winger

Martial arts

Judo

• "Rusty" = Rena Kanokogi Template:Flagicon

Karate

• "Master Ishii" = Kazuyoshi Ishii Template:Flagicon

Mixed martial arts

• "The Bear" = Mark Smith Template:Flagicon

Rugby

Union

• "Billy Whizz" = Jason Robinson, fullback and wing Template:Flagicon
• "Robbo" = Jason Robinson, fullback and wing Template:Flagicon
• "The Fun Bus" = Jason Leonard, Prop Template:Flagicon
• "Shaggy" = Will Greenwood, Centre Template:Flagicon
• "Pitbull" = Brian Moore, Hooker Template:Flagicon
• "Pine Tree" = Colin Meads, Lock Template:Flagicon
• "The Beaver" = Stephen Donald, Fly Half / Centre Template:Flagicon
• "The Judge" = Paul Rendall, Prop Template:Flagicon
• "Squeaky" = Rob Andrew, Fly Half Template:Flagicon
• "Alfie" = Gareth Thomas, Centre/Wing Template:Flagicon
• "The Iron Duke" = Bobby Windsor, Hooker Template:Flagicon
• "Uncle Fester" = Keith Wood, Hooker Template:Flagicon
• "Judith" = Craig Chalmers, Fly Half Template:Flagicon
• "The Great White Shark" or "JJ" = John Jeffrey, Flanker Template:Flagicon
• "Malmesbury Missile" = Pieter-Steph du Toit, Lock/Flanker Template:Flagicon
• "Nobody" = John Eales, 2nd Row Template:Flagicon
• "The Chiropractor" = Brian Lima, Centre Template:Flagicon
• "Ox" = Ox Nché, Prop Template:Flagicon
• "" (Afrikaans nickname, which means Ox) = Os du Randt, Prop Template:Flagicon
• "Kwagga" = Kwagga Smith, flanker Template:Flagicon
• "The Enforcer" = Bakkies Botha, lock Template:Flagicon
• "The Beast" = Tendai Mtawarira, Prop Template:Flagicon
• "" (The Caveman) = Sébastien Chabal, number eight Template:Flagicon
• "Pocket Rocket" = Brent Russell, Utility players Template:Flagicon
• "Pocket Dynamo" = Gio Aplon, Fullback / Wing Template:Flagicon
• "" (Afrikaans for potato chips or french fries) = Pieter Rossouw, Wing Template:Flagicon
• "The Viking" = RG Snyman, Lock Template:Flagicon
• "" (Afrikaans nickname for Muscles) = Piet du Toit (b 1935 – d. 1996), Prop Template:Flagicon

League

• "Chariots" = Martin Offiah, Template:Flagicon British international Template:Rlp

Skateboarding

• "Bam" = Brandon Margera Template:Flagicon
• "Bucky" = Charles Lasek Template:Flagicon
• "Little Fairy" = Rayssa Leal Template:Flagicon
• "P-Rod" = Paul Rodriguez Jr. Template:Flagicon

Track and field (Athletics)

• "Emperor" = Haile Gebrselassie, long distances Template:Flagicon
• "The fastest man on no legs" = Oscar Pistorius, paralympic sprinter Template:Flagicon
• "Little Emperor" = Haile Gebrselassie, long distances Template:Flagicon
• "Oz" = Oscar Pistorius, paralympic sprinter Template:Flagicon
• "Lightning Bolt" = Usain Bolt, Olympic sprinter Template:Flagicon
• "Pocket Rocket" = Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Olympic sprinter Template:Flagicon
• "Stella the Fella" = Stella Walsh, sprinter Template:Flagicon
• "Wonder Boy" = So Wa Wai, paralympic sprinter Template:Flagicon
• "Baby Faced Destroyer" = Tirunesh Dibaba, Olympic long-distance runner Template:Flagicon
• "King Ches" = Edward Cheserek, middle- and long-distance runner Template:Flagicon
• "Malmo" = George Malley, steeplechase runner Template:Flagicon
• "Chairman of the Boards" = Eamonn Coghlan, middle- and long-distance runner Template:Flagicon
• "Yifter the Shifter" = Miruts Yifter, long-distance runner Template:Flagicon
• "Flying Finn" = Hannes Kolehmainen and multiple other long-distance runners, see Flying Finn#Running Template:Flagicon
• "Baby Jet" = Alice Annum, middle- and long-distance runner Template:Flagicon

Triathlon

• "The Chrissinator" = Chrissie Wellington Template:Flagicon
• "Muppet" = Chrissie Wellington Template:Flagicon

• "The Grip" = Mark Allen Template:Flagicon
• "The Man" = Dave Scott Template:Flagicon

Volleyball

• "Iron Hammer" = "Jenny" Lang Ping Template:Flagicon indoor
• "Six Feet of Sunshine" = Kerri Walsh Template:Flagicon beach

Watersport

Diving

• "The Princess of Diving" = Guo Jingjing, Template:Flagicon

Sailing

• "Bertie" = Stanley Reed, Template:Flagicon
• "Tahiti Bill" = Bill Howell, Template:Flagicon

Surfing

• "The Black Night" = Mickey Dora, Template:Flagicon
• "Da Cat" = Mickey Dora, Template:Flagicon
• "Eppo" = Michael Eppelstun, Template:Flagicon
• "The father of surfing" = Duke Kahanamoku, Template:Flagicon
• "Mickey" = Miklos Dora, Template:Flagicon
• "Midget"" = Bernard Farrelly, Template:Flagicon
• "Miki" = Mickey Dora, Template:Flagicon
• "Mr. Malibu" = Mickey Dora, Template:Flagicon
• "Mr. Pipeline" =
  • Butch Van Artsdalen, Template:Flagicon
  • Gerry Lopez, Template:Flagicon
• "The Wounded Seagull" = Mark Richards, Template:Flagicon

Swimming

• "The Albatross" = Michael Groß, Template:Flagicon
• "The Baltimore Bullet" =Michael Phelps, Template:Flagicon
• "The Lochtenator" =Ryan Lochte, Template:Flagicon
• "Lucy" = Liu Zige, Template:Flagicon (given by her coach Ken Wood as he cannot pronounce her name properly)

Other

• "Cliff" = Griff Sanders, Template:Flagicon lawn bowler (alternative name, used by friends)
• "DeG" = Patrick de Gayardon, Template:Flagicon skydiver and wingsuit flying pioneer
• "Iron Lady" = Wendy Chai, Template:Flagicon ten-pin bowler
• "Magic" = Joel Johnson, Template:Flagicon radio-controlled car racer
• = Masami Hirosaka, Template:Flagicon radio-controlled car racer
• "Miss Ping" = Leah Neuberger, Template:Flagicon table tennis player
• "Re-Pete" = Pete Fusco Jr., Template:Flagicon radio-controlled car racer
• "Super Dan" = Lin Dan, Template:Flagicon badminton player
• "Tim" = Joseph Boggan, Template:Flagicon table tennis player
• "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; Template:Flagicon wheelchair fencers
• "German Template:Interlanguage link"(given by Koji Kato of NHK) =
  • Johannes Rydzek
  • Fabian Rießle
  • Eric Frenzel
• "The Flying Sikh"
  • Joginder Singh, Template:Flagicon, rally driver
  • Karamjit Singh, Template:Flagicon, rally driver

See also

• Nickname
• Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia

Further reading

• Sports nicknames: 20,000 professionals worldwide
• From A-Train to Yogi: The Fan's Book of Sports Nicknames
• From Abba-Dabba to Zorro: The World of Baseball Nicknames
• The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists
• Sports roots: how nicknames, namesakes, trophies, competitions, and expressions in the world of sports came to be