Top 10 Nicknames in Sport pt 4

4. "He Hate Me" Rod Smart Oh XFL, how I miss thee.  Actually I only watched about a quarter of one game, however it was a Las Vegas Outlaws game featuring one "He Hate Me" at running back.  See, in the XFL players could put whatever they wanted on the back of their jerseys, and Rod Smart chose "He Hate Me." Why? I'll let Rod explain - "Basically, my brother's my opponent. After I win, he's gonna hate me. It is what it is. It's a saying I was saying when I'd feel something wasn't going my way. For example, (when) I was on the squad in Vegas and coach was putting other guys in, (if) I felt I'm better than them, you know, hey, 'he hate me.' See what I'm saying? Give me a chance. That's all I ask. It came from the heart. Within. The way I felt."  

3. "The Spaceman" Bill Lee Bill was an articulate, charismatic pitcher/pot head for the Red Sox during the 70's (and Expos for a stint in the 80's,) who's "out there" comments to the Boston media earned him the nickname "The Spaceman."  He was quite popular with his fans and teammates, as his flamboyant personality took center stage, relieving media tension in the clubhouse.  On the field, he was never a stand-out pitcher.  More of a junk pitcher, he would throw pitches like the Leephus (his Eephus) and the Space Ball.  The world could use more originals like Bill.

Top 10 Nicknames in Sport pt 3

6. Billy "White Shoes" Johnson When Billy Johnson was a kid, he spilled white paint on his brand new shoes.  From that point on he was Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.  While that story isn't a great he-took-off-his-new-shoes-because-they-didn't-fit-and-played-the-rest-of-the-game-shoeless legend, he is a legend...  in college, a teammate made a bet with Billy "White Shoes" Johnson that he wouldn't do a dance after scoring a touchdown.  He did the "Funky Chicken," single handedly creating the endzone celebration. You are welcome Chad Johnson.

5. Chad Ochocinco Speaking of Mr. Johnson Ochocinco, for all of his antics (putting with a pylon) and misadventures (racing against a race horse), going in front a judge to have your last name changed to the spanish pronunciation of your jersey number, just so you can circumvent NFL rules to get your self-created nickname written on the back of your jersey tops the cake.  He could have just created a time machine to played in the XFL...

Top 10 Nicknames in Sport pt 2

8. "Chocolate Thunder" Darryl Dawkins - Normally self-titled nicknames are a big no-no, however in Darryl's case we will let that slide as he gave himself a variety of awesome nicknames back in the 70's.  Along with creating monikers like "Dr. Dunkenstein" and "Chocolate Thunder" he also named his dunks, giving the world the "Rim-Wrecker", the "Go-Rilla", and the "The Chocolate-Thunder-Flying,Robezine-Crying, Teeth-Shakin, Glass-Breaking, Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam-Glass-Breaker-I-Am-Jam". Pretty inventive for a man who claimed he was an alien from the planet Lovetron.

7. Sebastian Janikowski "Sea Bass" Yeah, I see how Sea Bass can come out of Sebastian, and how not that original that is, but it makes me think of Cam Neely in Dumb and Dumber ("kick his ass, Sea Bass!).  Also, he is a fat polish kicker, so that's funny. I always think of a fantasy draft a few years back when a friend, after picking Janikowski exclaimed "just because you have "cow" in your name doesn't mean you have to weigh as much as one."