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Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:38 pm
by John Grasso
How could we have overlooked Ha Ha Clinton Dix

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:56 pm
by Brian wolf
Early 60s players

Mike Magac
Dean Derby
Rich Mostardi
Dick Pesonen
Dick Felt
Byron Beams
Willmer Fowler
Hubert Bobo
Buzz Guy
Bookie Bolin
Johnny Counts
Claude Crabbe
Rommie Loudde
Tom Morrow
Mal Hammack
Ed Nutting
Earl Gros
Tony Romeo

Another favorite: Bibbles Bawel

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 11:06 am
by PigskinDispatch
Bronko Nagurski
Mac Speedie
Wahoo McDaniel

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:08 pm
by RichardBak
Long Gone Dupre.

Those late-1950s Colts were loaded with great names: Johnny U, Alan "The Horse" Ameche, Buzz Nutter, Fatso Donovan, Big Daddy Lipscomb, etc.

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 6:08 am
by rhickok1109
For several seasons, Forrest Blue and Woody Peoples started side by side in the 49ers' offensive line.

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:11 am
by Citizen
For years, the Packers' center-quarterback tandem was Ringo-Starr.

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:38 am
by ChrisBabcock
Citizen wrote:For years, the Packers' center-quarterback tandem was Ringo-Starr.
You just reminded me of this little quirk I discovered once over at pfr. Look at the end of the url for this player profile and guess who it is before clicking on it. :D
www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BartSt00.htm

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 1:08 pm
by Retro Rider
Cosmo Iacavazzi ('65 Jets)
Booth Lusteg
Meco Poliziani ('60-'63 Alouettes CFL)
Metro Gerela ('68 Alouettes CFL; cut by Packers & 49ers)
Horst Muhlmann
Cyril McFall ('74-'78 Calgary CFL; cut by '79 Broncos)
George Izo
Hoyle Granger
Vern Den Herder
Elvis Peacock
Austin "Goose" Gonsoulin
Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 1:57 pm
by JuggernautJ
rhickok1109 wrote:For several seasons, Forrest Blue and Woody Peoples started side by side in the 49ers' offensive line.
I don't know which is funnier: Woody-Forrest or Blue-Peoples...

One of my favorite (name) couplings was the Bengals QBs of the mid-late 80's.

(Slips into his George Carlin impersonation)
"Who ya got under center?"
"Boomer and Turk!"
"What could go wrong?"

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:16 pm
by RichardBak
The immortal Ziggy Czarobski (Chicago Rockets)