In order: Mickey Mantle, Charlie Keller, Carl Furillo, Elwin "Preacher" Roe, Larry Czonka and Jim KiickCommerce Comet? King Kong? The Reading Rifle? Preacher? Butch & Sundance?
husky guy, not the other one. vinny is the other one.Microwave is Vinnie Johnson
Well done! No " research" needed?In order: Mickey Mantle, Charlie Keller, Carl Furillo, Elwin "Preacher" Roe, Larry Czonka and Jim Kiick
Mark McGwire and Bill Walton were called Big Red, but there were others.Here's one you that might stump you: Big Red
'Back in the day', I saw them race at Dover Drag Strip. Saw "Ohio" George there as well.The Snake and The Mongoose
Maurice and HenriHow about Rocket and Pocket Rocket? Oh, and the other Rocket...
Grange, Hirsch, one of my college roommates was Iron Head's high school coach in Passsaic, NJ.Galloping Ghost
Crazy Legs
Sweetness
The Rocket
Iron Head
Clyde the Glide
Minnesota Fats/New York Fats
Other than to check on Preacher's given first name, No. These were easy for me. I grew up in Norwalk in the 50s. Mantle, from Commerce, OK was my childhood hero Almost all Yankee games were on WPIX, channel 11 and the Dodgers and Giants before they relocated to CA were on WOR, channel 9 so I was very familiar with Furillo and Roe. By the early 70s I moved to South Florida where Czonka and Kiick earned those nickname playing for the Dolphins. My Dad, also a huge Yankee fan would tell me about the outfield of Charlie "King Kong" Keller in Left, Joe Di in Center and Tommy "Old Reliable" Henrich in RightWell done! No " research" needed?
There's also Craig "Ironhead" HeywardGrange, Hirsch, one of my college roommates was Iron Head's high school coach in Passsaic, NJ.
Clyde Frazier
I think Clyde the Glide is Clyde Drexler. Walt Frazier's nickname was just Clyde. Sweetness is Walter Payton.Grange, Hirsch, one of my college roommates was Iron Head's high school coach in Passsaic, NJ.
Clyde Frazier
Lee TrevinoI always loved the Night Train nickname...Dick [Night Train] Lane.
Cornerback for Detroit Lions. The receiver did not see Night Train until he was clobbered.
Who is The Merry Mex?
Hondo is John Havlicek.Hondo? and the Hondo Hurricane?
Too easy.......the splendid splinter was MLB’s Ted Williams (Boston Red Sox). Teddy ballgame was also one of williams’ monikers. Williams still holds the record of being the last player to hit over .400 (406) for an entire season (1941). Tony Guinn came close finishing at .396 in 1984.The Splendid Splinter and Teddy Ballgame both belonged to.....
The big unit was 6’10” pitcher Randy Johnson. Flo Jo was the late female sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner. Some hitters have lamented that Johnson’s pitching delivery stride to the plate was so long, it felt like he was right on top of them when he released the ball. Johnson, a left- handed pitcher made many a left-handed hitter’s front leg turn to “jelly” when he came at them wiith a big sweeping side arm pitch.The Big Unit
Flo Jo
The Spider
SecretariatHere's one you that might stump you: Big Red
"Spider" Dan Hesford, UConn hoops '60s.The big unit was 6’10” pitcher Randy Johnson. Flo Jo was the late female sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner.
I think of Dave Cowens. However, I think Andy Reid is called that too.
Good one but not the one i was thinking of"Spider" Dan Hesford, UConn hoops '60s.
How about Rocket and Pocket Rocket? Oh, and the other Rocket...