Best player names in NFL history?

Jack Youngblood
Johnny Unitas
Nick Mangold
Lynn Swann
JJ Stokes

almost 2 years ago QuesaDiaz 16 comments 0 recs |

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Really?

Bronko Nagurski, Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (extra credit for KGB), Alge Crumpler, Dick Butkus, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala would bump out all of those for me. I’m sure there are more too.

by Lenny Suckerpunch on Jun 1, 2010 3:03 PM PDT reply actions

Peerless Price, Na'il Diggs

by Lenny Suckerpunch on Jun 1, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

I like these, especially Na'il Diggs

I guess i should’ve labled the post "Most appropriate player names in NFL history" though. For ex. the lineman with a name spoken like "mangled". And as funny as Dick Butkus is, he didn’t do too much "butt kiss’’ ing in his playing days. BUT if his name was Dick Neckerbreaker, then we’d have a winner.

Keep ’em comin.

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by QuesaDiaz on Jun 1, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

That was about half of my thoughts

It’s like half-appropriateness, half-awesomeness. Nagurski, Diggs, Peerless for a diva position (even if he wasn’t the worst offender) are the most player-appropriate. And I think Alge Crumpler sounds perfectly apropos for a round-bodied TE….or maybe his lesser-known dad and brother (two different people in case any hill-folk are reading), Carlester Crumpler.

Butkus is definitely the outlier; it just became so synonymous with that position that it sounds right in hindsight (I think this might be a similar justification for Unitas on your list?). KGB and Chris [bad mofo] just for originality. Also, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing – Obafemi Ayanbedejo.

I guess “appropriate” doesn’t really work on Unitas (best I can come up with is “you need a” QB?) or JJ Stokes IMO. Youngblood only for the “blood” in his name, sort of muted by “young” for me personally. Mangold-“mangled” works well, Swann for gracefulness I get.

Nice lighthearted topic for a slow time. Holds me over until Thursday when Yahoo fantasy football is scheduled to launch.

by Lenny Suckerpunch on Jun 1, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes

These doldrums are killing me.

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by QuesaDiaz on Jun 2, 2010 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Marion Butts?

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by Zach (maestro876) on Jun 2, 2010 9:02 AM PDT reply actions

Larry Csonka, Haloti Ngata, Brandon Manumaleuna, Seyi Ajirotutu (hasn’t played in the NFL yet, I know), and Richie Incognito.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

by SoCalBoltFan on Jun 2, 2010 10:07 AM PDT reply actions

I always thought

LaDainian Tomlinson was kind of a cool name too.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

by SoCalBoltFan on Jun 2, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

Takeo Spikes has always sounded like a true LB name to me
A.J. Hawk is pretty good for an MLB

Jack Youngblood is the best IMO

by riversformvp on Jun 2, 2010 12:53 PM PDT reply actions

Spikes… good call.

Ogemdi Nwagbuo is pretty cool too, when it’s just OG especially.

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by QuesaDiaz on Jun 2, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Lofa Tatupu always sounded like a great LB name too.

by cowbell on Jun 17, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions

devin aromashidu

namdi aso-whatever

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by finzrule on Jun 2, 2010 6:21 PM PDT reply actions

Tedy Bruschi

Was always a favorite of mine.
Bruschi = Brewski
And we all know how well a beer complements a football game.

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by Diesel85 on Jun 2, 2010 10:56 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

I tend to like "football" names that fall into a couple different categories...

Names with a “throwback” feel to them (Especially if there is a “geological” element involved)…

Rock Cartwright
Steve Stonebreaker
Stoney Case
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Guys whose nicknames have become their “real” names…
Rocky Macintosh
Deuce McAllister
Macho Harris

Other random favorites: Napoleon McCallum, Stan Brock, Ali Highsmith, Vai Sikahema.,..
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