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This is a list of nicknames of professional and college football teams. Many are merely abbreviations or diminutives of the team's name; otherwise, the origin of the nickname (if known) is noted. An asterisk (*) after a nickname indicates that the name is pejorative, insulting, or has at least a negative intent, and is often used by opponents ...
The following nicknames are given to a unit (defensive, offensive and special teams) or a secondary nickname given to some teams used to describe a style of play or attitude of teams at times in accordance with phrases in popular culture of the time. They are not the official franchise nicknames of the National Football League (NFL). Since the ...
From Sweetness and Beast Mode to Too Tall Jones and Broadway Joe, Touchdown Wire reveals the ultimate hierarchy of gridiron nicknames. The 101 greatest nicknames in pro football history Skip to ...
"The Truth" = Paul Pierce, United States basketball player [124] "Turbo" = Deni Avdija , Israeli Small forward "U.D." = Udonis Haslem , American power forward [ 125 ]
List of college nickname changes in the United States List of college team nicknames in the United States Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots
List of CAF national association football teams by nickname; List of CONCACAF national association football teams by nickname; List of CONMEBOL national association football teams by nickname; List of non-FIFA and former national association football teams by nickname; List of OFC national association football teams by nickname
Pages in category "Nicknames in American football" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.