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This is a list of sportspeople with nicknames. Aviation sport "Mungo" = Mike Mangold, [1] "The Quick Corsican" = Nicolas Ivanoff, [2] "Witt" = Steve Wittman, [3]
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
So with this in mind, in bringing you the best of the best when it comes to nicknames, it's also important to show off the bottom of the barrel, too -- it makes the good ones look that much better.
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
United States men's national basketball team, 1992 – "The Dream Team" [248] United States men's national basketball team, 2008 – "The Redeem Team" [249] Canada men's national basketball team – "The Road Warriors" [250] Spain national basketball team – La ÑBA [251] Turkey national basketball team – Oniki Dev Adam ("12 Giant Men") [252]
Lists of one-club men (8 P) S. Sports squads (21 C) W. Lists of sportspeople who died in wars (2 C, 9 P) ... List of sportspeople with nicknames; O.
There are a variety of articles listing sportspeople of a particular sport. Archers; ... Basketball players Basketball players (Men's National Basketball Association)
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted. Generally, athletics are mainly branded by their common name, meaning words like "University of" or "College" are usually omitted and only the unique name elements are used. For ...