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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 ...
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]
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 ...
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The Lone Stars – Reference to Texas's nickname, the "Lone Star State". This team nickname has been rarely used in recent years. South Oklahoma Rangers - Derogatory nickname from rival fans of the Houston Astros due to the team having Texas in their name while playing in Arlington, TX, which is a suburb 80 miles south of the Oklahoma border.
Hammerin' Hank is a pro-sports institution unto himself, and from 1954 to 1965, then again in 1975 and 1976, he went about compiling his record 755 career home runs with a Milwaukee jersey.