Column by Ken Cohen
June 7, 2013 — When David Jones died earlier this week, I really didn't know who he was. That's because I only knew him as Deacon Jones. And he was part of the Fearsome Foursome. Two of the great sports nicknames ever. It got me thinking about other players who had legendary nicknames and others who I might not be able to tell you their real names. Here are some of my favorites – see if you know who they are. The answers are at the end.

Baseball
Pops
The Barber
The Georgia Peach
The Iron Horse
Charlie Hustle
Big Train
Goose
Say Hey Kid
Hammerin Hank
Blue Moon
Little Poison
Nails
No Neck
Toy Cannon
Crime Dog
Penguin
Preacher
Satchel
Oil Can
The Spaceman
Three Finger
Tom Terrific
Cobra
Yankee Clipper
Splendid Splinter
Stan the Man

Basketball
Big Country
The Mailman
Iceman
Dollar Bill
Doctor J
Rifleman
The Human Eraser
The Answer
The Admiral
Round Mound of Rebound
Clyde
Cornbread
Downtown
Earl the Pearl
The Dream
Hondo
Magic
Meadowlark
Pistol Pete
Silk
Sleepy
Spud
Tractor
Tree
The Microwave
The Chief
Human Highlight Film

Boxing
Hands of Stone
Bonecrusher
Boom Boom
The Brown Bomber
Gentleman Jim
The Greatest
Iron Mike
Macho
Pretty Boy
Smokin Joe
The Truth
Cinderella Man

Football
The Galloping Ghost
Big Tuna
White Shoes
Minister of Defense
The Assassin
Bad Moon
Broadway Joe
The Bus
Crazy Legs
Dandy Don
The Fridge
Ickey
Ironhead
Jaws
The Juice
The Kansas Comet
The Mad Bomber
Mean Joe
Night Train
Sweetness
Too Tall

Golf
The King
Golden Bear
The Black Knight
Boo
The Big Easy
The Shark
The Mechanic
Mr. X
Sarge
Squire
The Walrus
Gentle Ben
The Hawk

Hockey
The Great One
The Rocket

Tennis
Superbrat

Teams
No Name Defense
Killer Bees
The Purple People Eaters
New York Sack Exchange
Steel Curtain
Big Red Machine
Broad Street Bullies
Phi Slamma Jamma
Murderer's Row
Monsters of the Midway

ANSWERS

Baseball
Pops -- Willie Stargell
The Barber - Sal Maglie
The Georgia Peach - Ty Cobb
The Iron Horse - Lou Gehrig
Charlie Hustle - Pete Rose
Big Train - Walter Johnson
Goose - Rich Gossage
Say Hey Kid - Willie Mays
Hammerin Hank - Hank Aaron
Blue Moon - John Odom
Little Poison - Lloyd Waner
Nails - Lenny Dykstra
No Neck - Walt Williams
Toy Cannon - Jimmy Wynn
Crime Dog - Fred McGriff
Penguin - Ron Cey
Preacher - Elwin Roe
Satchel - Leroy Paige
Oil Can - Dennis Boyd
The Spaceman - Bill Lee
Three Finger - Mordecai Brown
Tom Terrific - Tom Seaver
Cobra - Dave Parker
Yankee Clipper - Joe DiMaggio
Splendid Splinter - Ted Williams
Stan the Man - Stan Musial

Basketball
Big Country - Bryant Reeves
The Mailman - Karl Malone
Iceman - George Gervin
Dollar Bill - Bill Bradley
Doctor J - Julius Erving
Rifleman - Chuck Person
The Human Eraser - Marvin Webster
The Answer - Allen Iverson
The Admiral - David Robinson
Round Mound of Rebound - Charles Barkley
Clyde - Walt Frazier
Cornbread - Cedric Maxwell
Downtown - Fred Brown
Earl the Pearl - Earl Monroe
The Dream - Hakeem Olajuwan
Hondo - John Havlicek
Magic - Earvin Johnson
Meadowlark - George Lemon
Pistol Pete - Pete Maravich
Silk - Keith Wilkes
Sleepy - Eric Floyd
Spud - Anthony Webb
Tractor - Robert Traylor
Tree - Wayne Rollins
The Microwave - Vinny Johnson
The Chief - Robert Parrish
Human Highlight Film - Dominque Wilkins

Boxing
Hands of Stone - Roberto Duran
Bonecrusher - James Smith
Boom Boom - Ray Mancini
The Brown Bomber - Joe Louis
Gentleman Jim - James Corbett
The Greatest - Muhammad Ali
Iron Mike - Mike Tyson
Macho - Hector Camacho
Pretty Boy - Floyd Mayweather
Smokin Joe - Joe Frazier
The Truth - Carl Williams
Cinderella Man - James Braddock

Football
The Galloping Ghost - Red Grange
Big Tuna - Bill Parcells
White Shoes - Billy Johnson
Minister of Defense - Reggie White
The Assassin - Jack Tatum
Bad Moon - Andre Rison
Broadway Joe - Joe Namath
The Bus - Jerome Bettis
Crazy Legs - Elroy Hirsch
Dandy Don - Don Meredith
The Fridge - William Perry
Ickey - Elbert Woods
Ironhead - Craig Hayward
Jaws - Ron Jawaorski
The Juice - O.J. Simpson
The Kansas Comet - Gale Sayers
The Mad Bomber - Daryle Lamonica
Mean Joe - Joe Greene
Night Train - Dick Lane
Sweetness - Walter Payton
Too Tall - Ed Jones

Golf
The King - Arnold Palmer
Golden Bear - Jack Nicklaus
The Black Knight - Gary Player
Boo - Thomas Brent Weekley
The Big Easy - Ernie Els
The Shark - Greg Norman
The Mechanic - Miguel Angel Jiminez
Mr. X - Miller Barber
Sarge - Orville Moody
Squire - Gene Sarazen
The Walrus - Craig Stadler
Gentle Ben - Ben Crenshaw
The Hawk - Ben Hogan

Hockey
The Great One - Wayne Gretzky
The Rocket - Maurice Richard

Tennis
Superbrat - John McEnroe

Teams
No Name Defense - Miami Dolphins (1972)
Killer Bs -Miami Dolphins (1982)
The Purple People Eaters - Minnesota Vikings (1970s)
New York Sack Exchange - New York Jets (early 1980s)
Steel Curtain - Pittsburgh Steelers (1970s)
Big Red Machine - Cincinnati Reds (mid 1970s)
Broad Street Bullies - Philadelphia Flyers (mid 1970s)
Phi Slamma Jamma - University of Houston (1983-84)
Murderer's Row - New York Yankees (1920s)
Monsters of the Midway - Chicago Bears (1985)

Ken Cohen brings 30 years of publishing experience, many covering sports and working for sports companies, His column, “Further Review” will appear every Friday.