Top 10 Greatest Sports Nicknames
VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
What's in a name? Everything. Sports nicknames are the stuff of legend: sometimes they speak to an athlete's skills, sometimes a funny event, sometimes simply their dominance on the playing surface. But there's no denying that some are more epic than others – the kind that stick in your mind even though you might have no recollection of the athlete him or herself. In this video, http://www.WatchMojo.com counts down our picks for the top 10 greatest sports nicknames. For this list, we've chosen the one athlete per sport who we think has the most iconic, memorable, or funny nickname.
- #10: UFC – Anderson Silva
- #9: Boxing – Mike Tyson
- #8: Cricket – Donald Bradman
- #7: Hockey – Maurice Richard
- #6: Swimming – Ian Thorpe
- #5: Golf – Greg Norman
- #4: Football – Franz Beckenbauer
- #3: American Football – William Perry
- #2: Basketball – Earvin Johnson
- #1: Baseball – Joe Jackson
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