Shaquille O'Neal wants a new nickname: the 'Green Monster'?
Shaquille O'Neal, the newest member of the Boston Celtics, has announced that he's looking for a new nickname. If you think he's just 'Shaq,' you haven't been paying attention.
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“The Bus” – Jerome Bettis
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“The Assassin” – Jack Tatum
“Broadway Joe” – Joe Namath
“The Minister of Defense” – Reggie White
Hockey
"The Chicoutimi Cucumber” – Georges Vezina
"The Great One" – Wayne Gretzky
"The Miracle on Ice" – US Olympic team defeats Soviets (1980)
"CuJo" – Curtis Joseph
Dave "Cementhead" Semenko
Boxing
"Hands of Stone" – Roberto Duran
“The Thrilla in Manila” – match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazie (1975)
“The Greatest” – Muhammad Ali
Baseball
"Charlie Hustle" – Pete Rose
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
“Teddy Ballgame” “The Kid” "The Splendid Splinter" – Ted Williams
Rich "El Guapo" Garces
“The Bambino” “The Sultan of Swat” “Babe Ruth” – George Herman Ruth, Jr.
"The Say Hey Kid" – Willie Mays
“The Big Unit” – Randy Johnson
Leroy “Satchel” Paige
“The Big Hurt” – Frank Thomas
Jim “Catfish” Hunter
“Fat Elvis” “Big Puma” – Lance Berkman
“Mr. October” – Reggie Jackson
"The Yankee Clipper" – Joe DiMaggio
“Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron
“The Flying Dutchman” – Honus Wagner
The Wizzard of Oz – Ozzie Smith
“Wild Thing” Mitch Williams
William “Mookie” Wilson
Golf
“The Golden Bear” – Jack Nicklaus
“Tiger” – Eldrick Woods
“Lumpy” – Tim Herron
“Boss of the Moss” – Loren Roberts
“The Pink Panther – Jesper Parnevik
“The Shark” – Greg Norman
“Grandmaster Funk” – Fred Funk
“Boom Boom” – Fred Couples
Tennis
Roger “Federer Express”
“Mosquito” – Juan Carlos Ferrero
“The Punisher” – Andre Agassi
Track
Florence “Flo Jo” Joyner
Snowboarding
“The Flying Tomato” – Shaun White
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