Best sports names?

[hackerjack]

Former Houston Rockets centre Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo.

Aussie Goalkeeper Norman Conquest

A referee what really was a (Segar) Bastard in the black

Congo striker Christ Bongo

Former Newcastle failure Brian Pinas

Ex-wycombe FM legend Jermaine McSporran

Jouneryman striker Junior Agogo

One of my favourites is currently unemployed Cameroon striker Joseph-Désiré Job

[Syrjis]

I don't care how retired he is, Zarley Zalapski wins this contest every time.

Speaking of Zarley Zalapski... He signed with Lausanne (Switzerland)

Oh.. and Texas-Kid Egertz is a kick ass name.

[GhostMachine]

Y.A. Tittle

[Mike Widdows]

New Zealand Rugby League international Fuifui Moimoi

Guy Branston(Footballer) just for this

Anthony Sweeney(Footballer) just for this

And I believe there was another Soccer Saturday where a player called Gareth Jellyman got sent off and Stelling said that he'd thrown a wobbly

Ahh Jeff

[TheArsenal]

I like that a few years back Fulham had a player called John Collins, and another player called Collins John.

[badotori]

Although very ordinary, Craig Davies will always bring a smile to my face because of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhWxCxp1PqM.

I do like David N'Gog (pronounced un'Go), mainly because of his inevitable nickname "Wash" - which leads me in neatly to the greatness that is the aforementioned Fitz Hall's nickname..."One Size". Comedy gold.

There's also a Man United reserve called Daniel Drinkwater - I always imagine a comma after Daniel and an exclamation mark after Drinkwater when I see it in print. Not so much a name as a command.

[Gazz]

Israeli midfielder and FM08 beast Gai Assulin.

Also, in the non-leagues, Exodus Geohagen

[Numbahs]

You guys stink at this...

Baseball player Coco Crisp, FTW.

[Typical Phenom]

Ok, unless I somehow missed it, I'm extremely disappointed that nobody's mentioned Dick Butkus yet.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Not from the world of professional sports, but I train at TKD with a guy named Eololie Porucious. I have no idea yet where he comes from to have such a strange assortment of vowels in his name.

[db07]

I think there is an Australian race car driver called Will Power.... I like that name, and it makes me laugh.

[The Sultan of Swank]

Swiss league player Saatanan Saatana and I love Chico Reisch

[Blaze09]

Someone plays basketball at the Univeristy of Cal and his name is Bak Bak.

http://california.scout.com/a.z?s=166&p=8&c=1&nid=3747106

[Skummy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Invincible

Danny Invincible who, in the words of my brother, "sounds like the leading face of a Wakefield based wrestling promotion"

...just noticed that metalman already "got" Danny Invincible, so I'll just note that there is no more sumptuous arrangement of consonants than Charles N'Zogbia.

As a bonus;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportivo_Wanka

Edited November 18, 2009 by Skummy

[hackerjack]

I do like David N'Gog (pronounced un'Go), mainly because of his inevitable nickname "Wash".

That's funny because the last Liverpool game I watched at Anfield the crowd had nicknames in Fuck. The inevitable chant of "Fuck, Euck, Fuck N'Gog Away" every time he missed was fan-dabi-dozi fun.

[Hornswoggle4PM]

Pioneering AFL umpire Ivo Crapp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Crapp

http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/sport/photos/10-worst-sporting-names

Includes Gregor Fucka, Kim Yoo-Suk and Dean Windass

[ZJ Penn]

Kiki Musampa. Only funny when his teamates nicknamed him Chris.

[Noah]

Ziggy Niszczot - Rugby League player for the mighty South Sydney Rabbitohs.

[Rich]

Kenny Lunt... Spoonerize it and you have a very amusing name, and the reason why me and group of friends used to call each other Len.

[METALMAN]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Invincible

Danny Invincible who, in the words of my brother, "sounds like the leading face of a Wakefield based wrestling promotion"

My hero

He bought me a burger once.