# Athletes with the most appropriate names **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 21, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762 "2008-08-21T03:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/21 "2008-08-21T15:05:05Z")
Does Speed Racer qualify as an athlete? ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/22 "2008-08-21T15:36:58Z")
There used to be a major league pitcher named **Bob Walk** , had a couple good years, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/23 "2008-08-21T16:00:04Z")
Champ Bailey’s a pretty good one (NFL cornerback). He has a brother named Boss who isn’t nearly as good. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/24 "2008-08-21T16:05:31Z")
I’ve been thinking that it’s kind of ironic that Prince Fielder has gotten too fat to actually, you know, do much fielding. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/25 "2008-08-21T16:09:42Z")
[QUOTE=Sarahfeena] I’ve been thinking that it’s kind of ironic that Prince Fielder has gotten too fat to actually, you know, do much fielding. [/QUOTE] His father was the same way, and like him, Prince will eventually be a designated hitter. Really reminds you of that comment attributed to John Kruk, when a fan asked him how an athlete could be so fat: “Lady, I’m not an athlete- I’m a baseball player!” Prince Fielder is also a vegetarian, which makes his conditioning a little more baffling. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/26 "2008-08-21T16:13:29Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] His father was the same way, and like him, Prince will eventually be a designated hitter. Really reminds you of that comment attributed to John Kruk, when a fan asked him how an athlete could be so fat: “Lady, I’m not an athlete- I’m a baseball player!” Prince Fielder is also a vegetarian, which makes his conditioning a little more baffling. [/QUOTE] Maybe it’s an all-cheese vegetarian regimen! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/27 "2008-08-21T16:37:30Z")
There’s Olympian American volleyballer Lloy Ball. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/28 "2008-08-21T16:37:33Z")
I thought I saw “Ball” on the back of a jersey in perhaps in was womens’ volleyball the other day. But I’m too lazy to go and find out who it was. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/29 "2008-08-21T16:38:45Z")
Powerlifter and four time World’s Strongest Man - [Magnus ver Magnusson](http://www.kraftsport-attack.de/magnusson.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/30 "2008-08-21T16:43:11Z")
[QUOTE=Noone Special] Sort of the opposite of what you’re looking for, but chuckle-worthy nonetheless… 6’7" basketball player [Purvis Short](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purvis_Short). [/QUOTE] Or old-time NBA star Bob Petit. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/31 "2008-08-21T17:08:55Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] Prince Fielder is also a vegetarian, which makes his conditioning a little more baffling. [/QUOTE] Ice cream and beer are both vegetarian. :: pats belly:: ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/32 "2008-08-21T17:10:37Z")
Bears linebacker Dick Butt Kiss. OR Butkus I guess with a name like that you gotta be tough. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/33 "2008-08-21T17:23:26Z")
Hopefully Reds pitcher Homer Bailey will not live down to his name by allowing too many HRs. ---
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/34 "2008-08-21T18:13:20Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] Know of any weightlifters named Armstrong? [/QUOTE] One of the shotputters (from my hometown- go Kamloops!) is named Dylan Armstrong. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/35 "2008-08-21T18:24:37Z")
[Reggie Corner](http://www.buffalobills.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=122798). Note what position he plays. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/36 "2008-08-21T19:10:49Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] Powerlifter and four time World’s Strongest Man - [Magnus ver Magnusson](http://www.kraftsport-attack.de/magnusson.jpg) [/QUOTE] Meaning: Magnus, son of Magnus! Meaning: (the) Great son of (the) Great. It sounds good! Anyway, this article that I just remembered, though not restricted to sports, may be on topic: [http://www.cracked.com/article\_14982\_9-manliest-names-in-world.html](http://www.cracked.com/article_14982_9-manliest-names-in-world.html) I still support a name change to Lance Blitzbeine. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/37 "2008-08-21T19:22:28Z")
[QUOTE=Max Torque] How could you be anything but a great American football player when you have the name [Bronko Nagurski](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski)? [/QUOTE] “He was the only man I ever saw who ran his own interference.” - New York Giants Coach Steve Owen, on Bronko “Tackling Bronko was like trying to stop a freight train going downhill.” - Hall of Famer Ernie Nevers ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/38 "2008-08-21T20:14:46Z")
Cleveland American Leaguers of the past include pitcher [Rich Hand](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Hand) and infielder [Neal Ball](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Ball). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/39 "2008-08-21T20:19:51Z")
**Milton Bradley** , whose very name indicates he plays a game for a living. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762/40 "2008-08-21T20:21:22Z")
Twenty years ago Notre Dame had a linebacker by the name of Michael Stonebreaker. He hit pretty well too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-with-the-most-appropriate-names/460762.md?page=3)