# IMHO, Ed "Too Tall" Jones has the best nickname of all time... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 20, 2017, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-ed-too-tall-jones-has-the-best-nickname-of-all-time/802170 "2017-11-20T07:54:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-ed-too-tall-jones-has-the-best-nickname-of-all-time/802170/41 "2017-11-22T05:25:35Z")
Ken “The Rattler” Riley Chuck “Concrete Charlie” Bednarik Reggie White “The Minister of Defense” Craig “Ironhead” Heyward “Prime Time” Deion Sanders ---
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Mark “The Bird” Fidrych He really seemed like Big Bird of Sesame Street, and his joy and aw shucks attitude were genuine. We need more athletes like The Bird! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cS8tIOQD1cQ/maxresdefault.jpg "MLBN Presents: Growing the Legend of 'The Bird'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8tIOQD1cQ) ---
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Will “The Thrill” Clark ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-ed-too-tall-jones-has-the-best-nickname-of-all-time/802170/44 "2017-11-22T05:35:12Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > Earl “Snake Hips” Tucker This is a damn good one! ---
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The inspiration for Rocky, Chuck Wepner “The Bayonne Bleeder” ---
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> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > Hollywood Henderson Henderson once said of Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw before Super Bowl XIII that he couldn’t spell “cat” if you spotted him the c and the a. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-ed-too-tall-jones-has-the-best-nickname-of-all-time/802170/47 "2017-11-22T16:28:41Z")
Sir Arthur “Bomber” Harris. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-ed-too-tall-jones-has-the-best-nickname-of-all-time/802170/48 "2017-11-22T17:03:58Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > Maurice “The Rocket” Richard’s younger, smaller brother is Henri “The Pocket Rocket” Richard. Pittsburgh Pirate brothers Paul Waner and Lloyd Waner were “Big Poison” and “Little Poison”. ---
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William “what the” F. Buckley. OK, not his actual nickname. But it would have been the coolest one ever, had it been. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-ed-too-tall-jones-has-the-best-nickname-of-all-time/802170/50 "2017-11-24T17:16:21Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Ed lived up to his name. 6 ft 9 in., I remember many Cowboys games that he swatted down passes. He had been coached to get his hands up high in the air during the play. For a brief time he played alongside another Ed Jones, nicknamed of course “Too Small.” I can’t find him on the Google and don’t remember his height, but everyone was small next to Too Tall. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-ed-too-tall-jones-has-the-best-nickname-of-all-time/802170/51 "2017-11-24T20:54:58Z")
> [@HelenGawn](#): > > For a brief time he played alongside another Ed Jones, nicknamed of course “Too Small.” I can’t find him on the Google and don’t remember his height, but everyone was small next to Too Tall. I remember a James “Too Small” Jones, a running back IIRC, but Google’s similarly coming up empty for me. I’ll add baseball’s Nick “Tomato Face” Cullop to the list… ---
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Can’t believe no one mentioned Bobby Three Sticks, aka Robert Mueller III ---
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Frank Thomas: The Big Hurt Doug Gwosdz: Eye Chart Marc Rzepczynski: Scrabble Bill Lee: Spaceman Joe Medwick: Ducky Wucky Mike Hargrove: The Human Rain Delay Harry Walker: Harry the Hat Stan Musial: Stan the Man Dick Stuart: Dr. Strangeglove Bob Seeds: Suitcase Seeds ---
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Oscar “The Blade Runner” Pistorius billed himself as The Fastest Man On No Legs. ---
**Author:** ![ThisIsTheEnd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisistheend/32/4713_2.png) [@ThisIsTheEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisIsTheEnd)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-ed-too-tall-jones-has-the-best-nickname-of-all-time/802170/55 "2017-11-25T13:51:35Z")
Teddy Ballgame Way Back Wasdin ---
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Motorsports has a long history of nicknames for drivers. Tony “Smoke” Stewart “The King” Richard Petty “Awesome Bill” Bill Elliott “The Intimidator” Dale Earnhardt “Big Daddy” Don Garlits “The Snake” Don Prudhomme ---
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Reggie “Mr. October” Jackson Dave “Mr. May” Winfield (ouch!) ---
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Andre “Bad Moon” Rison “The Motor City Cobra”, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns ---
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> [@mikeargo](#): > > Boxer Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini killed a guy in the ring (Duk Koo Kim). > Warren Zevon wrote a song about him. Almost my favorite Zevon tune I’m not even a fight fan. Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini’s fighting Bobby Chacon ====== sitting out the rain [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-ed-too-tall-jones-has-the-best-nickname-of-all-time/802170.md?page=2)