# Sports figures with appropriate names **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 26, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393 "2021-09-26T19:50:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [September 27, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/21 "2021-09-27T15:42:19Z")
[Neal Ball](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/ballne01.shtml) in MLB, famous for grabbing a ball on a line drive and getting an unassisted triple play with it, the first in MLB history. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/22 "2021-09-27T16:49:00Z")
I believe he was teammates with Josh Outman. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/23 "2021-09-27T16:55:18Z")
A few years back, the Ottawa RedBlacks in the Canadian Football League has a player named Armageddon, which when I first heard him announced in a pre-season game, figured I must have misheard. But it seems like the perfect name for a football player. Alas, he got cut. > **[Armageddon Draughn - CFL.ca](https://www.cfl.ca/players/armageddon-draughn/163351/)** > > Armageddon Draughn is a defensive back currently playing. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/24 "2021-09-27T19:23:23Z")
The Yankees had a prospect named Janson Junk, which is a cool name for a pitcher, but I guess they didn’t think too highly of him since they traded him to the Angels for Andrew Heaney. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/25 "2021-09-27T19:33:27Z")
[Jeff Feagles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Feagles) once played for the Philadelphia Eagles. Here are a couple that became sports figures, but their parents may have thought they would be in a different profession: [Lawyer Milloy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyer_Milloy) [Jakobi Meyers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakobi_Meyers) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/26 "2021-09-27T19:40:37Z")
The Detroit Lions had a mediocre quarterback in the 1980s named [Chuck Long](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LongCh00.htm); at that time, I was in a Strat-o-Matic Football league (a tabletop sports simulation game), and the league members nicknamed him “Chuck ‘I Can’t Throw’ Long.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/27 "2021-09-27T19:50:26Z")
MLB catcher [Matt Batts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Batts) ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/28 "2021-09-27T19:54:06Z")
Josh Outman, a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees, got 823 batters out during his 7-year major league career. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/29 "2021-09-27T19:58:45Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > A few years back, the Ottawa RedBlacks in the Canadian Football League has a player named Armageddon, which when I first heard him announced in a pre-season game, figured I must have misheard. But it seems like the perfect name for a football player. Speaking of the CFL, there was a star lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the '70s and '80s named [John Bonk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bonk). As a blocker, I am certain that he bonked\* into many opponents over his career. \*- “struck with force,” not “had sex with.” Important distinction! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/30 "2021-09-27T20:00:49Z")
Israel’s first ever Olympic gold medalist was windsurfer Gal Friedman. “Gal” is Hebrew for wave. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/31 "2021-09-27T22:21:57Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I’m sure I’ve seen MLB players named Hu and Watt, though I’m not sure what field positions they played, and I don’t think there’s been an Idono. I was just at the Baseball Hall of Fame last week, and had to watch the video of “Who’s on First”. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/32 "2021-09-28T07:27:14Z")
Thomas Diamond - He played four MLB games for the Chicago Cubs in 2010. NBA legend Tim Duncan (dunking) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/33 "2021-09-28T13:27:41Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Speaking of the CFL, there was a star lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the '70s and '80s named [John Bonk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bonk). As a blocker, I am certain that he bonked\* into many opponents over his career. > > \*- “struck with force,” not “had sex with.” Important distinction! - “Bonking” is also a bicycling term for running out of glycogen during a long ride. Marathoners call it “hitting the wall”. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/34 "2021-09-28T17:06:12Z")
PGATour Golfers Chip Beck, Jason Dufner. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/35 "2021-09-28T17:27:30Z")
Has anyone mentioned pro golfer Gary Player? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/36 "2021-09-28T17:46:13Z")
Several NFL players have the last name Wilson. Including Russel Wilson. The name is also on every football. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/37 "2021-09-29T02:17:10Z")
An Opposite: Scott _Speed_ washed right out of Formula One ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/38 "2021-09-30T14:59:12Z")
Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers. The only true BASE ball player who ever played. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/39 "2021-09-30T15:14:23Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers. > The only true BASE ball player who ever played Great baseball player and good color commentary guy too. I enjoyed the Tigers announcer team of George Brett and Al Kaline back in the day. It took me awhile though to figure out how “Al Kaline” was an appropriate baseball name. I think I finally figured it out. Let me show my math, and tell me if I’m right: First I thought “K-line?” but I couldn’t figure out what that had to do with baseball. Then I thought, "well his name spells ‘alkaline’, but what would that have to do with… ooohhh, waitaminute, an alkaline is a BASE!" Did everybody else get it right away and I’m just slow? ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393/40 "2021-09-30T15:20:59Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > An Opposite: Scott _Speed_ washed right out of Formula One But has been doing very well in Rallycross and Stadium Super Truck racing for a number of years. On the other hand, he had a short and unproductive NASCAR career too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-figures-with-appropriate-names/951393.md?page=3)