There is an Indian cricketer called Napoleon Einstein.
I defy anyone to top that. Even those names that Homer Simpson made up in the Max Power episode weren’t as cool as Napoleon Einstein.
I like World B. Free…
and Joe Shlabotnik.
There was a Soviet Olympic basketball player named Titt Sokk.
I nominate professional hockey player Robin Big Snake
There is only former Minnesota Viking’s Tight End Carlester Crumpler and everyone else.
I remember watching a US college basketball game with a player called either SirLancelot something or SirValiant something.
Dick Spring was an Irish rugby player who later became a politician.
Always thought the US football player Dick Butkus had a memorable name.
And there’s NASCAR race driver Dick Trickle.
I kinda like Norman Conquest. He does appear to be dead, though, so I don’t know if that counts.
If marine biology were a sport, the name of Art Vandelay would produce awestruck silence everywhere it was uttered.
If you knew Portuguese, you’d get a kick out of a retired african football player called Mamadu Bobo, now an ambassador to the sport.
Something like Suckon Blowjob would be a fair translation.
Coco Crisp remains my favorite, although I’m not sure “cool” is the right adjective to use in that regard.
I like Rocco Baldelli, although that sounds more like a boxer’s name.
Tell the truth- if you saw a movie about an all-American, heroic athlete named “LANCE ARMSTRONG,” wouldn’t that strike you as a ridiculous, phony name? Just a little too perfect-sounding to be plausible for such a character?
My favorite was always Jeff Beukeboom of the N.Y. rangers. He was a big defenseman, quite good at putting big hits on oppsing players.
Old time Oriole Gene Brabender was one of my favorite names.
Yeah, but with a name like that, he still wins. Forever.
I love listening to John Madden try to pronounce names like Chris Fuamatu Ma’afala. There isn’t anything funny about his name, I just really enjoy listening to announcers stumble over Samoan and African names.
Current only, or of all time? Because no one will ever top baseball legend Van Lingle Mungo.
For me, this is an open-and-shut case:
…and if that weren’t enough, in college he played basketball for Providence!
Not the best but Gianluca Pagliuca is a pretty good one.
Some football (soccer) players: Stern John, Wagner Love, Danny Invincible. Those three could probably team up as masked superheroes or something.