It no longer exists, but there was a minor league hockey team in Macon, Georgia called the Macon Whoopie. I wisely bought a long sleeved t-shirt.
He never made it as a pro, but remember the Notre Dame linebacker Mike Stonebreaker?
You can’t get a more macho name for a football player than that!
And for a Texas quarterback, what could be a cooler name than Colt McCoy?
Eastern Illinois University has a linebacker named Lucious Pusey. No really. Unfortunately, he legally changed his name to Lucious Seymour due to all the ragging. A tiny college called Capital University has a starting QB named Marty Assman. On the more wholesome side, Scientific Mapp played on Florida A&M’s basketball team in the mid-90’s.
I’ve always really liked the name for the young center for the St. Louis Rams, Richie Incognito.
Then there’s the guy who was named after the entire 1973 Queens Park Rangers first team squad.
Italian-Slovenian basketballer Gregor “Uncle” Fučka.
Brazilian footballer Argel Fucks.
Well, if we’re going into team names, you can’t go past Cartalk’s Top 19 Rejected International Sports Team Names:
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cannes Openers
- Amsterdam Yankees
- Vienna Sausages
- Belgium Waffles
- Manila Folders
- Czech Bouncers
- New Dehli Catessans
- Buenos Airheads
- Guadalajara Krishnas
- Iraqi Raccoons
- Bolivia DeHavillands
- Seoul Brothers
- Taipei Personalities
- Syria Killers
- Hungary Jacks
- Dublin Mint Twins
- Prague Tologists
- Peking Toms
You have struck gold.
The second reference in your link goes to this page. Allow me to quote the first paragraph, like so:
“Zambian Laughter Chilembe has played in Zimbabwe for Caps United FC, while I also know about Suprise Moriri from Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa," says Tinashe Mutsungi Shoko. "But my favourite is one called Have-A-Look Dube playing for Njube Sundowns here in Zimbabwe.”
My own particular favourite is Congolese striker Bongo Christ, closely followed by Zimbabwean midfield supremo Danger Fourpence.
South African footballer Excellent Walaza
Precious McKenzie, phenomenally short and accomplished weightlifter. Not, surprisingly, a gigantic dwarf, simply a very small conventionally-proportioned but unfeasibly strong man. He used to be on the local TV news now and then when I was living in the Bristol area in the 70s.
Does anyone remember Nebraska running back I.M. Hipp?
Former Tennessee Volunteer backup QB Jim Bob Cooter.
I am obliged to point out that for a few years, Ron Tugnutt was teammates with Lance Pitlick and Radek Bonk.
It’s a shame that Stubby Clapp was too young to play with Rusty Kuntz.
No love for basketball brothers Scientific and Majestic Mapp?
Does he suffer from a lot of groin pulls.?
Great! I’m gonna have that stupid Terrance and Phillip song stuck in my head all day.
Shut your fuckin’ face “Uncle” Fučka.
You’re a cock-sucking, ass-licking “Uncle” Fučka.
You’re an uncle fucka, yes its true,
nobody fucks uncles quite like you.
I always thought Urban Shocker would make a good super villain name.
Hockey has a lot of great ones, my favorite is Hakan Loob
I think the same screenwriter came up with Joe Montana for the heroic football player. A much less talented scribe came up with Johnny Utah for the movie Point Break.