# What's the weirdest or funniest name in sports? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 20, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503 "2009-10-20T17:51:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/61 "2009-10-21T13:14:35Z")
> [@Chanteuse](#): > > Me too! They mention his name and I can’t help responding, “It’s not a toomah!” 😃 I’m glad I’m not the only one. Whenever I do this the people watching the game with me always look at me like I’m odd. (OK, more than usual.) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/62 "2009-10-21T13:27:36Z")
I always loved the appropriately named baseball pitcher [Rollie Fingers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollie_Fingers) ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/63 "2009-10-21T15:41:03Z")
62 posts & no one has mentioned World B. Free! (His original name was Lloyd B. Free. He had his first name legally changed to World in 1980.) ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/64 "2009-10-21T15:46:24Z")
nevermind ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/65 "2009-10-21T16:07:55Z")
I remember watching [Gerd Bonk](http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:v8AQH8lArBoJ:www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp%3Fa_id%3D27+gerd+bonk&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&ie=UTF-8) during the 1972 Olympics. (Just in case the link doesn’t work, he was an East German weightlifter, and according to the linked site, owner of 2 world records and was a bronze medalist in 1972.) Edit for grammar to insert “was” in the last sentence. Otherwise it sounded like he owned a bronze medalist, which to the best of my knowledge, isn’t true. ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/66 "2009-10-21T16:12:46Z")
I always thought that Lawyer Milloy, the football player, even though he was great, probably had very disapointed parents. I like to imagine that they had a younger son - Linebacker Milloy - who went on to become a lawyer. I could be imaging this, but I think there was a Trout family in stock car racing with sons named Brook and Lake or somesuch. ---
**Author:** ![Neptunian\_Slug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce7236/32.png) [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/67 "2009-10-21T16:56:07Z")
I always enjoyed Anfernee Hardaway. Sounded like mom wanted to call him Anthony, but couldn’t spell. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/68 "2009-10-21T17:03:40Z")
There’s [Dick Burns](http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnsdi01.shtml) if you like your humour a little bit juvenile. [Bill Quackenbush](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Quackenbush) would have fit in perfectly on the Anaheim Ducks. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/69 "2009-10-21T17:19:54Z")
There’s [Craphonso Thorpe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craphonso_Thorpe) and [Guy Whimper](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Whimper) and [Ten Million](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Million_(baseball_player)) and [Rowland Office](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowland_Office) and [Tim Spooneybarger](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Spooneybarger). ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/70 "2009-10-21T17:24:04Z")
And [Drungo La Rue Hazewood](http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hazewdr01.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Landshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Landshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Landshark)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/71 "2009-10-21T17:55:40Z")
A now-retired NASCAR driver is named Lake Speed. ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/72 "2009-10-21T18:07:10Z")
Jim Bob Cooter, backup QB for the Tennessee Volunteers, is a good one. Jeff Beukeboom always amused me and I can’t even explain why. ---
**Author:** ![natterj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dbc845/32.png) [@natterj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/natterj)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/73 "2009-10-21T19:55:00Z")
[Wonderful Terrific Monds](http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=monds-001won) played in the Atlanta Braves’ organization during the '90’s ---
**Author:** ![lemac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@lemac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lemac)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/74 "2009-10-21T20:17:26Z")
There’s a Brazilian soccer player called Creedence Clearwater Couto. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/75 "2009-10-21T20:31:15Z")
> [@lemac](#): > > There’s a Brazilian soccer player called Creedence Clearwater Couto. Guess he was the fortunate son… ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/76 "2009-10-21T20:41:54Z")
Old School: [World B. Free](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_B_Free). ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/77 "2009-10-21T20:45:57Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Old School: [World B. Free](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_B_Free). Beat you to it (see post #63) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/78 "2009-10-21T20:52:20Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > What?! 49 posts in and not a word about [Argel Fucks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arg%C3%A9lico_Fucks)??? He and [Gregor Fučka](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_Fu%C4%8Dka) should do a card show together sometime… ---
**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:** [October 21, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/79 "2009-10-21T23:28:34Z")
Fučka and Fucks? Sounds like an X-rated puppet show. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/80 "2009-10-21T23:33:19Z")
Troy Polamalu. I always like to pronounce it “Palow-malow!” with great emphasis. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503.md?page=5)