# What's the weirdest or funniest name in sports?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/121 "2013-06-24T23:58:41Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> How about Patriots tailback BenJarvus Green-Ellis? Not that many letters, but he’s got four names. Four!

Which is why his nickname is “Law Firm”.

How about the Patriots punter [Zoltan Mesko](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoltan_Mesko_%28American_football%29)? His nickname is “Zoltan the Space Emperor”.

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**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503/122 "2013-06-25T01:08:17Z")

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I give you [Napoleon Einstein](http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/279540.html), a right-handed all-rounder for the Chennai Super Kings.

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