Favorite football nicknames SU or...

[OttoMets]

"Gus" Siock, of course.

 

[domedog]

Here are a few...

'Lil' Dave Jacobs
Joe "The Ayer Express" Morris
"Buffalo" Bill Hurley
Roger "Hound Dog" Davis
"Big Jim" Nance
"Moose" Daryl Johnston
Qadry "The Missle" Ismail

"Jumbo" Elliott
Lance "Bambi" Alworth

I don't remember "Big Jim", but I sure remember "Bo" Nance, one of the best fullbacks to ever wear Orange!

 

[Franz69]

The Missile. One of my classmates. Good guy.

Another great nickname:

 

[UnknownOrange]

Craig "The Vanilla Gorilla" Forth

Mike "Silent G" Gbinije

Andy "The Red Rifle" Dalton

Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

Jake "From State" Fromm

EXCUSE ME SIR

But the Vanilla Gorilla is forever retired with Joel Przybilla

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I always thought it was funny that "the Rocket" & "the Missle"'s mom was "the Launching Pad".

Not many nicknames that are more fun to shout than "MOOOOOOOOOSE!!!"

But SCOOOOOOP is a close second.

Their younger brother was “The Bomb”.

 

[Hoo's That]

Bill "The Bluefield Bullet" Dudley.

 

[RandomGuy]

Well... If you're doing all sports, there are some Nick names so iconic, some folks may not know the real name.

Dr. J.

Magic Johnson

Babe Ruth

Some lessers:

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Wilt "the Stilt" Chamberlain
The Hick from French Lick
"Cocoa" Krisp
"Spud" Webb


There are so,so, many

 

[kcsu]

My all time Favorite nickname of a Cuse player was for a basketball player. Joel Mareiniss gave Tom Stundis the name "The Braintree Butcher".

Joel Mareiniss, who carved out a 46-year sports media career in Syracuse, has died at 87

Me Too. Loved Joel as a kid. "Sweet D"
"Which way Whitman" and my favorite
"Up the invisible ladder" !

 

[Cusester]

I love running backs with nicknames. Name them;


- The Sleepy Hollow Will o the Wisp and the Catskill Comet.

 

[Cusester]

Me Too. Loved Joel as a kid. "Sweet D"
"Which way Whitman" and my favorite
"Up the invisible ladder" !

"Swisheroo- Hicker for 2!"

 

[Eric15]

My Nut Zach Ertz

LMAO that is pretty brilliant.

 

[bnoro]

James "Deebo" Harrison
Danny "Playoffs" Amendola
Swerve Philips

 

[UnknownOrange]

Well... If you're doing all sports, there are some Nick names so iconic, some folks may not know the real name.

Dr. J.

Magic Johnson

Babe Ruth

Some lessers:

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Wilt "the Stilt" Chamberlain
The Hick from French Lick
"Cocoa" Krisp
"Spud" Webb


There are so,so, many

Like future Braves HOF-er Larry Jones!

Vincent Jackson, of Techmo Bowl!

2-Time Super Bowl MVP Elisha Manning!

 

[Arangeman]

James "Freak Daddy" Spencer

 

[OrangePA]

Here are a few...

'Lil' Dave Jacobs
Joe "The Ayer Express" Morris
"Buffalo" Bill Hurley
Roger "Hound Dog" Davis
"Big Jim" Nance
"Moose" Daryl Johnston
Qadry "The Missle" Ismail

"Jumbo" Elliott
Lance "Bambi" Alworth

Roger "The Dodger" Praetorious and Marty "Jan the Man" Januszkiewicz - a big, tough backfield that pounded the ball but lacked breakaway speed for the early 1970s Orange.

 

[sufandu]

I always thought it was funny that "the Rocket" & "the Missle"'s mom was "the Launching Pad".

Not many nicknames that are more fun to shout than "MOOOOOOOOOSE!!!"

But SCOOOOOOP is a close second.

What ever happened to the youngest brother. I had heard he was good too.

 

[sufandu]

Well... If you're doing all sports, there are some Nick names so iconic, some folks may not know the real name.

Dr. J.

Magic Johnson

Babe Ruth

Some lessers:

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Wilt "the Stilt" Chamberlain
The Hick from French Lick
"Cocoa" Krisp
"Spud" Webb


There are so,so, many

"The human highlight film"

Michael "air" Jordan

 

[OrangeTarheel]

He Hate Me --> XFL player of football

Didn't Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders operate out of the same backfield in college as Thunder and Lightning?

 

[ForCuseSake]

Not a KC Chiefs fan but I always liked The Nigerian Nightmare.

I wouldn’t try to tackle Christian Okoye for all the gold in FT. Knox!

 

[storange]

Not a nickname but related to one, the banner at the dome
Kirby Dar Dar Fan fan Club Club

 

[storange]

Me Too. Loved Joel as a kid. "Sweet D"
"Which way Whitman" and my favorite
"Up the invisible ladder" !

Groucho Marx dribble

 

[OrangePA]

Here are a few...

'Lil' Dave Jacobs
Joe "The Ayer Express" Morris
"Buffalo" Bill Hurley
Roger "Hound Dog" Davis
"Big Jim" Nance
"Moose" Daryl Johnston
Qadry "The Missle" Ismail

"Jumbo" Elliott
Lance "Bambi" Alworth

Jim "Bo" Nance

 

[NineOneSeven]

NBA:
The round mound of rebound
The admiral
The big fundamental

In terms of wrestling:
The big red machine
The texas rattlesnake
Captain charisma
The cerebral assassin

 

[JoeSU]

My all time Favorite nickname of a Cuse player was for a basketball player. Joel Mareiniss gave Tom Stundis the name "The Braintree Butcher".

Joel Mareiniss, who carved out a 46-year sports media career in Syracuse, has died at 87

I loved Joel's broadcasting.

 

[Brian Orange]

Before I even was a Syracuse fan one of the things I always said about them was they always seemed to have guys with unique names. Quinten Spotwood, Donovan McNabb, etc. Didn't even need nicknames.