COLM ‘GOOCH’ COOPER made headlines this weekend along with his Kerry attacking partner Kieran Donaghy aka ‘Star’.
In Páirc Uí Chaoimh this Sunday, Waterford, with Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh, face off with ‘Bonnar’ Maher’s Tipperary in the Munster SHC final.
Irish soccer boasts Keano, the Duffer and Zinedine Kilbane while the rugby fraternity are populated by the likes of ROG, BOD and Flash.
But they’re not the worst nicknames in sport…
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Naming and shaming: the 18 worst nicknames in sport
COLM ‘GOOCH’ COOPER made headlines this weekend along with his Kerry attacking partner Kieran Donaghy aka ‘Star’.
In Páirc Uí Chaoimh this Sunday, Waterford, with Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh, face off with ‘Bonnar’ Maher’s Tipperary in the Munster SHC final.
Irish soccer boasts Keano, the Duffer and Zinedine Kilbane while the rugby fraternity are populated by the likes of ROG, BOD and Flash.
But they’re not the worst nicknames in sport…
Ian Bell - The Sherminator
Alex Rodriguez - A Rod
Ronnie O'Sullivan - The Rocket
David Beckham - Golden Balls
Colin Montgomerie - Mrs Doubtfire
Karl Malone - The Mailman
Muhammad Ali - The Louisville Lip
Jason McAteer - Trigger
A.C. Green - The 40-year-old Virgin
Eddie Edwards - The Eagle
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - The Baby-Faced Assasin
Rod Smart (left) - He hate me
Keith Wood - The Raging Potato
Eric Moussambani - The Eel
Norman Hunter - Bites Yer Legs
William Perry (centre) - The Refrigerator
Jimmy Wilde - The Ghost with a Hammer in his Hands
Mark Waugh - Afghanistan
Who have we forgotten?
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