The best athlete nickname of all-time belongs to John Anthony Eales.
What's that? Who the hell is John Eales?
With 86 international test caps, 55 as team captain, he is one of Australia's greatest rugby players of all time. He also led the Wallabies to two World Cup championships - as a debutant in 1991 and then again as captain in 1999. The annual award for the best rugby union player in Australia is called the John Eales Medal.
His nickname? NOBODY
Why? BECAUSE NOBODY'S PERFECT
But, because most of you know nothing outside of football, baseball, basketball and hockey, none of you have ever heard of John Eales. So here are the best sports nicknames you've heard of...
SHOELESS [Joe Jackson]
PHI SLAMA JAMA [1982-84 Houston Cougars]
ROCKET [Maurice Richard]
SPACEMAN [Bill Lee]
COOL PAPA [James Bell]
Honourable mentions: THE CHICOUTIMI CUCUMBER [Georges Vézina], YOGI [Lawrence Berra], MR. HOCKEY [Gordie Howe] and ONE SIZE [Fitz Hall]
Good selections by the Dog Walk: MAGIC [Earvin Johnson], SWEETNESS [Walter Payton], HITMAN [Thomas Hearns, not Brett Hart 🤦] and SAY HEY KID [Willie Mays].
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