Just getting to this- Rod Carew didn't have a nickname but got a line in a Beastie Boys song. "And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!" Better than a nickname in my book. Also, there was dude I was in the Navy with whose last name was Freyaldenhoven. He was called "F-14" for simplicity and seemed appropriate for where we were at the time.
Does just being known by your first name count as a "nickname"? Edgar sometimes, has been called 'Gar in Seattle. I am also thinking of "Ichiro." And to stay on the Seattle theme, isn't King Felix an incredible nickname, especially given that it originated from a fan blog!
Just getting to this- Rod Carew didn't have a nickname but got a line in a Beastie Boys song. "And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew!" Better than a nickname in my book. Also, there was dude I was in the Navy with whose last name was Freyaldenhoven. He was called "F-14" for simplicity and seemed appropriate for where we were at the time.
Does just being known by your first name count as a "nickname"? Edgar sometimes, has been called 'Gar in Seattle. I am also thinking of "Ichiro." And to stay on the Seattle theme, isn't King Felix an incredible nickname, especially given that it originated from a fan blog!
I think when you have an iconic first name, you don’t need a nickname. Ichiro, Edgar and Jackie come to mind.
Love the Knobby nickname. What a throwback. Had totally forgotten about it!