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Greatest Philly Sports Nicknames

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We are getting all fired up for the Eagles Championship game this Sunday against the 49ers. All anyone can talk about is that the Birds are back in the Championship game for the 7th time since 2001.  We have ourselves a great team!

It's Donnie and I'm all jacked up on sports right now that I'm going list crazy! Check out my list of the  Most Hated Athletes.

We have seen some of the greatest players here in Philly and we have ben treated to some great nicknames... Whether the fans created them, the player created it themselves, or somebody else gave it to them, Philly has not at a loss for athletes with cool nicknames.

Let's take a look at some of the best...

Freddie Mitchell

This guy created all of his nicknames and they are all FANTASTIC!!!

Fred-Ex (he always delivers), First Down Freddie, The People's Champ, Hollywood, Sultan of Slot, Fast Freddie, Mr. 4th & 26, Move The Chains, Money Mitch.

Julius Erving

This nickname has to be at the top of the list. Dr. J!!!

Dave Schultz

"The Hammer" is a perfect name for this guy!

Darryl Dawkins

"Chocolate Thunder!!!""

Charles Barkley

Sir Charles, The Round Mound of Rebound.  Both great nicknames!

Joel Embiid

Joel... "The Process..." Embiid!!

Allen Iverson

AI. The Answer.  Boom!

Brian Dawkins

Weapon X. B-Dawk.  Call him whatever you want, he's amazing!

Jeremiah Trotter

The Axe Man.

Donovan McNabb

Easy Nickname.  He just goes by "5"

Bernard Hopkins

"The Executioner"

Wilt Chamberlain

"The Big Dipper" and "Wilt The Stilt" are both suitable nicknames.

Ryan Howard

"The Big Piece"

Shane Victorino

This one could be my favorite.  "The Flyin' Hawaiin"

Chuck Bednarik

Concrete Charlie.  Great name!

Lenny Dykstra

He went by "Nails" and "The Dude"

Pat Burrell

"Pat The Bat"

Tom Gordon

Flash Gordon was the man when he was in Philly!

Cole Hamels

Ryan Howard created this name for Cole.  "Hollywood"

Brad Lidge

"Lights Out" Lidge was a perfect piece to 2008!

Roy Halladay

Dude was a complete stud.  "Doc" Halladay made a major impact here in Philly.

Frank McGraw Jr

Honestly, I had to look this one up because I really thought "Tug" was his first name.

Darren Daulton

My favorite baseball player growing up!!  Who didn't love "Dutch?"

Greg Luzinksi

"The Bull"

Gary Matthews

I kinda miss "Sarge" in the booth.

Pete Rose

Charlie Hustle was a great nickname for him!

Mitch Williams

Wild Thing... You make my heart sing!

Richie Ashburn

"Whitey!"

Jimmy Rollins

J-Roll!!!!

Steve Carlton

His nickname was simple.  "Lefty"

Carlos Ruiz

One of the best in Philly sports history.  "Chooch!"

LeSean McCoy

Who didn't love "Shady"

Jalen Mills

He dyed his hair green and went by "The Green Goblin"

Ron Jaworski

Jaws!

Reggie White

The Minister Of Defense

Nick Foles

BDN

Andrew Toney

The Boston Strangler

Eric Lindros, John LeClair, Mikael Renberg

One of the best nicknames for a hockey line ever... The Legion of Doom!

Joe Frazier

A boxing icon known as Smokin' Joe.

Gary Maddox

The 7-time Gold Glove Winner earned his nickname "The Secretary of Defense."

Lloyd Bernand Free

The former Sixer loved his nickname so much that he permanently changed his name to "World B. Free"

Joe Bryant

Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant's dad had a great nickname with "Jellybean" Joe Bryant.

Billy Cunningham

He could jump out the building so of course his nickname would be "The Kangaroo Kid"

The Mid-70's Flyers

The legendary "Broad Street Bullies!"

Brian Westbrook

Everyone loved "B-West"

Ron Hextall

Every hockey player I feel like puts a "y" on the end of everyone's name. So "Hexy" works well.

Larry Anderson

He goes by his initials. LA

Scott Hartnell

Hartsy and Bird Dog.

Donnie Black is the Executive Producer of The Andie Summers Show and the Promotions Director for 92.5 XTU. He has been in the radio business for over 15 years and worked with BEN FM before coming to XTU. As a content creator for 92.5 XTU, Donnie creates contest pages, and concert listings and is known for writing random lists about movies, sports, and music.