Best Nicknames in Sports

This World Series has not only been entertaining, but has also provided us with some of the better nicknames in sports right now. You have Albert Pujols aka 'The Machine', Marc Rzepczynski aka 'Scrabble', Mike Napoli apparently goes by 'Dirtbag'... Anyhow, it got me thinking of what some of the best nicknames in sports were. And I'm not talking about Lawrence Taylor being 'L.T.', or anything like that. I'm looking for the ones that at least required SOME creativity. So here's 25 for you. Let me know if you've got any other good ones that I missed:

Ozzie Smith - Major League Shortstop 1978-1996

"The Wizard"

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Karl Malone - NBA Forward 1985-2004

"The Mailman"

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Randy Johnson - Major League Pitcher  1988-2009

"The Big Unit"

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Greg Norman - Pro Golfer 1976-2009

"The Shark"

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Hakeem Olajuwon - NBA Center 1984-2002

 "The Dream"

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Roger Clemens - Major League Pitcher 1984-2007

"The Rocket"

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William Perry - NFL Defensive Tackle/Fullback, 1985-1994

"The Refrigerator"

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Deion Sanders - NFL/MLB Star, 1989-2005

"Prime Time"

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Fred McGriff - Major League First Baseman, 1986-2004

"The Crime Dog"

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David Robinson - NBA Center 1989-2003

"The Admiral"

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George Gervin - ABA/NBA Shooting Guard, 1972-1986

"The Iceman"

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Mitch Williams - Major League Pitcher, 1986-1997

"Wild Thing"

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Landon Donovan - Professional Soccer Player, 1999-Present

"Captain America"

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Walter Payton - NFL Running Back, 1975-1987

"Sweetness"

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Andrei Kirilenko - NBA Forward, 1997-Present

"AK47"

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Wayne Gretzky - NHL Center, 1978-1999

"The Great One"

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Calvin Johnson - NFL Wide Receiver, 2007-Present

"Megatron"

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Roy Halladay - Major League Pitcher, 1998-Present

"Doc" Halladay

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Andre Dawson - Major League Outfielder, 1976-1996

"The Hawk"

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Rich Garcés - Major League Pitcher, 1990-2002

"El Guapo"

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Jared Lorenzen - NFL Quarterback, 2004-2007

"The Hefty Lefty"

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Pete Rose - Baseball's All Time Hits Leader, 1963-1986

"Charlie Hustle"

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Shaquille O'Neal - NBA Center, 1992-2011

"The Big Aristotle", "The Big Shamrock", "Superman", "The Shaqtus", etc.

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Mario Lemieux - NHL Center, 1984-2006

"Super Mario"

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Allen Iverson - NBA Guard, 1996-2010

"The Answer"

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Apologies to The Truth, The Big Ticket, The Glide, The Glove, Big Country, The Snake, The Yankee Clipper, Flash Gordon, Big Country, Mr. October, The Custodian, The Mayor, Tractor Traylor, KGB, Matty Ice, Dr. J, Doc Gooden, The Big Hurt, Stevie Franchise, The Chief, Larry Legend, Air Jordan, King James, The Jet, Sir Charles and the Babe. There just wasn't enough room for all of you. I miss anyone else? Post in the comments section if you've got a good one.

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