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Subject: Weird Football Names

Written By: Child of the 80s on 12/26/02 at 06:11 p.m.

Football names of players of the NFL ARE GETTING CRAZY!Laverneus Coles?Plaxico Burress?What is it a necessity for a team to at least have a player with a strange first name.My favorites are Lawyer Milloy what did his parents think his son was born to be a lawyer?I'll name my son "Rocket Scientist"And how about Tebucky Smith?LOL!

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Indy Gent on 12/26/02 at 08:19 p.m.

How about Edgerrin James? Or Chukie Nwokorie? Or Keyshawn Johnson?

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Steve_H on 12/26/02 at 08:34 p.m.

My favorite is Peerless Price.

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: RockandRollFan on 12/26/02 at 08:43 p.m.

How about the stupid and thank goodness now defunct XFL and some moron named "He-Hate Me"  :P

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: John_Seminal on 12/26/02 at 08:57 p.m.

anyone remember biankabatuka from the university of michigan (i think he played for carolina).

other favorite names are clinton portis (denver), priest holmes (kc), or chris fuamata-ma'afala (pitsburgh).

and i think the best football name to be worn on a jersy was in the XFL "he hate me".

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Crazy Don on 12/26/02 at 09:28 p.m.

I remember a University of Nebraska running back named I. M. Hipp…

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Junior on 12/27/02 at 04:19 p.m.

Biakabatuka! ;D

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Indy Gent on 12/27/02 at 06:32 p.m.

That would be Rod Smart, and believe it or not, he's somewhere in the NFL warming up some benches. :o

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How about the stupid and thank goodness now defunct XFL and some moron named "He-Hate Me"  :P
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Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Feiticeira on 01/02/03 at 11:59 a.m.

Oh you mean American Football, not football football (as you say "Soccer")

Well I don't know any american football names but Nwankwo Kanu who played football (soccer) for Arsenal FC has got to be a weird name.

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Bobo on 01/02/03 at 12:06 a.m.

How about the bigheaded soccer stars who think they are entitled to go by just one name? For example:

Pele
Juan
Lauren
Rodrigo
Ronaldo
Rivaldo
Ronaldinho

and so on...

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Indy Gent on 01/02/03 at 05:10 p.m.

How about "Shep" Messing?

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Feiticeira on 01/03/03 at 03:50 a.m.


Quoting:
How about the bigheaded soccer stars who think they are entitled to go by just one name? For example:

Pele
Juan
Lauren
Rodrigo
Ronaldo
Rivaldo
Ronaldinho

and so on...
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Notice how most of those names are players who've played for Brazil.  It's most probably because they have inbred red-neck christian names.

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Jeffpcmt on 01/03/03 at 09:26 a.m.


Quoting:
How about the bigheaded soccer stars who think they are entitled to go by just one name? For example:

Pele
Juan
Lauren
Rodrigo
Ronaldo
Rivaldo
Ronaldinho

and so on...
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From what Ive heard aristocratic Brazilian families can often have multiple surnames (i.e.  Pele's full name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento).  They come up with one nickname/alias so it is much easier for the game announcers (and fans) to identify them.  I could be wrong about this.  Does anyone know this for sure?

Subject: Re: Weird Football Names

Written By: Bobo on 01/03/03 at 11:19 a.m.

Pele's name is indeed Edson Arantes do Nascimento.
Lauren's real name is Bisan Lauren.
Rodrigo is actually called Juliano Rodrigo.
Ronaldo's real name is Luis Nazario de Lima.

The others, I can't find... I'll keep thinking.

Subject: The REAL Brazilian Squad !

Written By: Feiticeira on 01/04/03 at 04:01 a.m.

Here are their names and REAL names.

Name: Dida
Real name: Nelson de Jesus Silva

Name: Marcos
Real name: Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis

Name: Antonio Carlos
Real name: Antonio Carlos Zago

Name: João Carlos
Full name: João Carlos dos Santos

Name: Luiz Alberto
Full name: Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira

Name: Scheidt
Full name: Rafael Felipe Scheidt

Name: Cafu
Real name: Marcos Evangelista de Moraes

Name: Roberto Carlos
Full name: Roberto Carlos da Silva

Name: Silvinho
Real name: Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior

Name: Alex
Full name: Alessandro de Souza

Name: Émerson
Full name: Émerson Ferreira da Rosa

Name: Juninho
Real name: Antônio Augusto R. Reis Jr

Name: Marcos Assunção
Full name: Marcos dos Santos Assunção

Name: Rivaldo
Full name: Rivaldo Victor Borba Ferreira

Name: Vampeta
Real name: Marcos André Batista Santos

Name: Zé Roberto
Full name: José Roberto da Silva Junior

Name: Ronaldo
Nickname: "Ronaldinho"
Full name: Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima

Name: Ronaldinho
Nickname: Ronaldinho Gaucho (Gaucho is a person from Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Full name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira



Whats with all the Silva....

Did someone say silver... I'm Rich! I'm Rich! well not as rich if I had some gold but still..

Subject: Re: The REAL Brazilian Squad !

Written By: Bobo on 01/04/03 at 04:02 a.m.

That's cool, F, thanks for the info. Where did it come from?

Quoting:
Here are their names and REAL names.

Name: Dida
Real name: Nelson de Jesus Silva

Name: Marcos
Real name: Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis

Name: Antonio Carlos
Real name: Antonio Carlos Zago

Name: João Carlos
Full name: João Carlos dos Santos

Name: Luiz Alberto
Full name: Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira

Name: Scheidt
Full name: Rafael Felipe Scheidt

Name: Cafu
Real name: Marcos Evangelista de Moraes

Name: Roberto Carlos
Full name: Roberto Carlos da Silva

Name: Silvinho
Real name: Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior

Name: Alex
Full name: Alessandro de Souza

Name: Émerson
Full name: Émerson Ferreira da Rosa

Name: Juninho
Real name: Antônio Augusto R. Reis Jr

Name: Marcos Assunção
Full name: Marcos dos Santos Assunção

Name: Rivaldo
Full name: Rivaldo Victor Borba Ferreira

Name: Vampeta
Real name: Marcos André Batista Santos

Name: Zé Roberto
Full name: José Roberto da Silva Junior

Name: Ronaldo
Nickname: "Ronaldinho"
Full name: Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima

Name: Ronaldinho
Nickname: Ronaldinho Gaucho (Gaucho is a person from Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Full name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira



Whats with all the Silva....

Did someone say silver... I'm Rich! I'm Rich! well not as rich if I had some gold but still..
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