What are names that people thought were cool, matched their event well, or even just made you laugh. I will go first Dick Held
What are names that people thought were cool, matched their event well, or even just made you laugh. I will go first Dick Held
Back in the Day
(Hurdler) Fuller Cherry
Gaylord Silly
For fans of girly films: Regina George
For fans of buff masculine films : Daniel Batman
My generation:
Bob Donker of WVU. First guy I saw wear black socks. He was bad-ass!
James Jett. Also of WVU.
Steve Swift of W&M.
Marina Stepanova - Soviet hurdler
ye ol' roladex wrote:
What are names that people thought were cool, matched their event well, or even just made you laugh. I will go first Dick Held
A sprinter in the early 70s from Norfolk State named William Shakespeare.
Baseball player who shoulda done track: Clint Hurdle.
Croatian high jumper: Ivana Hump.
Greg Leeper - Princeton jumper / long sprinter
Brian Leap - Penn State jumper
Miles Irish - Former Villanova miler (not Irish, AFAIK, or it would have been perfect) ... has a son, Miles Jr., who is also a miler
Best SCHOOL's name: Pace Academy.
usain bolt
ye ol' roladex wrote:
What are names that people thought were cool, matched their event well, or even just made you laugh. I will go first Dick Held
Speedy Gonzales: "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico"
Dick Pound is also quality.
Speedy Gonzales: "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico"
José Luis González (Spain) ran 3:30.92 / 3:47.79y in 1985.
Of course his nickname was Speedy González.
Mac Fleet
Miles Irish ran at Georgetown. His son is at Dartmouth.
Major Tallent, Lynchburg College - Div. III national champ in the triple jump back in the 80s.
ye ol' roladex wrote:
What are names that people thought were cool, matched their event well, or even just made you laugh. I will go first Dick Held
Daniel Komen
Mark Wetmore
Robert Cheruiyot
There is a Chicago area high school coach named Dave Racey.
Local high school runners:
True Champyon
Flash Gordon
ye ol' roladex wrote:
What are names that people thought were cool, matched their event well, or even just made you laugh. I will go first Dick Held
Buffy Rabbit