best names in track and field?

Back in the Day

(Hurdler) Fuller Cherry

Gaylord Silly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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