Which Bama players had the coolest names?

N AL Tider · Mar 6, 2017

May be a little biased here...but Freddie Roach.

Went to school with him...and when he hit someone hard or for a lose...the chant was YOU GOT ROACHED!

BamaMoon · Mar 6, 2017

I haven't read the previous 5 pages but the first name that came to me was MAJOR OGILVIE.

I loved watching that guy run the football and his cool cut off jersey inspired me to do the same when I was a kid!!!

centerstar · Mar 6, 2017

N AL Tider said:
May be a little biased here...but Freddie Roach.

Went to school with him...and when he hit someone hard or for a lose...the chant was YOU GOT ROACHED!

I went to school with his dad. Brooks Lions '78!

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Special K · Mar 6, 2017

These are all great, bring back lots of memories. But none of them have anything on J'Dinkalage Margoone.....or Dan Smith.

JDCrimson · Mar 6, 2017

Big Jon hand

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BamaHoosier · Mar 7, 2017

LA4Bama said:
Well, he hardly played but who can forget Dee Liner

Liner? I barely know her!

I love the old timers. I may have missed it, but I haven't seen anyone mention Dixie Howell. (Although admittedly his name sounded more chorus girl than football player) Red Drew and Wallace Wade both sounds like they could have been on an old school detective tv show. The captain back on the 1926 team was Hoyt "Wu" Winslett, his qb was Red Barnes, and the center was Sherlock Holmes. Someone else said it as well, but Vaughn Mancha is as masculine of a name as has ever existed. Also, who can forget LEEEEEEROY JENKINS, err I mean, Lee Roy Jordan. (Some of you gamers might get that)

All you have to do is pull up the roster from any year within the 1920's-50's and you'll get some doozies. Love this thread btw. Mad props to the OP for coming up with this.

wishbonedays · Mar 7, 2017

Alan Pizzatola
Lannie Norris
Bob Baumhower
Joe Dale Harris
Dave Garasimchuck (Coach Bryant always mangled that one)
Johnny Musso (my fave)
Robert Fraley
Colenzo Hubbard
Wayne Wheeler
Thad Flanagan (another fave)
Bucky Berrey
David McMakin
Clay Whitehurst
Tyrone Prothro

I could probably go on and on, I'm going from memory, but these were some great names.

CullmanTide · Mar 7, 2017

MobileCrimson said:
I'm not sure about the name but the coolest player was Kenny Stabler.

He also had the coolest nickname ever.

cuda.1973 · Mar 7, 2017

wishbonedays said:
Alan Pizzatola
Johnny Musso (my fave)

I could probably go on and on, I'm going from memory, but these were some great names.

Yes, but "everyday" names, in my neighborhood. (Yes, I am heavily biased.)

FitToBeTide · Mar 7, 2017

A few interesting/cool-ish names up through '61:

Friar Tuck, RB, '27
Wheeler Leeth, End, '41
Jug Jenkins, End, '51
Bimbo Melton, RB '51
Knute Rockne Christian, C, 1954
Candler Crim, QB, 1954
Cotton Clark, RB, '61(may have been mentioned before)

Slogood · Mar 7, 2017

Siran Stacey
Rory "I waxed the dude" Turner
The Italian Stallion (and anybody who wore 22...dare I say Gene Jelks?)

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FThomas · Mar 7, 2017

I havben't seen his up here yet, but we can go all Norse mythology with Derrick Oden (Odin).

HartselleTider · Mar 7, 2017

Always liked the name Woodrow Lowe

Sherman Williams is kinda plain but also kinda cool because it's so close to Sherwin Williams....The paint store.

Andrew Zow

Freddie Kitchens

John Parker Smith Jones Allen Thompson Wilson. I mean why stop at just 3 of the most common names on the face of the planet back-to-back-to-back?

Bama 13-0 · Mar 7, 2017

How about Joey Jones? The kid could fly and wasn't afraid to take a hit over the middle.

LA4Bama · Mar 7, 2017

This thread needs a resolution. The OP should compile his top ten and then have a vote/poll.

GrayTide · Mar 8, 2017

Woodrow Alvin "Pig" Davis. Check out his contribution to the University of Alabama. Absolutely amazing. Roll Tide Pig Davis.

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37789206

IIRC, Robert was the only brother who did not play football at Alabama. All the rest were place kickers.

bamamc1 · Mar 8, 2017

Sylvester Croom. Cool name, great player, and even better man.

peariver · Mar 8, 2017

Always liked the names my dad threw around when I was growing up comparing players in the 70s to Johnny Musso, Bart Starr and Lee Roy Jordan saying he ain't no... Joe Namath was another he used but the name wasn't as cool as Joe was.

bamamc1 · Mar 8, 2017

Nothing screams Offensive Guard better than Jim Bunch and I know he's with them now but Dabo Swinney is hard to beat too.

superbamashane · Mar 8, 2017

When I was a young teen Toderick Malone was the coolest name.

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