Friday, June 19, 2009

Who's Your Daddy?

Any ham and egg blogger can put together a list of contraceptionally-challenged athletes in honor of Fathers Day. But how many are honoring the men who have humbly embraced father-inspired nicknames?

Today we salute you, figurative fathers of sport.



Willie "Pops" Stargell
The Father of Stovepipe Baseball Caps

George "Papa Bear" Halas
The Father of the NFC Championship Trophy

Glenn "Pop" Warner
The Father of Derailing American Youth From Playing That Commie Sport Soccer

David "Big Papi" Ortiz
The Father of Esther Rolle Look-A-Likes

James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell
The Father of White Guilt of Segregated Sports

Papi Chulo
Father of "Believe it or Not I Actually Competed at Wrestlemania"

Scott "Big Poppa Pump" Steiner
The Father of the Steiner Recliner

Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson
The Father of Great Wasted Nicknames

Charles "The Godfather" / "Papa Shango" Wright
The Father of the Ho Train

Shaquille "Shaq Daddy" O'Neal
The Father of Ten-Too-Many Self-Given Nicknames



Jason "Big Dady" Keep
Father of Tattoo Shenanigans

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