The 75 best sports nicknames of all time

The 75 best sports nicknames of all time

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From "Magic" to "Mean Joe" to "The Big Hurt," let
Nicknames add color to sports and often become so popular that they serve as an athlete's de facto first name. Sometimes they are seemingly random, and sometimes they make perfect sense. But the best ones become iconic and serve as a way of remembering the greats long after their playing days. From Magic to Mean Joe to The Big Hurt, let's take a look, in no particular order, at the best nicknames in sports history and the athletes who inspired them. 

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