Interesting Player Names

[Darryl Nester]

Transylvania is on the list of Pioneers -- but they don't have football ....

[reality check]

KMack

Two Polar Bears actually.  Don't forget about Bowdoin.

[frank uible]

reality: In that regard a Bowdoin alumnus, Commander Robert E. Perry, is generally credited with being the first human to reach the North Pole, occurring in 1909.

[frank uible]

reality: Bowdoin spells his last name Peary although other sources spell it Perry. I guess Bowdoin ought to know.

[frank uible]

reality: In case you care, Peary was Bowdoin class of 1877, meaning he "discovered" the North Pole when he was approximately 54 years old. A difficult physical achievement for an old timer.

[pennstlbu]

Puget Sound has funny man Steve Martin starting @ linebacker for them.

Even though it isn't D3, one of my favorite names was Allan Allen. He started @ WR @ Idaho about 10 years, playing alongside another great name receiver, Yo Murphy.

[reality check]

I don't know how I missed this earlier....

Ladies and Gentlemen may I introduce SO QB Mickey Mental.

[gordonmann]

K-Mac:

I just saw your note about Prothro.

Khalee and the 'Bama wide receiver appear to be from different states.  But I wondered the same thing.

[rbaikie]

In team names -

Menlo College Oaks

[littlegiant66]

another team name---

the whittier poets from LA

how intimidating

[AUPepBand]

I don't know of any "Saxons" other than Alfred's....
Nor did I know of any "Larries" (St. Lawrence)...but they changed to Saints (grrr)

[LeadPipe65]

Dick Dimon (pronounced Diamond!)- Guard for the Hamline Pipers in St Paul!

When asked what his middle name was in order to verify his porn star status, we found he has none!!

Thats a sweet name!

[Trin9-0]

The NESCAC has to have the overall most unique nicknames. With the exception of the Middlebury Panthers & Wesleyan Cardinals of course. (The best name on each team follows the mascott):

Amherst Lord Jeffs Ngai Otieno

Bates Bobcats Claudney Obas

Bowdoin Polar Bears Ray Wang

Colby White Mules Guy Sack

Connecticut College Camels (no football team)

Hamilton Continentals Pizzy Pisanelli, Claudius Zorokong, Ledbelly Ledbetter,

Trinity Bantams Tyrell Ruff

Tufts Jumbos Max Hatfield-Biondo

Williams Ephs Keith Butts

(not to mention the afore mentioned Panthers' QB: Tiger Lyon)

[Mr. Ypsi]

I trust that Colby's Guy Sack is DL or LB?  Hopefully not OL or QB!!

[reality check]

I wonder if Guy Sack was ever a ball boy...