Greatest MU nicknames

[MUBBau]

McSteal

Best one

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

The Milkman/the Terror of Neenah

[#UnleashSean]

Beef and the milkman are the best from the 2010 decade

[Jockey]

Hey all, 

Was wondering if there is a compiled list or something on a wiki of some of the legendary nicknames of our players.
Lets hear some of the favorites.

Brute force
The Dream
Black Swan
Aircraft Carrier
Doc
Lucky Lloyd

etc etc

Was digging through the archives of the tribune the other day and was quite amused with Bill "uppy" Downy from the 40's!

"Aircraft Carrier" was not given to a particular player - it is what Al called a big man in the middle.

[Jockey]

Earl Tatum - "The Black Jerry West"
I was lucky enough to have lunch with Earl a couple of years ago. He said: "When I met Jerry West after signing my contract, we headed to practice and he rolled the ball over to me and said, 'I always wanted to meet the Black Jerry West.'"
Man, Earl had one of the beautiful jump shots I've ever had the privilege to see.

My favorite warrior of all time.

[Goose]

Jockey

One of my all time favorites as well. Absolutely loved watching him play. That jumper was a thing of beauty.

[PBRme]

Homer called someone The Sheriff

[Elevatorman]

One of the quickest guards to wear the blue and gold, Marcus(The Fly) Washington.

[MDMU04]

Homer called someone The Sheriff

Robert Jackson

[oldwarrior81]

remember the backcourt of '85 or '86?  Benny Moore and Mandy Johnson.
the players referred to them as "Benny and the Jet".

[Gato78]

Pat Smith: The Evil Dr. Blackheart

[Spotcheck Billy]

the OP: Mike Dean's Seat Belt

[Elevatorman]

Beautiful Bob Piercy AKA Chicago Eddie

[oldwarrior81]

Was digging through the archives of the tribune the other day and was quite amused with Bill "uppy" Downy from the 40's!

Those guys from the 30's & 40's almost all had nicknames.  Sparky, Slim, Moose...

[DoggyDaddy]

Let's not forget the original free spirit, statement maker, Gary Goose Brell; who cut down championship nets with his switch blade and turned his head away from the American Flag during the national anthem. His time coincided with the Vietnam War. Colin Kapernick is an echo. By the way, we all loved Goose.       

[DancingEagle32]

Unofficial nickname I gave Chris Otule was Cyclops

[Elevatorman]

Speaking of the Goose, it seems to me the Milwaukee Journal printed a picture of Goose in a barber chair getting his locks trimmed at Al's request. I was in the dressing room at the Arena shortly after he had his hair cut and he jokingly grabbed me around the neck and threatened to cut my hair with a tape scissors.
He said if he couldn't have his hair long, i couldn't either.

[Goose]

Goose is one of the all time best!!!

[BrewCity83]

Homer called someone The Sheriff

I believe "the Sheriff" was Faisal Abraham.

[warriorchick]

Would've been even better for Howard since he'll be a teenager almost 3 full seasons.

I think the nickname was about appearance, not actual age.  The guy looked like he was 16 his entire college career.  Still does, if you ask me.

[MU 1971]

Re: Goose Brell,

I was in a History class with Brell in 1970.  We had a final on Saturday @ 8:00 AM (at the end of December finals week).  He sat down next to me and said that "he had been arrested last night for interfering with a police officer over a flat tire incident in front of hs Apartment involving his roommate.  He had to call Al in the early AM to help post bail."  It was a fun story, and I wished him well in that evening's home game at the Arena.

But the real fun was to see Brell that evening at the game, where everyone could see that he had gotten a haircut (real short as ordered by AL).  Brell had very long hair - long flowing blond locks.

He was introduced by the announcer that night as follows:

"Clean from the barbershop, number__, Gary Brell"  to a standing ovation.

He was a unique personage and a ferocious competitor.  He was drafted (walk on, possibly?) by the Milwaukee Bucks.   

[GooooMarquette]

Homer called someone The Sheriff

Faisal Abraham.

Oops - Brew beat me to it....

[4everwarriors]

Re: Goose Brell,

I was in a History class with Brell in 1970.  We had a final on Saturday @ 8:00 AM (at the end of December finals week).  He sat down next to me and said that "he had been arrested last night for interfering with a police officer over a flat tire incident in front of hs Apartment involving his roommate.  He had to call Al in the early AM to help post bail."  It was a fun story, and I wished him well in that evening's home game at the Arena.

But the real fun was to see Brell that evening at the game, where everyone could see that he had gotten a haircut (real short as ordered by AL).  Brell had very long hair - long flowing blond locks.

He was introduced by the announcer that night as follows:

"Clean from the barbershop, number__, Gary Brell"  to a standing ovation.

He was a unique personage and a ferocious competitor.  He was drafted (walk on, possibly?) by the Milwaukee Bucks.

#31 was a third round choice of the Bucks.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Freeway

[WI inferiority Complexes]

The answer is Jimmy F. Butler.

We used to call Dan Fitzgerald Skeletor.